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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1883

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Latest Sporting News. Parramatta Jockey Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 January 1883 · page 3

Judge, Mr. Edoop; steamer, Mr. Dunn; Stewards, Committee of Club. This club having been prevented from holding their customary Boxing Day races,…

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Lambton Athletic Sports. President, Thomas Crondace, Esq., J.p.; Vice President, Mr. Edward Lightfoot; Judge, El Chbadwick, Esq.: Treasurer, Mr. Richard Ward Secretary, Mr. James M Williams; Committee;Thos, smith, Eli Chadwick, G. Guyatt, Thos. Murphy. C.Bryant, G. Bunn, j. Clark, C. Reaveley, A.Purvis, h. Archibald, H. Johnson, and R. [?]ibson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1883 · page 2

The inaugural meeting of the above club was held at Lambton yesterday, in the presence of a large concourse of spectators, numbering fully 10[?]0 persons. The…

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Minmi Annual Races. President, Mr.J. Croft; Judge, Mr. H. Fenwick; clerk of the course, Mr. W. Thomas; handicapper, Mr. W. C. Quinton: Starter, Mr. W. Fenwick; clerk of the seales, Mr. J. A. Young; secretary. Mr. H. Woods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1883 · page 2

The New Year's meeting of the Minmi Jockey Club yesterday was in more than one respect very successful and enjoyable At the outset, splendid weather prevailed…

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Cricket. Newcastle C.C. v. Carlton (Sydney.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1883 · page 3

A most interesting, cricket match was played on the Newcastle ground on Saturday, 30th December, and Monday, 1st January, between the above clubs, and as the…

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Latest Sporting News. Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 January 1883 · page 3

The following players have been chosen to represent the second eleven Clads in their match with the Hamilton C.C. on Saturday next, on latter club's ground,…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1883 · page 5

The following players will represent the the Wickham C.C. on Saturday against Tighes Hill, at Wickham: Berry, Bond, Bryant, Cater, Gilbert, J. and T. Hogue,…

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Latest Sporting News. Lambton Athletic Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 January 1883 · page 3

Upwards of a thousand persons congregated on the convincing ground, to witness the sports on Saturday last. The weather was showery at intervals, but not of…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1883 · page 2

The following will represent the Lambton Half-Holiday C.C. in a match against the Newcastle Half-Holiday Club, on the former's ground, on Thursday next, the 11th…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1883 · page 3

The Canterbury Times says that C. Cox, of Wanganui, New Zealand, hit a ball over a hedge, which stood by measurement 156 yards from the wicket…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1883 · page 3

A interesting cricket match took place on Saturday, 13th inst., between eleven representatives from Arnott's Biscuit Factory and a like number from Proctor's…

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Original Correspondence. the Newcastle Regatta. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1883 · page 3

SIR,—I noticed the other day that the regatta committee had carried forward a balance of some £148 to next year's fund. We are all aware that the last regatta was…

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THE Intercolonial Cricket Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1883 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.— For the intercolonial cricket match the Melbourne team will be comprised of M'Donnell, Horan, Boyle, Palmer, Blackham, Midwinter,…

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Cricket. the Cup Matches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1883 · page 3

NEWCASTLE FIRST ELEVEN v. FIRST ELEVEN IRONCLADS, fourth day, January 20th.—The "not outs," brothers Webb, continued their innings, Tracey and Gilbert…

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Latest Sporting News. Sydney Turf Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1883 · page 3

THE Sydney Turf Club hold a one day's meeting on the Randwick racecourse to-day. The bill of fare is a really fist-class one, there being no less than seven races, all of…

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Athletics in America. Myers (Of America) V. George (Of England), Champion Amateurs of the World

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1883 · page 3

One of the distances for the great international event have been run, and Myers won with the greatest ease imaginable, George never having a ghost of a chance to…

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Minmi Athletic Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1883 · page 4

The sports held at Minmi, under the auspices of the Minmi Cricket and Athletic Clubs, were, on the whole, fairly successful. The gathering took place on the new cricket…

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THE International Cricket Match. Second Day—saturday, January 27

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 January 1883 · page 3

SYDNEY, Saturday.—The match was resumed at 12 o'clock, although the weather was very threatening, and interfered considerably with the progress of the play…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1883 · page 3

The following will represent the H. H. v. Carltons, on Lillywhite's ground. Play to start to-day, at 2.15:—G. and T. Gilbert, Smith, Dalby, Robbins, Alcock, Hale,…

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Wallsend and Plattsburg Regatta Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1883 · page 3

THE events not contested at the above club's annual regatta on the 26th January, cams off on Saturday last, at Mr. Speers, Lake Macquarie. The weather in the…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 February 1883 · page 4

The full programme of the New South Wales Coursing Club for the season 1883 has boon published. The first meeting will be held next May at Eridge Park, Bowral,…

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