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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1878

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Sporting Column. the Turf. Wallsend Races, 1881

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 August 1878 · page 3

IN our advertising columns will be found an advertisement for a produce stake, to follow Newcastle, for which there has been a line entry. Owing to the many improvements on the new…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 August 1878 · page 3

THE principal item for discussion, to-morrow will be the Druid's sports to be held in the A.A. Company's Paddock, Newcastle. The entries for the two leading even are numerous, and…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 August 1878 · page 4

THE rabbit coursing, announced to come off to-day, at Wallsend, has been postponed until next pay-Saturday. It is the intention, we believe, of several…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 August 1878 · page 5

No football match is to take to-day on the ground of the Newcastle Football Club, but the second fifteen play the Wallsend team on the latter's ground…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 August 1878 · page 4

IT will be remembered red the match played by the Australians against eighteen of Longsight (including S. F. Crace, and Gi[?]ert) ended in a victory for the latter by two wickets. The…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 August 1878 · page 4

THOMAS AND DUNNON.—The question has been asked, whether we coincide in the decision of the referee in the late contest between J. Thomas and F. Dubnon, at Plattsburg. We think the…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 August 1878 · page 3

The Herald's correspondence, in reference to the match Australians versus Gentlemen of England says:—It is unfortunate for the fame of English cricketers that this match had not been ser earlier…

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Football. Second Fifteen, Newcastle V. Second Fifteen, Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 August 1878 · page 3

The match took place on Saturday, 10th inst., at Wallsend, a [?] great excitement, bring one of the best games played the season The result was a victory to Newcastle by [?]…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 August 1878 · page 3

CALLAGHAN AND C[?]ONK.—We understand Callaghan has challenged [?] Georg[?] 125 yards race, for the sum of £100 aside, the former to allow £24 as expenses. We are not aware…

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Athletics. Cronk and Watson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 August 1878 · page 3

AT the setting in connection with Cronk and Watson's race at Char[?]ers Towers the former, on responding to the toast of his heal by expressed the pride he felt at beating so good a man as…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Football Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 August 1878 · page 2

A MEETING of the concert committee of the Football Club was held last evening at the Ship Inn. It was definitely decided that the concert should take place on Thursday, 29th instant, at the…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 August 1878 · page 2

THE following team will represent Wallsend on the 17th inst in the match age inst Newcastle, on the ground of the former:—A kinson captain), And[?] Bowes Ca[?]ins, Delloway. Hamilton…

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Cricket. Another Team of Australasian Cricketers Coming Into the Field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 August 1878 · page 3

WE hear from New Zealand that the Capterbury Cocket Association, (Chris church) as decided upon sending challenges cricket clubs in various places in Australia., which are to be…

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Athletics. Garland v. TONGUE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 August 1878 · page 3

A match has been arranged, for £10 aside, between C. Tongue and E. Garland, of Junction; distance 120 yards. The [?] will probably be run at the Ge[?]be on the 4th September…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 August 1878 · page 3

THE Northern Club held their first meeting on the West Maitland Racecourse, on Saturday afternoon last. Mr. A. H. G[?]dener acted as judge, and gave every satisfaction. There was…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 August 1878 · page 3

ON Saturday last the return match between the first fi[?]t[?]ens of the Maitland and Wallsend foot ball clubs, took place on the Albion Ground, West Maitland, and resulted in a victory for the…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1878 · page 5

The first fifteen of the Maitland Albions and twenty from the Sacred Heart College (Maitland), are announced to play a match on the Albion Ground to-day Saturday.)…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1878 · page 5

WE received the following telegram from Mr. G. I. Sefton, hon. secretary of the Maitland Ro[?] ball [?] shortly after nine o'clock last night:—"Please notify that be second fifteen match…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1878 · page 5

THE only item of interest under this heading, is the "marching" of Prentice and C[?]. We have not been able to ascertain to conditions of the race; but probably it will be for £200 [?]…

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Queensland Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 August 1878 · page 2

THESE races commenced on Saturday at Brisbane, The Shorts, after a capital race, resulted in a win for Sydney, Fixglove besting Lecturer for second place. Only two stated for the Hurdle…

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