Swimming Powers of Rats
SOME curious facts are related about the swimming powers of rats (says the Southland Times.) It is well known that they enter vessels by taking the water and…
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Sport, 1880
511 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 26
Murrumbidgee Turf Club Races
AT a meeting of the Murrumbidgee Turf Club held on Thursday, at Wagga Wagga, the spring meeting for this year was fixed for November 22, 23, and 24, following…
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Those who interest themselves in pedestrianism were somewhat surprised to learn that J. Murphy, of Forbes, had issued a challenge, offering…
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THE Nellie is advertised to leave the Market Wharf, in connection with the above rages, on Tuesday and Wednesday…
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ON Saturday afternoon last, this match, which had been anxiously looked forward to by lovers of football, was played on the local club's ground. A greater amount of…
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A MATCH will take place on Saturday afternoon at a quarter past 2 o'clock sharp, between the 2nd fifteen of the Newcastle Club and the Sacred Heart College Club,…
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THE following is the team picked to play on Saturday, in the second fifteen match Against the Sacred Heart College Club:—Kemp, Fligg, Wood, Greer, S. Laing, S…
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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 le…
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THE match between the Sacred Heart College Club and the second fifteen of the Newcastle Club takes place this afternoon, at half-past 2. Hardy's band is…
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At the District Court, on Wednesday, the action brought by Thomas Wright against Jas. Cameron, to recover £100, the stakes in the late foot…
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SACRED HEART COLLEGE CLUB V. NEWCASTLE SECOND FIFTEEN.—The match between these two clubs was won by the Newcastle second fifteen by one goal and…
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MELBOURNE, Saturday.—In the coursing for the cup, the third ties were continued. Peerless Belle and Hilda were left in, and the deciding course will take…
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OF the matches against odds, the one against 18 North of Ireland Club is certainly the most important, owing to the strength of the club, from Lillywhite…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—Great interest was manifested in the deciding heat for the Gold Cup of the Australian Coursing Club, which took place to-day. The…
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ON Saturday afternoon last the match between these two fifteen came off in the presence of a large number of spectators; Hardy's band was in attendance, and…
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REFERRING to the challenge issued by the Eleven to the Gentlemen or Players of England, the home correspondent of the Australasian writes:—…
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APPLITT V. CARVER.—We are informed that the friends of John Applitt, the ex-champion of the colonies, are determined that the proposed meeting…
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THE challenge issued by the New South Wales Coursing Club to match eight of their greyhounds against a similar number of Victorian dogs, in a stake of £50…
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CLARENCE TOWN, Thursday.—At the above races, to-day, John Bull (late Auld Reekie) won the Clarence Town Handicap (1½ miles), Whitefoot running second, and…
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A coursing match has been arranged between Hopmarket, winner of the New South Wales Derby, and Joe Brown, winner of the Western Districts Cup. The…
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