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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1874

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The Newcastle Regatta. New Year's Day, 1874

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 3 January 1874 · page 3

ON Thursday last the Newcastle Annual Regatta took place. The wharf was thronged with spectators, and the flagship was very well attended throughout the day. The…

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East Maitland Races

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 3 January 1874 · page 3

THE annual meeting of the East Maitland Jockey Club came off on Boxing Day. The attendance was very good. Mr. W. Cains acted as judge, Mr. Henry Bailey as clerk of…

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Wallsend Annual Races. the Settling Up. Lynch and Harris the Largest Winners of the Meeting. the Dinner. Second Day

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 3 January 1874 · page 2

THE second day's racing in connection with this club passed off on Saturday last, with the same satisfactory result as the first day's. The attendance, however, was not nearly so…

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Stockton Regatta. 26Th January, 1874

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 29 January 1874 · page 3

The annual regatta at Stockton took place on Anniversary Day. The attendance was very good, considering the unfavourable weather. The races .were well contested, and with…

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Newcastle Annual Races. Firrt Day, Monday, Jan. 26

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 31 January 1874 · page 4

[?]ESE Races, under the auspices of the Newcastle Jockey Club, passed off successfully [?] Monday and Tuesday last, notwithstanding [?] inclement state of the weather. Early…

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Cricket

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 18 March 1874 · page 3

On Saturday last a match between a combined eleven from the mining townships and eleven of the Newcastle City Club, was played on the Newcastle Cricket Ground. The game created much…

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Lades' Cricket Match at Sand. Hurst

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 18 April 1874 · page 2

It certainly required a very considerable amount of courage on the part of the ladies, to undertake, to play a cricket match in public. The thing was unprecedented as far as Australia…

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Newcastle Autumn Races

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 27 May 1874 · page 2

THE first day's, racing of the Newcastle Autumn Meeting took place on Monday last under the auspices of the Newcastle Jockey Club. At 12 o'clock the attendance was…

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Newcastle Races

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 28 May 1874 · page 3

SECOND DAY.—Tuesday, May 26, 1874. President—Mr. F. J. Shaw. Stewards— Mr. F.J. Shaw, J.P., Mr. R. Lochhead, Mr.C…

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Singleton Athletic Sports

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 30 May 1874 · page 3

The athletic sports at Singleton, under the auspices of No. 16 Division Sons of Temperance, on Monday last, were a grand success, the attendance being large and the entrances for the different events…

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The Singleton Races

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 26 August 1874 · page 3

By an advertisement elsewhere it will be seen that special trains are to run to-day (Wednesday) and to-morrow, at reduced fares, to give those who wish, an opportunity of visiting the Singleton races…

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Northern Jockey Club Races

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 26 August 1874 · page 3

We (the Maitland Mercury) take the present opportunity of directing the attention of owners of horses to the announcement that the entrances for the above races close on Tuesday, September 1st. The…

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Randwick Races Australian Jockey Club Spring Meeting September 5TH, 1874

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 8 September 1874 · page 4

Patron, his Excellency Sir Hercules Robinson, K. C. M. G ; President, Hon. E. Deas Thomson, C. B. ; Vice-president, Mr. Alfred Cheeke, Under the management of the…

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The Maitland Races

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 19 September 1874 · page 3

A good programme is promised for the Maitland races, to be held on Eales' courage on Tuesday and Wednesday next, and we direct attention to the advertisement respecting the special trains to be…

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The Late Randwick Races

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 19 September 1874 · page 3

The Settling for the Randwick races took place at Tattersall's on Monday night and was satisfactory. His Excellency the Governor headed the list of winners with £1242 6s. The total amount paid over was £5068…

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Northern Jockey Club Races. First Day, Tuesday, Sept. 22

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 23 September 1874 · page 3

THE Northern Jockey Club held their first day's racing in connection with the spring meeting on the West Maitland Race Course yesterday (Tuesday), and never have they had a more…

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Maitland Races. Second Day, Wednesday, Sept. 23Rd

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 26 September 1874 · page 2

THE second day's races, under the auspices of the Northern Jockey Club, was held on Wednesday last, and, as on the first day, was a grand success.' The weather was everything that could be desired,…

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Watatah Athletic Club

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 3 October 1874 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of the above was held on Wednesday evening last, and there was a very good attendance. Geo. Wallace, Esq. (Mayor of Warattah), occupied…

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Athletic Sports for Prince of Wales Birthday. (To the Editor of the Miners' Advocate.)

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 7 October 1874 · page 3

SIR,—I would advise our Wallsend friends to at once set about making arrangements for a day's sports for the 9th November next (Prince of Wales birthday). According to the rules of the Miners' Union…

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Grafton Regatta. Wednesday, October 7, 1874. First Race

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 10 October 1874 · page 3

IN WATERMABN'S SKIFFS, for all amateurs, pulling two pairs sculls, in boats classed as watermen s skiffs. First prize, £15 ; second prize, £5 ; in cash or trophy to value…

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