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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1883

297 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 15

Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—In the cricket match, for the Holdsworth Cup, Carltons v. Alberts, the latter lost three wickets for 289 runs. A. Bannerman was not out for…

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Latest Sporting News. Newcastle Annual Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 November 1883 · page 2

ON Monday evening a publicly convened meeting was held at Sidney's Terminus Hotel, for the purpose of making arrangements in connection with the twenty-seven…

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Lambton Athletic Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 November 1883 · page 2

The Athletic Sports Club have announced for New Year's Day an All-comers' Handicap, 150 yards, first prize £20; and Miners' Handicap, 130 yards,…

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Newcastle Annual Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 November 1883 · page 8

A meeting of the Regatta Committee was held at Sidney's Teriminus Hotel last evening; the president, Mr. C. H. Hannell, in the chair. There were also present—Messrs. Joseph Wood, Fraser,…

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The Stockton Regatta. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 November 1883 · page 8

Dear Sir,—I beg to draw your attention to a mistake made in the report of the Watermen's Skiff Race, held on the 9th instant, at Stockton, You say that the Young Australia led and won, which is…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 November 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—In the cricket match for the Holdsworth Cup the Carltons, in their first innings, scored 365, A. Bannerman scoring 174. The Alberts in their first innings had 4 wickets downs for 125…

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Stockton Annual Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 November 1883 · page 2

THE consummation of the Stockton Annual Regatta took place on Monday evening, when the committee gave a big thing in the way of "spreads" to the officers, their…

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Cricket. Adelaide v. MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 November 1883 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—Yesterday an Adelaide team defeated a Melbourne team by 1 innings and 92 runs to spare…

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Latest Sporting News. Cricket. the Cup Contests, and Club Match, Newcastle v. IRONCLADS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 November 1883 · page 3

THE lovers of the noble game were afforded a treat on Saturday last. No less than three Cup matches were set down for their delectation, added to which was an important…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 November 1883 · page 3

The bootmakers and saddlers held final meeting on Tuesday evening, at Dean's Hotel, previous to their cricket match, which takes place on Saturday afternoon next, in the grounds of the asylum,…

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Cricket. the Cup Contests, and Club Match, Newcastle v. IRONCLADS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 November 1883 · page 4

The unfinished matches of Saturday last will be continued to day, at 3 p.m. Wallsend First Eleven v. 18 of Hamilton, at Hamilton. Scores—First innings: Wallsend, 28; Hamilton, 34.—Rising…

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Lake Macquarie. Regatta Settling

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 November 1883 · page 3

A most satisfactory settlement of the Lake Macquarie Annual Regatta took place at Mr. Taaffe's Pelican Flat Hotel on Saturday evening, 17th instant. Mr. John…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 November 1883 · page 2

A match, which is expected to create a considerable amount of interest, will take place on the Newcastle Cricket Ground to-morrow afternoon, between on eleven from the ships Cutty Sark and…

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Cricket. the Cup Matches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1883 · page 3

Saturday last brought to a conclusion several of the Cup contests, and also witnessed the finish of the club game, Ironclads v. Newcastle C. Club. As predicted…

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Latest Sporting News. Cricket. a Lambton Cricket Squabble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1883 · page 8

Our local cricket clubs are disagreeing with each other. On Thursday, the Half-holiday Club had arranged to play a match on the part of the Recreation Ground commonly used for the…

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Lotteries on Horse-racing in India. (London Sporting News.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1883 · page 8

MANY readers are probably unfamiliar with the system of lotteries, which is the substitute for betting on Indian racecourses, and the following description is for the benefit…

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Ladies' Cricket Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 December 1883 · page 3

London Society says:—Ladies' cricket matches are becoming rather common. Mrs. Fuller's Eleven v. Miss Peel's Eleven at Courteenhall in Northamptonshire, the…

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Newcastle Annual Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 December 1883 · page 4

A MEETING of the committee in connection with the above was held at the Terminus Hotel last night; Mr. Hannell in the chair. There were also present Messrs. Fraser, Aggar, Whyte, Sidney, Fitzpatrick,…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 December 1883 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—The first match of the Australian eleven is fixed to take place at Lord Sheffield's Park on May 12th…

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Result of Racing Omnibuses. a Citizen Terribly Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 December 1883 · page 2

ON Saturday night, about 11 o'clock, a passenger by omnibus to Wallsend, Mr. James Leonard, a resident at that township, whilst returning home, met with an…

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