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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1880

511 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 26

Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1880 · page 3

Two matches have been arranged in Sydney for the 24th inst., to come off at the Cricket Association's Ground. The first is between the well-known…

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Football.—Maitland v. Waratahs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 July 1880 · page 2

AN exciting, although somewhat onesided match, took place on the Albion ground, West Maitland, on Saturday afternoon, between a team of the Sydney…

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Australian Coursing Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1880 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday.—At the coursing meeting at Werribee (Victoria), on Saturday, Mr. J. B. Scott's w f b Sylvia (by Mutlab—Jonny Bell) boat Mr. R. L…

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CABLEGRAMS. Cricket.—Harrow v. Eton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1880 · page 2

LONDON, July 11.—The annual cricket match between Harrow and Eton was concluded to-day, the former being victorious…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 July 1880 · page 3

Considerable interest is being manifested over the Victorian Waterloo Cup, which commences on the 19th instant. Mr. G. Lee Lord's…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 July 1880 · page 3

UNIVERSITY v. WALLAROO.—The most attractive match on Moore Park, last Saturday, was between these well-known clubs, and between three and…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 July 1880 · page 3

The Bathurst Sentinel says "only three came to the post for the recent Ladies' Tournament at Bathurst, viz., Miss Azella, Miss Wallace, and Miss…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1880 · page 3

WATERLOO CUP BETTING.—The interest in this event is, as the day approaehos, becoming more manifost, and the various "fancied"…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1880 · page 3

APLITT AND CARVER.—The long-talked of race between Applitt and Carver appears now to be finally agreed upon, articles to the effect of the race coming…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 July 1880 · page 3

Nominations for the several stakes to be run for at the Woodstock August meeting close on Wednesday afternoon. It appears that there are now no…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 July 1880 · page 3

The second match between the Carlton and Melbourne clubs was played on Saturday, and attracted about 10,000 spectators. The game…

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Cricket. Newcastle Cricket Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 July 1880 · page 3

DURING the season 1879-80 this club played thirty-five matches. The first eleven has played eighteen, the second eleven fourteen, and three matches…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 July 1880 · page 3

In the recent match between Thatcher, T. Smith, and H. Hennings, for the English 3-hour walking champion's Cup, Thatcher was…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 July 1880 · page 2

NEARLY all the principal owners of grey-hounds in this colony have wended their way over the border to be present at the Waterloo Cup Meeting which commences…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 July 1880 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—At a meeting of the Coursing club it was arranged that the Woodstock Stakes should remain open till August 5th…

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Latest Waterloo Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 July 1880 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The last four trials for the Waterloo Cup, first round, are as follows:—Lady Isabella against Crown, Maid of Athens against Lelage, Hoppicker…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 July 1880 · page 2

WE are requested to announce that the Newcastle Football Club will play a match with the Maitland Albions on Saturday next, and the second fifteen will play the…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1880 · page 4

WARATAH v. BURWOOD (Combination).—Fully 4000 spectators assembled in Moore Park last Saturday to witness the Exhibition match under…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1880 · page 2

LONDON, July 20.— In the match Gentlemen of England v. Cambridge University, the former made 232 in their first innings, and the latter 593…

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Coursing. Waterloo Cup Meeting. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1880 · page 2

THE eighth Cup meeting in connection with the Victorian Coursing Club, was resumed yesterday, with the following results:—…

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