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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1883

297 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 15

Epsom Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1883 · page 5

The City and Suburban Handicap of 15 sovs each, with 500 added was run for at the Epsom Spring Meeting, on April 18, with the following result:—…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 April 1883 · page 3

Want of space prevents the insertion of cricket fixtures in to-day's issue. They will appear on Saturday…

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Cricket. the Cup Matches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1883 · page 8

Newcastle Club's first eleven v. Ironclads' first eleven, on the ground of the Newcastle club.—This game was begun on Saturday last. The attendance of spectators was not…

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Cricket

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

The following will represent the Wallsend H. H. Club against 22 of Lambton H. H. Club, on Thursday. 3rd May, at Wallsend Play to start at 2 p.m. sharp:—Stewart,…

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Victoria Racing Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 May 1883 · page 3

The Victoria racing committee have increased the added money on the Melbourne Cup from £500 to £1000; second and third horses, £200 each. The winners of either…

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Cricket. the Cup Matches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 May 1883 · page 3

Newcastle cricket Club v. First Eleven Ironclads.—This match was resumed by Freeman and Ryder, the "not outs" of the last day's playing, taking their…

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Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1883 · page 2

AN influential meeting of gentlemen was held at the Ship Inn on Friday evening last, for the purpose of establishing a football club, under the N. S. Wales…

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Latest Sporting News. Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1883 · page 3

HORSEOWNERS and others are reminded that entrances for the Newcastle Races close at 6 p.m. to-day, with the Secretary, Mr. R. Fleming…

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Cricket. the Cup Matches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 May 1883 · page 3

Newcastle 1st 11 v. Ironclads.—This game terminated very much in favour of the Newcastle Club, who won by 117 runs, the scores being:—Newcastle—1st innings,…

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Football. Fixtures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1883 · page 8

Newcastle v. Wallaroo in Sydney...May 24 Newcastle v. Balmain in Newcastle...May 26 Newcastle v. Arfomas in Newcastle...July 7 Newcastle v. Burwood in Newcastle...July 14…

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Newcastle City Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1883 · page 5

THE adjourned meeting of the club playing under the New South Wales Association Rules was held on Thursday evening at the Ship Inn, when, notwithstanding the…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1883 · page 2

HALF-HOLIDAY V. LAMBTON.—The following will represent the former in a match to be played at Lambton to-day:—Smith, Stonehouse, Webb, T. and G. Gilbert,…

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Newcastle Jockey Club Races, 24Th May

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 May 1883 · page 5

THE following are the weights for the appended races, to be run on the 24th inst.:— SHORTS HANDICAP—7 furlongs…

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Victorian Coursing Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 May 1883 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—The Derby and Oaks meeting of the Victorian Coursing Club closed yesterday morning on the Oval,…

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Swimming Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1883 · page 3

We take the following account of the swimming match between William Beckwith and Captain M. Webb from Bell's Life:—"Last Monday afternoon, February 19,…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1883 · page 3

A match was played on Saturday last between a picked fifteen of the Newcastle Football Club, and a team of twenty, comprising some of the remaining members,…

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Postponement of Murrurundi Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1883 · page 3

A telegram received yesterday announced that the Murrurundi Races have been postponed until Tuesday and Wednesday next, in consequence of wet weather…

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Latest Sporting News. Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1883 · page 3

As the May meeting in connection with the Newcastle Jockey Club takes place to-morrow, interest in the various events, amongst sporting men, is increasing, altho'…

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New South Wales Coursing Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1883 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The opening day of the New South Wales Coursing Club was well attended, the weather was delightful, and the ground in good condition, while…

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Latest Sporting News. Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1883 · page 3

As I predicted some time back, there is every probability of our enjoying "Queen's Weather" for the various amusements which take place throughout the colonies…

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