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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1881

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The Hop Bitters' Regatta. Full Particulars

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1881 · page 4

WE learn from our English files that the regatta was carried out very satisfactorily, and as all the best rowers of the age—bar Hanlan,…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1881 · page 4

SPORTS AT EAST MAITLAND.—The sports to come off on Anniversary Day is eliciting a good deal of local interest, and notwithstanding the many counter…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 January 1881 · page 3

THE undermentioned matches have been fixed for to-morrow (Saturday.):— The following will represent the Tighe's Hill in the match against Undaunteds…

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Boxing Entertainment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 January 1881 · page 4

IN another column Lantrey, the well-known amateur boxer, announces an assault at arms for to-night at the Old Theatre, Watt-street…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 January 1881 · page 3

It has been definitely settled to play the match combined team of Northern and Western district versus a Sydney team, on the 12th February, at the…

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Athletics. Fixtures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 January 1881 · page 3

Jan. 22.—P. Thompson (2½ yards) v. J. Moriarty, 150 yards, £30 aside Homebush. Jan. 26.—Sports at East Maitland…

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Wallsend Annual Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 January 1881 · page 2

THE Wallsend and Plattsburg Annual Regatta on Lake Macquarie, on Anniversary Day, bids fair to go off with unusual success this year. In previous issued we…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 January 1881 · page 3

TWENTY-NINE entries have been received for the Muswellbook Grand Handicap, to be run on Wednesday next. Somers (of Bullock Island), at…

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Sporting Column. Turf. To-day's Racing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1881 · page 3

DESPITE the unusual large number of scratchings for the meeting to be discussed to-day, there is every indication of the racing being above the average,…

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Regatta and Aquatic Sports at Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1881 · page 3

The Maitland Anniversary Regatta and Aquatic Sports Look place on the Hunter River yesterday, when there was an attendance of considerably over 2000 people…

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Parramatta Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1881 · page 3

There was a large attendance; the Governor and suite were present. Flying Handicap: Tatto, 1; Kinane, 2; Childers, 8. Anniversary Handicap;…

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Lake Macquarie Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 January 1881 · page 3

AMONG the most enjoyable attractions for Anniversary Day was the Annual Wallsend and Plattsburg Regatta, held at Lake Macquarie. The events on this occasion…

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Parramatta Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 January 1881 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Strathearn and Dean, who ran a dead heat yesterday, divided the stakes. HURDLE RACE.—Radical, 1; Hatter, 2;…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1881 · page 3

In the match between the first elevens of the Alberts and University Clubs, the former made 234 runs in the first innings. Massie, although…

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Newcastle Cricket Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1881 · page 5

THE match between the first eleven of the above club and the Rising Stars being off, a game will be played on the club's ground, this afternoon, between the first…

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Racing at Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1881 · page 3

A MATCH for £5 aside, between Mr. C. Winchester's Forester and Mr. E. Burke's Jaspress, distance 1¼ mile, was decided on the racecourse yesterday (Wednesday)…

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Municipal Annual Races. Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 February 1881 · page 2

A CORRESPONDENT forwards the following:—Friday will be convincing day for the city elections. Two of the handicaps having resulted in walks over, public…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Lake Macquarie Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1881 · page 5

A CORREPONDENT writes: Should the weather prove fine to-day, many in this locality, will have a good day's enjoyment. The Lake is one of the best places in the…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1881 · page 8

A very exciting game of cricket was played in the A.A. Co[?]s paddock on Saturday, January 22nd, between the Alberts and East Maitland Caritons,…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1881 · page 2

WE would remind dog-owners that the entrances for the Derby, Oaks, and St. Leger,—the two former to be run at Bathurst on the 18th May and, four…

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