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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1883

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Latest Sporting News. Sculling Races for the Hunt Trophy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 December 1883 · page 3

The final heat for this trophy, value £150, and a sweepstakes of £20 each, came off on the champion course, Parramatta River, on Saturday afternoon, between the…

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Schools Cricket Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 December 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A team of cricketers from the Melbourne Grammar school have arrived to contest matches with the Sydney Grammar School and the King's School Parramatta…

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N.s.w. Cricket Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 December 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A meeting of the N.S.W. Cricket Association was held at Aaron's Hotel, last evening; Mr. Gibson occupying the chair. The following players were selected to compose the…

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Latest Sporting News. Wallsend Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 December 1883 · page 2

MR. T. ALNWICK sold the gates, booths, etc., for the Wallsend Turf Club, at Mr. Lorey's, on Saturday, which brought the following prices.—Messrs. Thurling and…

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Latest Sporting News. Cricket. Intercolonial Grammar Schools Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 December 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The cricket contests between representatives of the Melbourne and Sydney Grammar Schools was commenced on Monday, on the Association…

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Newcastle Annual Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 December 1883 · page 5

A COMMITTEE meeting of the above was held last night at the Terminus Hotel. Present: Mr. C. H. Hannell (in the chair, Messrs Whyte, Aggar, Burke, Fraser, Fitzpatrick, Sidney, and F. Gardiner…

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The Wallsend Jockey Club Christmas Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 December 1883 · page 5

The bill of fare set down for Boxing and the following day should satisfy all lovers of racing. True, the quality of the nags engaged is not first-class, but what is lost…

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Latest Sporting News. Wallsend Christmas Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 December 1883 · page 5

As my compeer "Scribbler" has devoted space to a review of the horses engaged in the different events, I will confine myself to simply trying to "spot" the winners…

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Boxing Day Attractions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 December 1883 · page 2

FOLLOWING is a brief resume of the chief Boxing Day attractions advertised. Readers will find that they have plenty from which to pick and choose in the wa[?] of a days' outing. As usual…

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Randwick Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 December 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—To-day the weather was delightful throughout, and all the places of resort were crowded to any extent; Randwick races being the most…

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The Intercolonial Cricket Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 December 1883 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The thirty-first Intercolonial match with Victoria commenced yesterday on the Melbourne Cricket Ground. There were 15,000…

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Cricket. Gunnedah v. Tighe's Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 December 1883 · page 3

GUNNEDAH, Thursday.—In the match Gunnedah versus Tighe's Hill, Gunnedah made 123 in the first innings, and Tighe's Hill 24 in the first, and 29 in the second…

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Coursing Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 December 1883 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday,—At a meeting of the Coursing Club yesterday it was resolved that the Waterloo Cup be run at Woodstock instead of at Bowral…

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The Intercolonial Cricket Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 December 1883 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The Intercolonial Cricket match was continued to-day by Horan and Lewis, the not-out men resuming the bats, to the bowling of Garrett and…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 December 1883 · page 2

The Arundels of Sydney v. First Newcastle.—The Newcastle Clubs' ground was visited on Monday last by a team of young and promising cricketers, yclept the…

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The Intercolonial Cricket Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 December 1883 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—The weather to-day was fearfully hot. A strong northerly wind was blowing, and there were clouds of dusts all across the ground,…

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Lambton Athletic Gathering

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 December 1883 · page 2

One of the leading attractions to-morrow will be the sports, under the auspices of the Lambton Athletic Club, which will take place on the convincing…

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