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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1881

394 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 20

Stockton Annual Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1881 · page 2

BY advertisement in another column, in tending competitors at the forthcoming regatta will see that the time for receiving entrances for the race for residents of…

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TELEGRAMS. Hawkesbury Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1881 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday, 7 p.m.—For the Hawkesbury Handicap—Falmouth has advanced to 6 to 1, 8 to 1 being now offered against Lord Burleigh, Gipsey…

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Coursing. Fixtures for the Month

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1881 · page 3

23.—Sharp's Fly v. Bertle's Flower Girl, £20, at Maitland. 30.—323-dog stake, at Longworth's, Wallsend. May…

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Swimming. Fixtures for This Month

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1881 · page 3

9.—Hawkins v. Frost, 150 yards, £20, Bullock Island boat harbour. 30.—McIndoe (Victoria) v. Corbett (N.S.W.); half-mile, for championship, at Sydney…

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Cricket. Fixtures for This Month

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1881 · page 3

16.—Newcastle C. C. v. Stanmores, of Sydney, on former's ground. 18.—Newcastle v. Warwick (Sydney), Newcastle C. C. oval…

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Athletics. Fixtures for the Month

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1881 · page 3

2.—King v. Henry, 120 yards, near Tamworth. 18.—Caledonian Games at Wallsend. MAY. 18.—Athletic sports at Asylum Grounds,…

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Swimming Match for £20

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 April 1881 · page 2

MESSRS. FROST AND HAWKINS, the two well-known swimmers, contested a second 150 yards match for £10 aside, in the Bullock Island boat harbour on Saturday…

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Latest Sporting Items. Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1881 · page 3

AT the Australian Coursing Club's St. Leger meeting, at Melbourne, the Point Cook Stakes for 16 all ages at 5 guineas was won by Mr. H. S. Barett's w bk [?]…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1881 · page 3

The following will represent Tighe's Hill C. C. against Hexham C. C., at Tighe's Hill, on Friday:—Messrs. Robson, W. Crockett, Hall, Grill, Cummerford,…

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Belmont Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1881 · page 5

This regatta will take place, as its name [?]indicates, on Lake Macquarie, and in our advertising columns will be found full particulars, of the programme, etc. The…

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Coursing. Fixtures for This Month

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1881 · page 3

23.—Sharp's Fly v. Bertles's Flower Girl, £20, at Maitland. 30.—32-dog stake, at Longworth's, Wallsend. May…

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Swimming. Fixtures for This Month

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1881 · page 3

30.—McIndee (Victoria) v. Corbett (N.S.W.) half-mile, for championship, at Sydney. Mr. Corbett, champion of N. S. Wales, informs me that the date for his…

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Newcastle Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1881 · page 4

THE annual general meeting of the above Club took place on Monday evening last. Mr. C. F. Stokes, J.P., in the chair. The report of the committee having been read,…

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Cricket. Fixtures for This Month

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1881 · page 3

16.—Newcastle C.C. v. Stanmores, of Sydney, on former's ground. 18.—Newcastle v. Warwick (Sydney), New castle C. C. oval…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 April 1881 · page 2

ON Saturday the match Sydney Carltons v. Newcastle City Club was played on the latter's ground. The Carltons managed to put together in two innings 124 runs;…

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Swimming Under False Pretences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 April 1881 · page 3

At Brixton, William Larnor was convicted of having obtained a silver cup in a swimming match at the Brixton Amateur Swimming baths by…

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Belmont and Pelican Flat Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1881 · page 2

The varied programme of aquatics advertised to take place at Lake Macquire, though attractively diversified, did not result in getting together so…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1881 · page 3

On, Saturday, an interesting game was played between the Ironclads and Stroud Clubs, on the former's ground. The local team succeeded in putting…

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Stockton Regatta. OFFICIALS—President, Edwin Hunt, Esq.; vice presidents, P. J. Fogarty, Esq., and Charles Chatfield, Esq; joint treasurers, Messrs. P. Callen and John Rae; judge, Charles Chatfield, Esq.; referee, Mr. Thomas Stratten; starter, Mr. Robert Young; committee, Messrs. A. Edwards, Wm. Tongue, T. Stratten, J. M. Devereux, A. Blaxell, J McEarchen, J. Poile, R. Young, M. Callen, J. Rae, P. J. Fogarty, Chas. Chatfield, C. Bruce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1881 · page 2

The annual regatta at Stockton was one of the chief attractions of the day, and notwithstanding the threatening aspect of the weather in the forenoon,…

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Stockton Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1881 · page 2

THE settling in connection with the late Stockton Regatta took place at the General Washington Hotel last night. The prices were handed over to the…

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