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  Rugby League History - RL1908.com - North Sydney Bears
North Sydney was formed as a foundation club of the newly arrived rugby league game in 1908 and were known as the Shoremen.
The North Sydney village itself was a working class community that was no different to the suburbs on the southern side of the harbour, apart from being a trifle more self-sufficient due to the reliance on harbour ferries for access.
While the North Sydney club's catchment area in 1908 extended east to the coast and as far north as Gosford and the southern reaches of the Newcastle club, the majority of players were local waterside workers, labourers, quarrymen and boat builders.
www.rl1908.com /Clubs/North-Sydney-Bears.htm   (2731 words)

  
 Sydney - The Sporting Planet Travel Guide to sports teams, stadiums, events and facilities around the world
Sydney's sporting interest is arguably the most diverse in the country and although the City does not generate the types of crowds consistently generated in Melbourne, there are plenty of sports to see and plenty of high quality facilities to see them in.
The Sydney Olympic Sharks (formerly Sydney Olympic and UTS Olympic) are the nomads of the National League, having moved around various suburbs of Sydney since the NSL began in 1995-96.
North Sydney Oval hosts the NSL Northern Spirit and the occasional NSW cricket match and is located off Miller Road, North Sydney, which is only 3km north of Sydney City.
sportingplanet.idx.com.au /sydney.htm   (6042 words)

  
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North Sydney entered the competition in 1908 as a foundation club of the fledgeling New South Wales Rugby League.
North Sydney Oval soon became the Bears home ground, and despite long running battles with the local council, is still being used today.
Norths suffered as a result, but their junior ranks recieved a kajor boost in 1958 when Mosman sprinter Ken Irvine ditched plans to trial for the 1960 Olympics, and turned Rugby League.
www.angelfire.com /nb/coop/bryce/norths.html   (2006 words)

  
 North Sydney Oval - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
North Sydney Oval is a multi-use sporting facility primarily used for rugby league (as home ground of the North Sydney Bears) and rugby union but is also utilised for cricket, Australian rules football and football (soccer).
North Sydney Oval has been the home ground of the North Sydney Bears since their inception in 1908.
North Sydney Oval was the home ground for Northern Spirit FC, a now defunct club of the defunct Australian National Soccer League.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/North_Sydney_Oval   (707 words)

  
 Sydney Bears Ice Hockey Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The AIHL Sydney Bears are pleased to announce the import signing of 26 year old Gray Shaneberger for the 2006 season.
Bears GM Barry Robertson has confirmed Czech defenceman Jakub Petr and American forward Andy Luhovy will be returning to the Bears line up in 2006.
Tyler, Murray and Brett are currently training with the Sydney Bears in preparation and Vlady Rubes is currently in Lithuania as head coach of the Australian Under 18 National Team who are competing in the World Youth Championship’s.
www.sydneybears.com.au /v3/Menu/main.htm   (1287 words)

  
 Cricinfo - Grounds - North Sydney Oval, Sydney
Situated to the north of Sydney Harbour, this ground is best known as the home of the North Sydney Bears rugby league team.
North Sydney Oval's main claim to cricketing fame today is as the venue for New South Wales' opening match of the Mercantile Mutual Cup season since 1992-93.
North Sydney Oval has been host to a number of women's internationals, though the first such attempt in 1957-58 was abandoned due to rain.
www.icc-cricket.com /india/content/ground/56539.html   (453 words)

  
 North Sydney Bears Rugby League beat Manly Warringah, John Low, Rugby League memories
The Bears got the measure of their old enemy that afternoon and the game, one of the best I’ve seen North Sydney play, provided one of those moments a home crowd long for, the local hero engaging and vanquishing the enemy’s ‘hard man’.
A local policeman whose father had also played for the Bears, Don McKinnon was a much loved icon at North Sydney during the 1980s, though not above censure from the judges on the Hill (it was not unknown for him to drop the ball at crucial moments!).
Norths led 13-4 at half-time and, when Manly scored two tries early in the second half, it seemed likely that the stereotypical North Sydney collapse was imminent.
www.eraofthebiff.com /p-fm29.html   (638 words)

  
 Bears History
Although Newtown had been the first club to form, Norths were the official recipient of the number one receipt from the New Souths Wales Rugby League.
With the North Sydney Junior Rugby League formed, Messers D. Lutge and A. Odbert were elected as the Club's first delegates to the New South Wales Rugby League.
North Sydney Oval was secured as the Club's home venue at a cost of one shilling per month per member.
www.northsydneybears.com.au /history/index.htm   (294 words)

  
 Official Website of the Sydney Kings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Over the years, the Firepower Sydney Kings have sustained a strong tradition of connecting with the community, in particular with young basketball players.
Associations such as the Sydney Comets, North Sydney Bears, and Sutherland Sharks allow the Kings to keep in touch with their young fans and help out when possible.
The Firepower Sydney Kings pride themselves on the relationship that they have built with the Australian Chinese Basketball Association, extending their reach wider to the Australian Asian community and to aid the development of players within these regions.
www.sydneykings.com.au /zone/associations.asp?BL=kings   (189 words)

