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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1880

511 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 26

Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1880 · page 3

The proprietor of the Northumberland Hotel, at Lambton, announces a rabbit coursing sweep for to-day…

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Maitland Coursing Matches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1880 · page 5

OUR Maitland correspondent informs us that over forty entries have been received for the Queen's Birthday coursing matches to take place on the racecourse. The…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1880 · page 3

It is stated that about £150 has already been collected for the veteran Nat Thompson. Lillywhite, in forwarding a list of…

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Professor West's Athletic Classes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1880 · page 5

WE would direct attention to an advertisement in another column notifying the re-inauguration of Professor West's popular athletic and calisthenic classes, both for…

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Athletics. Fixtures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1880 · page 3

May 18.—P. Callaghan v. C. Carver; 150 yards, Maitland; £200. 24.—Amalgamated Orange Demonstration at West Maitland…

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New South Wales Coursing Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1880 · page 3

The first meet of the above club was brought to a satisfactory conclusion at Bathurst, on Saturday. The weather was beautiful for the whole week, the running…

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Athletics. Orange Demonstration at West Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 May 1880 · page 3

THE following entries should have appeared with those published in our yesterday's issue. The secretary informs is that they were received in proper time,…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 May 1880 · page 3

ODDFELLOWS' DEMONSTRATION AT WARATAH.—In the handicaps published in yesterday's issue, the name "John Wallsend, 16 yards," should have read John…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 May 1880 · page 3

A PRACTICE match will be played on the ground of the Newcastle Football Club on Saturday between sides picked by Messrs. Johnson and Graham, play commencing…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1880 · page 5

The draws for the Maitland coursing matches have already been published in our columns. Most of the loading dogs in the district are nominated, and the…

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COURSING. May 24.—Coursing meeting at Eales Course Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1880 · page 3

The coursing gathering at Maitland, on Monday next, gives promise of a good day's sport, there being no less than thirty-five nominations, which…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1880 · page 3

The New York Clipper gives the following interesting scraps of bygone cricket:—A curious incident is said to have happened in a match played on a…

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Athletics. Fixtures. May 24.—Amalgamated Orange Demonstration at West Maitland. 24.—Manchester Unity I.O.O.F.'s Demonstration; Crystal Place Gardens

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1880 · page 3

By reference to the fixtures above, it will be seen there are a number of gatherings set for Monday, the most prominent of which are the Orange…

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Maitland Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1880 · page 2

The Maitland Racecourse was yesterday once more the scene of a highly interesting day's coursing, for which no fewer than…

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I.o.o.f.m.u. Athletic Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1880 · page 2

THE usual annual sports of the above order was held at the Crystal Palace Gardens on Queen's Birthday. The whole of the lodges in the district were…

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Parramatta Races. Queen's Birthday Meeting. Patron: His Excellency, Hon. Lord Augustus Loftus; President, Hugh Taylor, Esq., Starter, Mr. Dunn; Clerk of the Course, Mr. J. Ashworth; Clerk of Scales, Mr. Kinchela; Hon. Sec., Mr. Ames J. Taylor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 May 1880 · page 3

These races came off on Monday on the old racecourse in the park. The day was as fine as it could be, and this with a programme of seven…

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Adelaide Birthday Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 May 1880 · page 3

THE races on Monday and Tuesday were a great success. The Adelaide Stakes was won by Rivalry, who started at 2 to 1, the favourite (Caspian) securing second place,…

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Association Cricket Ground Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 May 1880 · page 3

An athletic sports meeting was held, at the Association Cricket Ground, Sydney, on Monday. The following are the results of the various events:—…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 May 1880 · page 3

THE Maitland correspondent of the E. News writes:—"Watson has not received a direct challenge from Callaghan. C. Dean, of Wagga, is also prepared to run…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1880 · page 3

At the Victorian Coursing Club "Derby and Oaks" meeting, concluded on Monday at Melbourne, the deciding course for the DErby Stakes…

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