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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1879

342 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 18

Cricket. Newcastle C.C. v. TAMWORTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 November 1879 · page 3

THIS match was commenced and concluded on Monday last at Newcastle, and resulted in an easy win for the Newcastle team, although at the conclusion of the first innings…

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The Intercolonial Cricket Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 November 1879 · page 2

IT is to be regretted that Messrs. Evans and Spefforth persevere in their determination not to play in the approaching Intercololonial Cricket Match, although it is now considered…

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Singleton. Coursing Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 November 1879 · page 2

THE coursing match held on the racecourse on Monday last, was not so successful in point of entries as it was expected to be. About 200 persons assembled to witness the…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 November 1879 · page 2

ON Saturday next the "cup match" between the Newcastle and Ironclad clubs will be continued and concluded. The second eleven of the Newcastle Club will play a…

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Sweet Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 November 1879 · page 4

MR. B. W. RICHARDSON writes:—"Some nominal recreations of a physical kind are, under all conditions, so extreme that they ought to be tabooed by…

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Newcastle Annual Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 November 1879 · page 5

A COMMITTEE meeting was held on Thursday night, at Milthorp's Hotel; Mr. F. H. Whistler in the chair. Present: Dr. Walker, Messrs. Williams, Frezer, Fitzpatrick, H…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 November 1879 · page 5

A MATCH between the 2nd City and Oxford Clubs took place on Saturday last on the ground of the latter. The captain of the 2nd City (Mr. Phillips) winning the toss, sent his…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 November 1879 · page 2

NOTICE.—Secretaries of clubs would oblige by forwarding to us at their earliest convenience the correct scores of matches played. THE scheme of sending another Australian…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Aldermanic Cricket Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1879 · page 2

IN consequence of the opening of the Public School taking place on Thursday next, the cricket match between the aldermen and the veterans of the Newcastle Club is postponed…

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Newcastle Regatta Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 November 1879 · page 2

As will be seen from advertisement, the meeting of the Newcastle Regatta Committee announced for to-night has been postponed…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 November 1879 · page 3

INTERCOLONIAL MATCH.—The cricket representatives of Victoria put in a sound morning's practice on the Association Ground yesterday, a fair sprinkling of spectators…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 November 1879 · page 2

NOTICE.—Secretaries of clubs would oblige by forwarding to us at their earliest convenience the correct scores of matches played. The following members of the Albert C…

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Tamworth Annual Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 November 1879 · page 2

THE following are the nominations for the Christmas meeting:— CHRISTMAS-BOX HANDICAP: Belladrum. Lord Byron, Sunlight, Bulgarie, Rosebud…

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The Intercolonial Cricket Match. N. S. WALES v. VICTORIA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 November 1879 · page 3

THE attendance on the grounds of the association on Saturday was over 10,000, more oven than that which witnessed the last match with the Englishmen, and the…

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Newcastle Annual Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 November 1879 · page 2

A COMMITTEE meeting was held at the Terminus Hotel on Monday evening, Mr. C. H Hannell in the chair. Present: Messrs. Joseph Woods, Whistler, Hill, T. Robinson,…

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Cricket. Morpeth V. Ironclads

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 November 1879 · page 4

THESE clubs met on the Ironclads ground at Newcastle on Saturday last, and contested for Mr. R Waddy's cup There was a large attendance of spectators, who appeared much…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 November 1879 · page 2

NOTICE.—Secretaries of clubs would oblige by forwarding to us at their earliest convenience the correct scores of matches played. LEG BEFORE WICKET.—An "old…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 November 1879 · page 5

THE following is the Oxford team selected to play the 2nd Albions on the former's ground, to-day:—Messrs. Cassel, Burns, Gull, Galley, Purdy, Sugden, Rundle. Hale, Genge,…

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ATHLETICS. Dec. 26:—Boxing Day Sports at Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 November 1879 · page 2

CHALLENGE TO BEVERIDGE.—To the Editor of the "Newcastle Herald." Sir, —I wish much to let you, and others whom it may interest, know of a trick…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 December 1879 · page 2

CHAMPION SWIMMING MATCH.—A long account appears in the "Sportsman," of the swimming match between Boyton and Webb, in America, which resulted in an…

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