  
 North Sydney Bears
In 1943, the Bears were beaten in the Grandfinal by the Newtown Jets.
In 1999 the Bears proposed to move to the NSW Central Coast.
By the seasons end, the Bears were forced into a merger with neighbours and arch-rivals the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and the joint venture would be known as the Northern Eagles.
www.geocities.com /ccbears42006/redandblack.html   (306 words)

  
 North Sydney Bears quiz -- free game
North Sydney did which of the following, in their first year?
The holder of most tries for the club was a premiership record of 171, which still stood in the year North Sydney ceased to exist.
North Sydney only ever had one home ground.
www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=56710   (136 words)

  
 North Sydney Bears Club History Videos - Rugby League
Naturally, a highlight of the first volume is North Sydney's greatest triumphs, in the 1921 and '22 seasons where they won the premiership.
An unexpected surprise was the inlusion of some colour footage of club matches from the Sydney competition in the 1950s, with Bears games against St George, Manly and Eastern Suburbs.
Featuring interviews with all the great North Sydney players of the 1990s, funny moments with Roy and HG Nelson ("Toooole"), action highlights, it is a great way to remember a great club.
www.rl1908.com /ns-bears.htm   (463 words)

  
 North Sydney Bears Rugby League
He has turned his attention to not only the on-field deeds of the North Sydney teams through the 20th century, but also the context within the community that the club sits.
Moore examines the changes that came upon the suburb of North Sydney - the most dramatic of course being the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge - and how this affected the working-class Bears and thier players.
Today the spirit within the North Sydney clubs remains confidently strong - they continue as the Central Coast Bears proudly and rightfully displaying in 2003 a badge marking their 1908 foundation.
www.rl1908.com /rugby-league-books/North-Sydney-Bears.htm   (530 words)

  
 Home - Big Steve's Red and Black Site
The demise of the Bears is one of league’s saddest tales.
Following the NRL Partnership Committee's decision NOT to make a decision on admission of a 16th team the resolve of the North Sydney Football Club is as strong as ever.
The North Sydney Club will set a side a page on their official website for Bears fans to express thanks and good luck to out going Premier League Coach Gary Larson.
www.redandblackzone.com   (617 words)

  
 Manly Sea Eagles- Silvertails who like to be the victims of the tall poppy syndrome
The neighbouring North Sydney Bears immediately suffered an exodus of players and dropped to the bottom of the ladder.
At the end of the 1999 season, Manly agreed to merge with the insolvent North Sydney Bears.
Reflecting the one-sided nature of the partnership was the new name "Northern Eagles." Norths fans, already uncomfortable about getting into bed with their historical enemy, wanted a neutral name.
www.convictcreations.com /football/manly.htm   (612 words)

  
 Online Petition - Bring Back the Bears
In 1999 the Bears were inexplicabley booted out of the NRL and forced to merge with neighbours the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles to become the Northern Eagles.
Since the collapse of the Northern Eagles, the North Sydney Bears Rugby League Football Club and Mr John Singleton have been plotting for the Return of the Bears on the NSW Central Coast.
The Bears bid will be known as the Central Coast Bears and will wear the Red and Black of the North Sydney Club.
www.gopetition.com /online/4850.html   (287 words)

  
 Australian Stadiums :: North Sydney Oval
This picturesque old ground north of the Harbour Bridge in Sydney holds a number of sports events throughout the year including Cricket, Soccer, Rugby League, Union and Australian Rules Football.
The Capacity of North Sydney Oval is around 20,000 and the ground contains a number of grandstands, most of which have been relocated from the Sydney Cricket Ground.
And it's also the former home of the North Sydney Bears Rugby League Club who played in the NRL until they merged with Mainly to become the Northern Eagles in 2000.
www.austadiums.com /stadiums/stadiums.php?id=80   (249 words)

  
 Rleague.com - Round 4 - North Sydney Bears 40 d. Western Suburbs Magpies 20
The North Sydney Bears have posted a win against the Magpies at TG Milner Field with a solid second half, rolling on from a 14-8 lead at half time.
Then Norths captain Daniel Russell did great work to dodge a number of defenders to get to the line and convert his own try, and soon after he added a penalty goal to the growing score.
Bears Harold Matthews team have only just missed out on the two points losing to the Magpies 28-26 in the last minutes of the match.
www.rleague.com /db/index.php?id=78784   (1133 words)

  
 BARRACKING FOR THE NORTH SYDNEY BEARS
June 1982, an almost balmy winter Sunday afternoon at North Sydney Oval when the Bears showed their claws and growled and, for once, it was their north-harbour rivals who lost their nerve.
There was, of course, the inevitable moment when the expected North Sydney collapse seemed imminent but also instances of almost light-hearted magic as the ball was spirited from the arms of the enemy and sped on a dazzling trajectory to the try line.
A local policeman whose father had also played for the Bears, McKinnon was something of an icon at North Sydney during the 1980s, though not above censure (it was not unknown for him to drop the ball at crucial moments!) from the unforgiving judges on the Hill.
simplyaustralia.net /issue11/bears/bears.html   (387 words)

