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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1875

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Wallsend Athletic Club

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 2 October 1875 · page 2

This club are pushing matters with an energy that is rather unusual for Wallsend, and keen observers are beginning to conclude that the right men have been put in the right place. There has been several…

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Wallsend Athletic Club

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 9 October 1875 · page 7

A meeting of this club was held on Wednesday evening at Lundy's hotel. There was a good attendance, and Mr. J. C. Brydon presided. The minutes of preceeding meeting were read and confirmed. The business, which…

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The Bathurst Races

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 13 October 1875 · page 3

The Bathurst correspondent of the Dabbo Advertiser of Oct. 7 says:—Our races came off last week. Our papers and the writers therein say that they were successful—I think not very. The attendance for a…

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Cooranbong Races

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 16 October 1875 · page 6

THESE races came off on Friday, the 8th Oct, on Mr. John O'Leary's course. The weather was gloriously fine, and the attendance was very large for a small place like this. What…

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Wallsend Athletic Club

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 16 October 1875 · page 3

A meeting of this club was held at Mr. Lundy's hotel, on Wednesday evening last, for the transaction of some formal business. After the minutes of the preceding meeting had been read and confirmed, and the business…

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A Lady's Swimming Feat

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 23 October 1875 · page 3

Another great feat in the art of natation, was accomplished on the 1st September, when Miss Agnes Alice Beckwith swam from London Bridge to the Royal Hospital at…

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Wallsend Athletic Club

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 23 October 1875 · page 2

THE attention of pedestrians generally throughout the colony is directed to the very liberal programme issued by the Wallsend Athletic Club, which will be found in another column…

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Wallsend Athletic Sports

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 27 October 1875 · page 3

We would again remind pedestrians that to-day (Wednesday) is the latest date at which entries will be received for the All-comers' Handicap and Miners' Handicap. It will be seen by referring to our…

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Wallsend Christmas Races

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 30 October 1875 · page 2

IN our supplement will be found the programme for the Christmas Races, to be run on the Maryland Racecourse, Wallsend, under the auspices of the Wallsend Turf Club. For…

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Wallsend Athletic Club. Inauguration of First Meeting. Declaration of Handicaps

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 30 October 1875 · page 2

BELOW we publish the entrances and handicaps of the principal events, to be run at Wallsend, on Saturday next, 6th November, under the auspices of the Wallsend Athletic…

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The Wallsend Athletic Sports. Coming Events

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 3 November 1875 · page 2

THE new running ground is now the great centre of attraction every afternoon, and the initiated muster freely to witness the exercise of the various candidates for athletic honours whose names are almost legion. And…

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Cricket City Club v. IRONCLADS

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 9 November 1875 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon, the second innings of the postponed match between the above clubs, was played oat on the Newcastle Cricket Ground. The City Club were the first to go to the wickets…

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Races at Morpeth and Wollombi

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 10 November 1875 · page 2

At Morpeth races were held and passed off successfully. The principal events were a Maiden Plate of £15, land a Town Plate of £20…

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Latest Telegrams. Laying Foundation-stone of New Protestant Hall. the Balmain Regatta. Presentation by Lady Robinson to Mr. John Bennett. Orange Demonstration. Picnic Excursions. Sydney. Tuesday, Reed. 9 p.m

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 10 November 1875 · page 3

The amusements to-day were everywhere magnifigently carried out, and the weather was lovely. At the laying of the foundation stone of the Protestant Hall, which took place at noon to-day, there was a…

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Wallsend Athletic Sports

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 10 November 1875 · page 2

THESE sports, which may truly be said to have been causing the greatest possible amount of interest and excitement throughout the colony came off on Saturday last, on the Wallsend new running, ground, under…

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Morpeth Races

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 13 November 1875 · page 6

The day was celebrated at Morpeth by races, or which a good field of horses were entered. There was a good company present, and the day was a most enjoyable one. The…

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Athletic Sports at Anvil Creek

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 13 November 1875 · page 2

THE above sports took place at Mr. John Green's Anvil Creek Hotel, on the Prince of Wales Birthday. Mr. Thomas Walton acted as starter, and Mr. Wm. Farthing officiated as judge, both of whom discharged…

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Prince of Wales' Birthday. Additional Intelligence Celebration in Sydney Muswellbrook Athletic Sports

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 13 November 1875 · page 6

IN our last issue we devoted a considerable amount of space to accounts of amusements held on Prince of Wales' Birthday, and we now supplement these with a few additional…

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Wallsend Athletic Club

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 17 November 1875 · page 2

THE annual general meeting of the members of the Wallsend Athletic Club was held on Saturday evening last, at Mr. Lundy's Hotel. Mr. J. C. Brydon was voted into the chair, and there was a fair attendance…

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Cricket

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 1 December 1875 · page 5

We understand that a game of cricket is to take place on the Albion Ground, West Maitland, on Saturday next, between eleven of our Wallsend club and a equal number of the Albion Club. As the…

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