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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1879

342 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 18

Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 April 1879 · page 2

NEWCASTLE CRICKET CLUB.—The Newcastle Club intends taking advantage of the Easter holidays to have a trip into the country. On Good Friday a team will leave…

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Newcastle Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 April 1879 · page 2

THE annual meeting of this club was held last night, at the Ship Inn. There was a large attendance of members, and Mr. C. F. Stokes, president, occupied the chair. The…

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Athletics. Easter Sports at Singleton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 April 1879 · page 2

The committee of these annual gatherings have, by their liberal provision for the amusement of the public, deservedly won the undoubting confidence of holiday-makers…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1879 · page 2

NEWCASTLE C.C. v. MORPETH C.C.—The match between the above clubs took place on the Newcastle ground, on Saturday last. The local team first handled the willow, and…

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Newcastle Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1879 · page 4

THE second annual meeting of the Newcastle Football Club was held on Thursday evening, at the Ship Inn. There was a very good attendance, and Mr. C. F. Stokes, President,…

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Athletics. Fixtures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1879 · page 2

Easter Monday—Singleton Annual Sports. Entries close April 5. " " Forrester's Sports, Wallsend. " " Entries close on 5th April…

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Coursing Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 April 1879 · page 2

ON Friday evening a match for £10 aside was made between James Thompson's brown slut Jip and James Francis' dog Bruce, to come off next pay Saturday on the ground below…

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Races at Greta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 April 1879 · page 2

OUR Greta friends are promised a good day's horse racing on Easter Monday, to judge by the programme published in Saturday's issue. There are to be four events, viz., Maiden…

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The Stockton Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1879 · page 2

THE programme of the Stockton regatta, with the prizes attached, was published in yesterday's impression, and should receive the serious attention of all rowing men. The…

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Races at Greta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1879 · page 5

We would again direct attention to the horseracing at Greta on Monday. There are four events, and we have no doubt but that a really good day's enjoyment will be found…

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Singleton Athletic Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1879 · page 5

A SPLENDID programme of sports is to be gone through on the show ground at Singleton on Monday. The trip up should prove a very enjoyable one, and as the sports will be…

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Athletics. Fixtures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1879 · page 8

EASTER Monday—Singleton Annual Sports. " " Forrester's Sports, Wallsend. " " Caledonian Gathering at Newcastle…

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Stockton Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1879 · page 2

President and Treasurer: Mr. P. Callen, Starter: Mr. R. Young; Judge, Mr. W. Taylor; Secretary: Mr. J. Sommerville, Committee: Messrs. R. Young, W…

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Stockton Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1879 · page 2

THE settling in connection with the Stockton Regatta took place, last night, at Rae's Washington Hotel, Stockton. The president Mr. M. Callen, occupied the chair, and all…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1879 · page 3

The following players will represent the Lillywhites in a match against the Engine Cleaners' C. C., to be played on the Lillywhites' ground, on Saturday, the 19th inst…

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Ironclads V. Corio Cricket Club (Sydney)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1879 · page 3

T[?]ON clubs met on the Ironclad Ground on Easter Monday in a return match to that played in Sydney on Boxing Day last. The day was anything but favourable for cricket,…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1879 · page 8

"THE sports at Wallsend, run under the auspices of the Forester's Lodge at that town, produced some very good sport; and the fast tim[?]s m de during the day, showed that the…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 April 1879 · page 2

The Young Mechanics C.C. will play at Stockton against the Kangaroo C.C. to-morrow. Players meet at wharf at 2.30 p.m. A cricket match was played at Moore…

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Goulburn Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 April 1879 · page 2

This was a dead heat between Hubert, Maccaroni, and Free Lance. The dead heat was run off, and won by Free Lance, Maccaroni second, and Hubert…

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Coursing. the Waterloo Meeting in England

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 April 1879 · page 4

AT Altear on the opening day Wednesday, at least 30,000 people were on the ground says the Australasian) To those who have only witnessed coursing in Australia it will be a…

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