  
 North Sydney Bears Soccer Club
North Sydney Bears Soccer Clubs new web site is now at www.nsbears.com.
We are applying the final coats of paint to the North Sydney Bears' 2006 website and we will sortly be moving the furniture in and arguing about where to hang the paintings.
They are the second Bears team to ever win the KDSA Treasurer's Shield.
www.soccerclub.net.au /nsbears/index.htm   (312 words)

  
 Central Coast Bears Online - Rugby League
The NRL are perhaps hoping that one of the current 15 teams could re-locate to the Central Coast.
However, do to the agreement with the North Sydney Bears, such a team would not be able to receive any assistance from John Singleton.
Bears CEO Greg Florimo has called for the NRL to expand, or ensure that existing clubs play by the rules, in his latest article in the North Shore Times.
www.centralcoastbears.4t.com   (879 words)

  
 North Sydney District Cricket Club - Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
First Grade take on the students from Sydney University at North Sydney Oval n Sunday, 10am start.
The North Sydney Club is pleased to announce that the highly respected cricket coach, Warren Smith, will become associated with the Club from September 2006.
North Sydney Cricket Club combines the Grade Cricket Club and the junior club, with inexcess of 360 playing members and in the region of 300 non-playing members.
www.northsydneycc.com.au   (492 words)

  
 North Sydney Bears Soccer Club: News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The club can survive without a website, without oranges at half time, conceivably without the odd coach, even without veterinary steroids, but if we want to play soccer on the North Shore we have to have a club secretary.
Duties: "Point of contact with the KDSA and the North Sydney Council.
Hottest of the hot - in fact so hot they're in danger of bursting into flame at any moment have to be the Bears Under 15s who topped their table in Division 1.
www.nsbears.com   (819 words)

  
 NOEL KELLY Western Suburbs, North Sydney Bears - Rugby League Heroes and Hardmen
On the 20th April 1908 the first official game of Rugby League was played in the Sydney Premiership.
Sydney as coach in the early 1970s was a positive, though ultimately
Noel 'Ned' Kelly used to frequent the pub a bit as he was running a butcher shop just down the road and come in after work for a quiet one.
www.eraofthebiff.com /p-26.html   (2824 words)

  
 CNN/SI - Rugby League - Cronulla remains atop Australian NRL league - Sunday August 15, 1999 11:53 AM
Posted: Sunday August 15, 1999 11:53 AM SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- The Cronulla Sharks held first place in Australia's National Rugby League on the weekend, running in 10 tries against the hapless North Sydney Bears.
The Dragons must win their next two matches, against Sydney City and Manly, to have any hope of making the semifinals.
South Sydney and Sydney City close out the 24th round on Monday night.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /rugby/news/1999/08/15/nrl_roundup_ap   (357 words)

  
 NRL Premiership: North Queensland Cowboys
North Queensland Cowboys: Tries: Noa Nadruku (2), C Halliday, Goals: Greg Bourke (3).
Sydney City Roosters: Tries: Matt Sing (2), C Kimmorley, Shane Rigon, Brad Fittler, S Hegarty, Goals: Andrew Walker (5).
Sydney City Roosters: Tries: Nathan Wood, R Miles, Ryan Cross, Goals: Ivan Cleary (3).
www.rugby-league-world.com /1999/Results/NRL/NorthQueensland.html   (484 words)

  
 North Sydney Leagues Club - North Sydney Bears   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
North Sydney Leagues Club - North Sydney Bears
and see current information on who the Bears are playing and who’s playing for the Bears.
Take a stroll down memory lane in the history section, and don’t forget to go shopping on-line at the Bears merchandise page.
www.norths.com.au /default.aspx?id=55   (71 words)

  
 Player Profiles - Backs
Buettner will return to the Eels in 2001 after spending 4 years with the North Sydney Bears (Northern Eagles in 2000).
Buettner will need to re gain top form as the Eels are going to look at him to setup the outside backs for tries.
Richards was a revelation on the wing for the Eels in late 2000 scoring 2 tries in the 1st semi against Sydney would have been a highlight for Richards.
www.psend.com /users/parraeels/backs.html   (1004 words)

  
 Online Petition - NRL Bring Back The Bears
The North Sydney Bears were one of the first Rugby League clubs founded back in 1908.
www.bears1908.com would like to forward this petition to the NRL stating that the Bears should be re-instated as the Central Coast Bears based at Central Coast Stadium with a few matches at North Sydney Oval each year.
Even if you support another Rugby League team, it would still be appreciated if you sign the petition to support our great founding club.
www.gopetition.com /online/5656.html   (168 words)

  
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