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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1878

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AUATICS. [?]e Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1878 · page 3

[?]s annual cost takes place to-day. The Committee have[?]en fortunate in securing for a [?]-ship one [?] the cleanest trimmed, most [?]geeful barquest ever visited the port. The…

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Late Telegrams. Review of Marines, &c. Abolition of Tolls. [?]urious case of Mistaken Identity. The Cricket Match. SYDNEY. Monday, Reed., 9.55 p.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1878 · page 2

CABLEGRAM reports the money market changed. Five hundred and sixty seamen and [?]rines of the ships of war in the…

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New Year's Day. Newcastle Annual Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1878 · page 2

THIS, the great gala day of the year, has come and gone. To those who witnessed the busy, eager, excited crowds, the scene is likely to linger…

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CRICKET. Newcastle V Morpeth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1878 · page 3

This match was won by the Morpeth club. We have not been favoured with the particulars…

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Aquatics. the Regatta Settling

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1878 · page 3

A MEETING of the committee was held at Mr. Milthorp's Hotel last night, to settle with winners and others for the New Year's Regatta…

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Victoria Racing Club, New Year's Day Meeting. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1878 · page 3

THERE were about 20,000 persons present at the races to day, including his Excellency the Governor and suit. The weather was fine. There was not much betting…

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Sporting Column. the Turf. Minmi Jockey Club's New Year Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1878 · page 3

THE above prices came off on what is known as the "Section," about two miles from Minmi. There were about 500 people present, chiefly horsemen; a…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1878 · page 2

A MATCH will be played at the Newcastle Cricket Ground, on Saturday afternoon nect, between the second [?] of the Newcastle C. C. and the Railway C. C. The following team will…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1878 · page 3

ON the 28th December, at Back Creek, a race of [?]50 yards was run between Allsopp, the Little Bendigo champion, and Spofforth, the New South Wales bowler. The match was for a trophy, but…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1878 · page 3

THE match announced between the City Club and the Railway team for to-day, has been postponed, owing to the [?]elemency of the weather…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 January 1878 · page 3

A MATCH was played on Saturday, Pross's Green, between the lied White add Blue Cricket Club and the Public School Cricket Club—the latter winning by two wickets and two runs. The…

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Stockton Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1878 · page 2

NOT to be behind the city, we notice, by advertisement, that the Stocktonites intend having a regatta on Anniversary Day. The programme seems good, and…

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Sydney Amateur Turf Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1878 · page 2

THE midsummer meeting of the above-named club took place at Randwick on Saturday afternoon, when the weather was not very propitious, and occasional…

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ATHLETICS. Footrace for £20

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1878 · page 3

A FOOTRACE took place on New Year's Day, at T. Hungerford, Esq., M L.A.'s station, between Alfred Kirk and Wm. Marsh, the distance 200 yards, for £10…

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A Clergyman in the Cricket-field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1878 · page 2

One consequence (says the Melbourne Herald of the substitution of Bishop Moorhouse for Bishop Perry is the return of the Rev. Walter Fellows to the…

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Sporting Column Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1878 · page 5

Our correspondent at Greta says:—The members of the Greta Cricket Club are vigorously practising for the forthcoming match with the Maitland Undaunted Club, to be played this…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1878 · page 3

FOOTBALL is lively in England The following summary of matches were played on the last Saturday in November:—No fewer than five matches were played on Saturday last in…

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Sporting Column Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1878 · page 3

A MATCH was played on Saturday, on Prosser's Green, between the Caledonian C. C. and the Red, White, and Blue C. C., and resulted in an easy victory for the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1878 · page 3

ON Saturday, a 120 yards spin took place on the road at the Junction, between T. Peters, of the Globe, and S. Thorncroft, of Hamilton, for the sum of £25 aside. Mr. J. Coppard…

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Sporting Column. Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1878 · page 3

A VERY friendly game of cricket was played at Greta on Saturday, January 12th, between the Undaunted C C., of Maitland, and the Greta C.C., which resulted in a…

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