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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1880

511 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 26

Races at Muswellbrook

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

IN connection with the Upper Hunter Amateur Turf Club Races, to be held on the 5th August, railway excursion tickets (single fare for the double journey) will be…

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Football

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

Much disappointment was expressed that the Newcastle team did not put in an appearance to play against the Wallaroos. A match was however…

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Boxing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 August 1880 · page 2

WE would draw the attention of all lovers of the glove to an advertisement in another column announcing the early advent in Newcastle of two celebrated exponents—…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 August 1880 · page 2

A MATCH has been arranged between W. Grahame's Young Rifleman and Joseph Redhead's Spring; best out of eleven rats; for £25 aside; to take place at Greta…

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Newcastle Cricket Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 August 1880 · page 2

BY advertisement elsewhere it will be seen that the members of the above club intend having a trip up the river to-morrow afternoon. The steamer Mystery…

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Boxing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1880 · page 3

J. L. West, the respected, exponent of the "noble art," announces that he will give lessons in boxing, &c., every Tuesday evening, at Harris' rooms,…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1880 · page 3

The committee of the New South Wales Football Association have received several letters from country clubs expressing their gratification at…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1880 · page 3

"Choppy" Warburton, the ex-amateur, who recently accomplished in England, on a turf track, the feat of running 20 miles in 1 hour 56 min…

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New South Wales Coursing Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 August 1880 · page 2

THE Metropolitan Coursing Meeting of this club took place on Saturday last, at Woodstock, Rooty Hill, and (our Sydney correspondent states) was an unqualified…

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Newcastle Cricket Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1880 · page 2

THE members of the above club, at the invitation of the committee, spent a most enjoyable afternoon at Tomago on Saturday last. The fast steamer Mystery was…

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New South Wales Coursing Club. PATRON, the Right Hon. Lord Augustus Loftus; President, E. Leo, Esq.; Treasurer, John Woods, Esq.; Judge, R. J. M'Culloch, Esq.; Ship Steward, C. C. Skerratt, Esq.; Flag Steward, G. Denny, Esq.; Secretary, Mr. S. C. Gregory; Slipper, Mr. Cunliffe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1880 · page 2

The first day of the Metropolitan Coursing Meeting of this club took place on Saturday, at Woodstock, Rooty Hill, the estate of W. Lamb, Esq. The day…

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New South Wales Coursing Club. PATRON, the Right Hon. Lord Augustus Loftus; President, E. Loe, Esq.; Treasurer, John Woods, Esq.; Judge, R. J. M'Culloch, Esq.; slip Steward, C. C. Skerratt, Esq.; Flag Steward, G. Denny, Esq.; Secretary, Mr. S. C. Gregory; Slipper, Mr. Cunliffe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 August 1880 · page 2

THE second day of this meeting took place on Monday, on the estate of W. Lamb, Esq., Woodstock, Rooty Hill; distant from Sydney by Western line, 25 miles…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 August 1880 · page 2

THE following is the team picked to play against the Wallaroos in Sydney, on Saturday:—Hogue (captain), Johnson, Langwill, Broughton, Wood Fligg, Suter,…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 August 1880 · page 3

Applit has challenged P. Callaghan, for £200 aside, 200 yards, the race to be run in Sydney or Forbes. These terms are likely to be accepted by Callaghan…

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Boxing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 August 1880 · page 3

"Young Dutchey," champion light weight, is announced to appear at Mr. J. L. West's gymnasium, this evening, He will "set to" with West, and some…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 August 1880 · page 3

"Leatherstocking," of the Sydney Mail, writes:—"The movement in favour of a change in the game of football still goes merrily on, and the…

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Coursing Meeting at Plattsburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 August 1880 · page 3

Nominations for the event to be run next Saturday, on the old racecourse, close with the secretary (Mr. R. Brown) on Tuesday next. The…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 August 1880 · page 3

The Cricket Associations of Victoria and New South Wales have lost no time in taking up the suggestion thrown out by the Australasian last…

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The Recent Coursing at Woodstock

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 August 1880 · page 3

The third meeting this season of the premier club of N. S. Wales, was successfully carried through on Saturday and Monday last, at Mr. Lamb's…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 August 1880 · page 3

APPLITT v. CALLAGHAN.—Pressure Of business prevents Callaghan accepting the recent challenge from the Parkes sprinter, to run in four week's time;…

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