Football
AN exciting match took place on Saturday at Wallsend, between the second fifteen of Newcastle and Wallsend. The following were the players, viz:—Newcastle: C…
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Sport, 1879
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Sale of Mr. Andrew's Loder's Racing Stud
BY advertisement in another column it will be seen that Mr. T. S. Clibborn is to dispose of Mr. Loder's stud of racehorses on Thursday next, at half-past 2 o'clock, at Fennelly's…
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LOVERS of the leash, no doubt, are [?]leased to learn that the excellent programme put forth by the H. R. Coursing Club at Greta, on Saturday last, met with…
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A PRACTICE match of the members of the Newcastle Football Club will take place on the Club ground this afternoon, commencing at the usual hour. Sides will be chosen on…
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THE entries received for the Maiden Plate and Town Plate Handicap in connection with the Raymond Terrace Race meeting on the 9th inst. may be considered…
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July 5.—Cavanagh and Holmes, Newcastle. July 10.—Taylor and Edwards, 48 hours' walking contest, Sydney. C. CAVENAGH and Holmes meet to-day,…
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A SCRATCH match was played on Saturday by the members of the Newcastle Football Club. There was a full attendance of members, and play was kept up with vigour "till evening's…
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THE committee of the New South Wales C. C. met on Friday to complete the inquiry into the alleged substitution of one dog for another by Mr. Fowler, at the late Bathurst Cup…
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THIS gathering takes place to-day, when an inviting programme of seven events will be discussed. Five entries have been received for the Maiden Plate, and eight for the Town…
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THE following match has been arranged for Saturday:—Fifteen of the Newcastle Club v. twenty of the Wallsend, to come off on the Newcastle ground. The following is the…
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THE first day's racing was held on Wednesday. Prairie Bird won the Mares' Produce Stakes, in 1.24½ sec. Only two started for the Ladies' Purse, Sir Solomon and Crusader,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Raymond Terrace Races. Wednesday, July 9Th. OFFICIALS—Mr. J. Barry. jun.; starter, Mr. A. McPherson; stewards, Messrs. J. Keene, Jas M[?], S. Clark, J. Hollinsworth, E. Maher, W. Frazer, T. M'Dermott; clerk of the course, Mr. J. Burgess; clerk of scales, Mr. J. Hollingsworth; hon. secretary, Mr. W. Gilbert
Between five and six hundred persons (including visitors from Maitland, Newcastle, Minmi, and Wallsend) attended this gathering on Wednesday, when the weather was…
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THE Northumberland Coursing Club will hold their second gathering to-day, at Lambton, on which occasion £8 will be given for prizes, for all dogs under twenty…
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O'LEARY, the American champion walker, has finally retired from these outrages on nature inflicted by a whole work's perpetual motion. Land and…
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A MATCH between 15 players of the Newcastle Football Club and 19 of the Wallsend Club took place on the Newcastle ground, on Saturday afternoon, in the presence of a…
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THE members of the above club meet this evening at the Ship Inn, at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of arranging a programme of athletic sports, in which each member of the…
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FOUR thousand people witnessed the match between the first fifteens of the Waratahs and Wallaroos, played on Saturday, and much interest was evinced in the game. Five…
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ON Saturday next the first and second fifteens of the Newcastle Club play the first and second fifteens of the Maitland Club; the former in Maitland, and the second fifteen in…
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ON Tuesday evening there was a well-attended meeting of the members of the Newcastle Cricket Club, to arrange for an afternoon's athletic sports, at an early date,…
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THE benefit given to the popular Yorkshire cricketer T. Em[?]uett realised £616 13s 1d after deducting all expenses. This is a very handsome sum, and worthy…
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