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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1879

342 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 18

Adelaide Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1879 · page 4

They are having splendid weather for the races. Yesterday there were fully ten thousand persons present. THE CUP.—Richmond, 1; Levant, 2;…

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Athletics. Fixtures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1879 · page 8

JULY 5.—C. Cavenagh v. A. Holmes, three matches, Newcastle; £10 aside. JULY 10.—W. Edwards and J. W. Taylor, walking match, at Sydney; £100 aside…

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Football. Newcastle V. Toxteth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 June 1879 · page 2

GLORIOUS weather favoured the match between representatives from the above clubs on Saturday last, and St. John's Green looked as attractive as it ever did on any former…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 June 1879 · page 3

WALLAROO v. BURWOOD.—A match between the first fifteens of these clubs took place at Burwood, on Saturday afternoon, and after a good contest resulted in a victory…

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Newcastle Cricket Ground

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 June 1879 · page 2

WE are requested to draw attention to an advertisement in another column warning persons against trespassing upon the above ground…

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The Cricket Association and Lord Harris's Letter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 June 1879 · page 2

THE Cricket Association of New South Wales have done wisely in taking into consideration the letter written by Lord HARRIS, and other comments in the…

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Sporting Column. Turf. the Adelaide Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1879 · page 4

THE Last day's (Wednesday) racing was of a very exciting character, the finishes generally being close. The race for the Adelaide Stakes of 100 sovs., added to a sweep of 10…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 June 1879 · page 4

NORTHUMBERLAND COURSING CLUB.—This club will bring their first coursing meeting, to a termination on Saturday, on which occasion come really good…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1879 · page 2

THE inauguration meeting of the Northern [?]berland Coursing Club, which was held at Wellsend on Saturday week with much success, will be continued to-day,…

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Football in Scotland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1879 · page 2

The football match of the season in Scotland took place at Edinburgh on the 10th of March. It was the grand international match, Scotland v. England, which takes…

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Football at Home

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1879 · page 4

IN another column will be found an interesting account of a football match in Scotland, reported by Mr. J. B. Nash, late of Wallsend. His old football and other friends…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 June 1879 · page 2

A SCRATCH match between members of the Newcastle Football Club took place on the club's ground, St. John's Green, on Saturday last; sides being chosen by Messrs. R…

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FOOTBALL—MAITLAND v. NEWCASTLE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 June 1879 · page 3

A MATCH between the first fifteens of the above clubs was played on Saturday afternoon on the club's ground, St. John's Green, in the presence of between 500 and 600 people…

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Football.—Newcastle v. Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1879 · page 2

THE second fifteens of these clubs met for the first time season on Saturday last, on the Albion Ground, West Maitland. Soon after play commenced, a touch-down was…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 June 1879 · page 2

THE following is the team for the combined match, Newcastle and Maitland v. the Wallaroos, to come off at Maitland on Saturday next:—Newcastle: Messrs. Hogue,…

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Sporting Column. Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 June 1879 · page 3

COURSING AT GRETA.—The inaugural meeting of the Hunter River Coursing Club, to be held to morrow (Saturday), promises to be a most successful gathering. An excellent…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 June 1879 · page 2

AN excellent programme of sport has been put forth by the Coursing Club at Greta, for this day. The first "draws" consists of thirteen pairs, and among…

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Football.—Wallaroos v. Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 June 1879 · page 5

THIS match took place on the Albion Ground, West Maitland, yesterday, and resulted in the defeat of the Maitlanders by one goal and one try to nil. Christoe (of the Newcastle…

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Athletics. Fixtures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 June 1879 · page 2

JULY 5.—C. Cavenagh v. A. Holmes, three [?]tches, Newcastle £10; aside. There is some prospect of a £300 Handicap taking place in Sydney during the…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1879 · page 3

SMITH'S black dog "Spring" beat Cunliffe's red slut "Rose," for £25 aside, on Saturday last, at the best of thirteen rabbits, namely, the dog killing first seven, to win. Smith's…

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