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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1883

297 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 15

Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 July 1883 · page 3

MATCH AT MUSWELLBROOK.—Our correspondent wires that a match took place at the above town on Saturday between the Murrurundi and and Muswellbrook Clubs, and resulted in a…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1883 · page 2

Last Saturday afternoon the Newcastle Football Club's ground, St. John's Green, was the scene of great excitement, being the occasion of a football contest between 15 selected from the…

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Melbourne Coursing Notes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1883 · page 3

The grey-hounds Rent Charge Capri, and Kingfisher, the property of Mr. William Cooper, of Sydney, have their portraitspainted in [?]. There is dissatisfaction over the decision of Mr…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1883 · page 3

Next Saturday afternoon, another important and, it is needless to say, interesting match will be played under the Rugby rules, between the two first fifteens of the Newcastle Football Club and…

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Football

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

The following players are requested to meet for practice this afternoon, in Arnott's paddock, at 4 o'clock sharp, in order that the team to represent the Newcastle City Football Club against East…

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Newcastle Cricket and Football Clubs. Annual Amateur Athletic Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1883 · page 5

As will be seen by advertisement elsewhere, the above popular gathering will take place on the Newcastle Cricket Club's ground, on Saturday, September 15. All previous sport meetings…

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Football Notes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1883 · page 5

All admirers of real—not imaginary—football will be afforded a treat to-day (Saturday), when the Newcastle City Football Club meet for the first time this season the East Sydney Club, which…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 July 1883 · page 2

The match between East Sydney and Newcastle Football Clubs came off on Saturday afternoon at the Newcastle Club Ground, resulting in a victory for the latter by two goals six hehinds to one goal,…

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Fatal Football Mishap

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday—Mr. Ernest Wright has died at Parramatta from the effects of injuries received in a scuffie at football…

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Football. Newcastle Again Victorious

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1883 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Newcastle Rugby team played the Arfomas to-day, and, after a splendidly contested game, the visitors defeated the Arfomas by five points to two. No goals were…

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Football

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

Last Tuesday night the first fifteen of the Newcastle Football Club left by the City of Brisbane for Sydney to try conclusions with a like number selected from the Arforma Club. Great interest has…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 August 1883 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The draw for the last of the New South Wales Coursing Club meetings of the season took place this evening. In consequence of the few entries in the challenge Cup, the committee…

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Coursing. N. S. W. Coursing Club's Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 August 1883 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday—The August meeting of the New South Wales Coursing Club commenced to-day, at Rooty Hill. The weather was very warm for coursing and the ground hard. Hares were…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 August 1883 · page 2

The Newcastle Football Club achieved a splendid victory on the Newcastle Cricket Ground on Saturday, over the redoubtable Wallaroos, of Sydney, the crack team of New South Wales, by two goals…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1883 · page 3

A club match was played on Saturday afternoon, 11th August, between the City and Balmain clubs, on Cook Park Green, and resulted in a victory for the City club by 10 points…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1883 · page 3

Arrangements have been made for an intercolonial match between Victoria and New South Wales, under the British Football Association rules, which is to be played next Saturday…

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Latest Sporting News. Raymond Terrace Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1883 · page 3

We regret to learn that there were very few entrances received on Saturday for the principal handicaps to be run for at this meeting on the 22nd and 23rd instant, and the two big events have…

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Football Notes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 August 1883 · page 3

On Saturday next the public will have another opportunity afforded them of witnessing a match played under the popular Association Rules. This purely Australian game has now taken such a hold…

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Latest Sporting News. Raymond Terrace Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 August 1883 · page 3

The following weights were declared yesterday for the Flying Handicap, to be run for at this meeting, which takes place on the 21st and 22nd instant…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 August 1883 · page 4

We would remind our readers of the great treat provided for them this afternoon by the Newcastle City Football Club, who play a team from Singleton in the Newcastle Cricket Ground. As both…

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