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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1869

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Wallsend Races. First Day

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 28 December 1869 · page 2

This, the fourth anniversary of these races, came off yesterday, and was even more successful than its predecessors. The Maryland course never looked gayer nor in better…

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Cricket Match Between Two Elevens of the Flying Squadron

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 28 December 1869 · page 4

Admiral Hornby having consented to allow two elevens of the fleet under his command a day's holiday, for the purpose of contesting for supremacy at cricket, the match took place…

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Maitland 'Boxing Day Races

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 30 December 1869 · page 3

On Monday, these races came off on the Nicholson Racecourse, and, as it was anticipated that they would be a failure, the attendance was Sparce-only some 500 people…

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Wallsend Races, Second Day

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 30 December 1869 · page 2

The second day of those races came off on Tuesday, and, as far as tho racing went, was fully equal, if not superior, to the preceding day. It was not what might bo called…

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