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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1880

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Cricket. Singleton Cricket Club versus Wickham Albions

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

THE above clubs met on Queen's Birthday on the Singleton ground, and played the closing match of the season, the weather being delightful…

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Athletics

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

It is said by a local paper that after Toland, who ran Gardiner the other day at Bulli for £50 aside, had been defeated, he was left to put on his…

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Australian Coursing Club. MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 May 1880 · page 2

The second meeting of the Australian Coursing Club took place to-day at the Werribee Estate. There was a good attendance and fair sport, notwithstanding…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1880 · page 2

THE Newcastle Club opened the season on Saturday afternoon last, with a match, Banks and Professions v. The World, in the presence of a number of spectators…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1880 · page 3

IT appears that the challenge sent by Louis Osborne, of the Manning River, to P. Callaghan, is all a "hoax." There is no likelihood of a race being…

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Muswellbrook Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 June 1880 · page 2

A REPORT Of these races, from our special reporter, will be found in other columns…

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Muswellbrook Races. First Day—wednesday, June 2Nd. STEWARDS.—Messrs. D. M'Intyre, R. D. Fitzgerald, J. C. White, J. F. Doyle, F. Bell, W. Cox, F. W. Thrum, and Dr. Gregson. Judge, Mr. Thos. Cook. Starter, Mr. C. W. Doyle. Clerk of the course, Mr. G. Maddock. Clerk of scales, Mr. W. Davidson. Handicapper, Mr. Chas-Eather

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

The race meeting, promoted by the above-named gentlemen, was ushered in with beautiful weather yesterday, when upwards of 1000 spectators were present,…

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Muswellbrook Races. Second Day—thursday, June 3Rd. STEWARDS.—Messrs. D. M'Intyre, R. D. Fitzgerald, J. C. White, J. F. Doyle, F. Bell, W. Cox, F. W. Thrum, and Dr. Gregson. Judge, Mr. Thos. Cook. Starter, Mr. C. W. Doyle. Clerk of the course, Mr. G. Maddock. Clerk of scales, Mr. W. Davison. Handicapper, Mr. Chas. Eather

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 June 1880 · page 3

Glorious weather was again experienced for the races yesterday, and a remunerative "gate" rewarded the plucky promoters of this welcome addition to the…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1880 · page 3

Breeders of all animals very soon find out by experience that there is something besides the best blood that has to be discovered before satisfactory…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1880 · page 3

The ninth annual contest under Association rules between England and Scotland took place in Glasgow, in the presence of over 12,000…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1880 · page 3

A match was played in 1842, in which seven on one side were left-handed batsmen. A few years ago the wicket-keeper…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1880 · page 3

Followers of pedestrianism will learn with pleasure that Mr. Menzer (promother of the recent Athletic Carnival at Bathurst) intends offering £100 to…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 June 1880 · page 2

A SCRATCH match took place on Saturday, between sides picked by the captain and vice-captain—the former wearing the club uniform, and the latter blue jerseys…

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Ipswich Races. IPSWICH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 June 1880 · page 3

AT the races to-day there was a good attendance. For the Mares' Produce Stakes, Prosperous was scratched, and only…

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Cricket at Ellerston

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 June 1880 · page 2

FROM a correspondent we learn that the recent cricket match between Belltrees and Ellerston, played in Mr. M'Callam's paddock (kindly lent for the occasion), at…

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Athletics. Aplitt's Challenges

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 June 1880 · page 3

By the Forbes Times, of June 5, we learn that Mr. James Murphy, of the Criterion Hotel, Forbes, has not lost his confidence in Aplitt's athletic powers. In…

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Hunter River Amateur Turf Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 June 1880 · page 3

OUR Maitland correspondent writes:—There are only four non-accepters out of the fifty-eight entries received for the different events to be run off under…

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Bathurst Coursing Club Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 June 1880 · page 3

BATHURST, Wednesday.—The second day's coursing was held at Mr. Lee's, Woodlands. The weather was fine, the attendance good, and hares…

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Coursing. Fixtures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1880 · page 3

June 26.—Spring, Young England, and First King against Lady, Wild Girl, and Rifleman; £10 aside; at Maitland. June 26.—Durham's Luna v. Harrison's Pat…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1880 · page 3

The team of American cricketers, who thought of visiting England this season, have abandoned the idea. They decline to go, because they, as…

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