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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1862

11 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers

Cricket. All England V. Victoria

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 4 January 1862 · page 3

We take the following particulars of the match on the first day (New Year's Day), published in the Herald of Thursday:—Melbourne, Wednesday, 7 p.m…

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Cricket

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 18 January 1862 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Jan. 11.—International Match.—The innings of the New South Wales Eleven was brought to a close at 3.30 an Saturday, by the wicked of Kinloch (who had succeeded Sadler) being taken…

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The Anniversary Regatta

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 1 February 1862 · page 3

THE weather was all that could be desired for the anniversary regatta at Stockton, on Monday, a pleasant and indeed rather stilT north-easterly breeze blowing. A large number of…

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The Anniversary Regatta

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 19 February 1862 · page 2

THE weather was all that could be desired for the anniversary regatta at Stockton, on Monday, a pleasant and indeed rather stiff north-easterly breeze blowing. A large number of…

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Newcastle. Anniversary Day, Regatta, Rifle Match &c

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 19 February 1862 · page 3

—Monday, the 27th January, was kept as a general holiday as the anniversary day of the colony, instead of the 26th, the actual day it being Sunday. There was a regatta, with eight races, in which there were four capsizes, one of…

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Cricket.—all-england Eleven

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 19 February 1862 · page 3

Victoria and New South Wales have not yet recovered from the excitement occasioned by the arrival of the all-England cricketers in Australia. At the date of our last summary, the all-Englanders had been playing a match…

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Cricket—easter Monday. Morpeth v. NEWCASTLE

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 26 April 1862 · page 2

THE return match between these clubs commenced at Morpeth on Easter Monday, on the ground at the rear of Mr. Close's paddock. The day being exceedingly pleasant, a large number…

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Racing News

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 16 August 1862 · page 4

The Derby was won by Caractacus, an outsider. Caractacus was bred by Blank-iron of Eltham, Kent, and the betting against him was forty to one. He is the…

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Public Meeting. Newcastle Regatta

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 22 November 1862 · page 2

A public meeting, pursuant to adjournment, was held at the Court-house on Wednesday evening last, to take measures to further the promotion of the above, which it is intended shall take place on…

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Regatta on New Years Day

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 31 December 1862 · page 2

ON New Year's Day, (to-morrow), a regatta has been apponted ato take place in our waters. The office-hearers and committee of management, are in themselves a…

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Maitlande Christmas Races. Friday, 26th December, 1862. First Day

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 31 December 1862 · page 3

Christmas races, commenced yesterday [?] Day an Mr. Nicholson's race-course [?], the weather did not prevent people attending in very large numbers…

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