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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1883

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The Intercolonial Cricket Match. Combined Australian Team v. English Eleven

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 February 1883 · page 3

SYDNEY, Saturday.—The above match commenced to-day in the presence of a large number of spectators. The Australian team chosen represented the whole…

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Latest Sporting News. Northern Jockey Club Races

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

THESE races take place on Eales' course, on Thursday and Friday next. From appearances, the weather is not likely to be fine; but this is just the Maitlanders' luck, for as…

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THE International Cricket Match. Australian Combined Team v. English Eleven

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

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The above match was continued to-day. The attendance was large, and great interest was manifested by the spectators. The Australian Eleven…

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Northern Jocley Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1883 · page 3

The following is the list of horses scratched in the various handicaps for this meeting, which commences to-day:— FLYING HANDICAP.—Dover, Zoe,…

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Cricket

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

The following players will represent the Our Boys C. C. v. Second Eleven Ironclads, in the contest for the Hanuell Challenge Cup, on the latter's ground next Saturday,…

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Northern Jockey Club Races. First Day, Feb. 22, 1883

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

THE Northern Jockey Club had splendid weather for their races yesterday, but the attendance was only moderate, there not being above a thousand present. The most…

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SPORTING. Northern Jockey Club Races. Second Day, Friday, Feb. 23, 1883

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1883 · page 8

THE second day's racing in connection with the above Club came off yesterday at West Maitland, in the presence of about 1000 people. The weather was all that could be…

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Forthcoming International Cricket Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Melbourne Cricket Association has decided that the English team will play against the combined Australian team, and not against a…

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Cricket

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

Half-holiday C. C. v. Carlton C. Club.—The following have been selected to play in the above to-day, on the Lilywhites ground—T. and G. Gilbert, T. and J. Smith, Stone,…

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The Deciding International Cricket Match

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

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Bannerman, Murdoch, Blackham, Palmer, and Giffen have been asked to select the combined eleven of Australia, to play the deciding match…

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Cricket. the Cup Matches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 March 1883 · page 3

Newcastle C. Club (first 11) v. 22 of Tighe's Hill.—An exciting and very close finish, the Newcastle club winning by 11 runs only. It was just on the cards for the…

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Latest Sporting News. Parramatta Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 March 1883 · page 3

The race meeting of the Parramatta Jockey Club, to be hold on the 24th May next, will (says the Cumberland Mercury) be 'played out' on the old racecourse. This is…

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The Deciding International Cricket Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 March 1883 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—It is impossible to say which team opposes the Britishers, the five Victorians still refuse to play with the combined team;…

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Cricket. Fixtures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1883 · page 5

English Eleven v. Victorian Eleven, at Melbourne, March 9…

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International Cricket Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1883 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—It has been fully decided that the English team of cricketers shall play Victorians only, on March 9th, and not play a return match in New South…

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Athletics. Fixtures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1883 · page 5

Gibson v. Peddle, £10 aside, Newcastle Race course...March 9 Edwards v. O'Leary, six days' walking match, £500 aside, Prince Alfred Park, Sydney, March 12…

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Latest Sporting News. Plattsburg and Wallsend Amateur Turf Club Races. Saturday, March 3, 1883. OFFICIALS: President, Mr. James Fletcher, jun.; Judge, Mr. J. Goldie, sen.; Clerk of Course, Mr. W. Smith; Handicapper and Starter, Mr. J. Moss; Clerk of Scales, Mr. G. Stone; Secretary, Mr. R. Robertson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 March 1883 · page 3

The first meeting of the newly-formed amateur race club at Wallsend, took place on Saturday, on the Wallsend Racecourse, in the presence of about 300 people. The…

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Broke Jockey Club Races

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

The following weights were declared last evening by the handicapper, Mr. W. C. Quinton, for the three principal handicaps, to be run for at this little meeting, which…

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Gunnedah Jockey Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1883 · page 3

The undermentioned weights were declared yesterday by the handicapper, Mr. W. C. Quinton, for the leading handicaps to be run for at this meeting, which is also…

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Latest Sporting News. Wallsend Jockey Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1883 · page 3

THE following weights wore declared yesterday by Mr. W. C. Quinton, the handicapper, for the principal events to be discussed at this meeting, which will take…

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