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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1876

95 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 5

[?]aitland Athletic Club. Fifth Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1876 · page 3

Maitland Amateur Athletic Club held [?]h meeting on the Albion Cricket [?]on last Saturday afternoon. Too [?]aise cannot be bestowed upon the…

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Randwick Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 September 1876 · page 2

ON Tuesday, Rataplan, Eros, Chevalier, and King of the West went early; and after breakfast Hybla did a very fair twice round, and made noise enough…

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Singleton Races. First Day—wednesday, Sept. 27. officials—Judge, J. Alford, Esq. ; Stewards, C. Durham. J. N. Brooks, C. Alford, W. Curtie, R. Miller, H. York, and J. M' Alpin, Esqs, Handicapper, W. Curis, Esq. Starter and Clerk of the Course, G. A. Singleton. Clerk of Scales, F. Curtis. Secretary, Jno, Wilson, Esq

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 September 1876 · page 3

THE annual meeting of the Patrick's Plains Jockey Club commenced on Wednesday, under very favourable circumstances, the weather being delightful. The attendance…

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Newcastle Cricket Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 September 1876 · page 5

ON Thursday evening the Committee of the above held a preliminary meeting at half-past seven p.m. at the Ship Inn, Hunter-street, previous to…

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Singleton Races. Second Day—thursday, 28Th Sept

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 September 1876 · page 5

THE second day or the above was commenced under very unfavourable circumstances, the excitement having abated considerably in consequence of the running in the Mayor's Cup…

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Cricket Match at Anvil Creek

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 October 1876 · page 2

ON Saturday, a match was played at Anvil Creek, between the Greta and Anyil Creek Cricket Clubs. The match was not completed, the first innings only having been…

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Melbourne Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 November 1876 · page 2

The weather was hot and dusty, but the people flocked in large numbers to Flemington; the excitement about the races being greater perhaps than at any previous…

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Cricket Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 November 1876 · page 2

A match between the best team the City of Newcastle can produce and the Newtown clubs best team, will be played in the City grounds. A great amount of public interest…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney. Received 5 10 p.m. Melbourne Races. Second Day—tuesday

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 November 1876 · page 2

THE "Cup Day" induced some thousands to turn out. The excitement was intense, and Briseis winning the double was a turn for the ring, there being but very little money in that…

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Wallsend Athletic Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 November 1876 · page 2

The annual sports of the above club have been causing a great amount of excitement lately, and the programme presented is one of the best the district has ever seen, while the…

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Victorian Racing Club Spring Meeting. Second (Cup) Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 November 1876 · page 2

We give the following particulars of the second day's races in addition to those in our telegrams of yesterday:— Melbourne, Tuesday…

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Wallsend Athletic Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 November 1876 · page 2

THE ANNUAL SPORTS of the Wallsend Athletic Club were held on the ground at Wallsend, yesterday, and, we are happy to state, proved an unqualified success…

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Victorian Racing Spring Meeting Third Day. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 November 1876 · page 4

THE weather for the races to-day was very unfavourable. Early in the morning the dust was blowing about in clouds, and at a later period of the day rain fell. The…

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Boxing Day Athletic Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1876 · page 2

WE take the earliest opportunity of informing pedestrians, throughout New South Wales, that a splendid programme of sports, has just been cut out by the Ballarat Cricket…

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Cricket. [?]Ngland V. South Australia. Telegraph to S. M. HERALD.] Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1876 · page 3

[?]tch was resumed at noon to-day. [?]ther was beautifully fine, and the [?]nce, although moderate at first, [?]increased during the afternoon…

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Correspondence. Forthcoming Cricket Match with the All-england Eleven. (To the Editor of the Herald & Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 November 1876 · page 3

In cricketing circles there has been [?]erable wonder and curiosity evinced as [?]w and whom the Newcastle Commi[?]te[?] select to play in the 22 against the…

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Ballarat Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 November 1876 · page 2

Besique walked over for the Selling Hurdle Race. Sheariff won the Flying" Handicap For, the Ballarat, Croesus won easily, with Volo second, and Glengarry third…

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Cricket Match at West Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 November 1876 · page 2

ON Saturday afternoon a friendly game of cricket was played on the Albion Cricket Ground. Eleven of our local club met fifteen players of the Farmers United Club,…

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Correspondence. the Forthcoming Cricket Match. (To the Editor of Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 November 1876 · page 3

SIR,—Permit me a few words in reply to a letter signed "Square Leg," that appears in your issue of to-day This gentleman is, from the style of his letter, one of the…

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PEDESTRI[?]NISM. Hamilton Athletic Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 December 1876 · page 3

THE Hamilton Sports Committee purpose holding their annual meeting on Saturday first, on their convincing grounds at Hamilton. The ground has been fenced in, and, I…

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