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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1884

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Maitland Athletic Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1884 · page 2

Another day's sports in connection with the above took place, and taking into consideration the Boxing Day meeting, they may be put down as a failure, as far as…

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Minmi J. C. Races. Under the management of the Committee of the Minmi Jockey Club. President, Mr. R. Richards; judge, Mr. H. Fenwick; clerk of the course, Mr. A. Moran; handicapper, Mr. W. G. Quinton; starter, Mr. W. Fenwick; clerk of the scales, Mr. Win. Cookson. Committee—Messrs. P. Hogan, N. Power, H. Williams, John Ryan, A. Crouch Bassett, and John Wright; Secretary, H. Woods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1884 · page 2

The New Year's meeting of the above took place yesterday on the usual leave swamp land course. About Five hundred horsemen and pedestrians, intermingled…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1884 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—At a meeting of the N.S. Wales Coursing Club yesterday, it was resolved to run the Waterloo Cup on May 2…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1884 · page 3

The Murrurundi Times of Saturday last slates that the local club is to receive a very acceptable New Year's Gift, in the form of a matting wicket, from Mr. T. K…

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West Maitland Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1884 · page 7

Our Maitland friends hold their usual anniversary regatta on Anniversary Day, and it promises to be us successful as hitherto. A programme of four races appears elsewhere. The course of…

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Latest Sporting News Wallsend and Plattsburg Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1884 · page 7

The Wallsend and Plattsburg Regatta committees' programme appears elsewhere, and is of a very attractive character. Aspirants to acquatic fame should study it…

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Newcastle City Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1884 · page 2

On Saturday evening, last the members of the above club, together with several other influential citizens, entertained Mr. W. H. Woodland at the Ship Inn. Mr…

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Cricket. Christmas Tour of the Tighe's Hill Cricket Club. [Communicated.]

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1884 · page 3

On Christmas morning at 8 o'clock thirteen members of the above club started from Newcastle by train for Gunnedah and Narrabri. The morning was dull, but not so the company, and one…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1884 · page 3

As an evidence of the increasing popalarity of this sport home, I notice by an English paper that at the end of November no less than 7840 greyhounds had been registered under the new rules…

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Snail's Bay Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1884 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—At the Sunil's Bay Regatta on Saturday. Thompson, of the Sydney R.C., defeated Middicton for the senior double sculls. The brothers Gaden defeated Brett and Seale…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1884 · page 3

THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN v. EIGHTEEN OF NEWCASTLE—The selection committee have chosen the following players to represent Newcastle in the above match on 17th, 18th and 19th insts:—…

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Latest Sporting News Cricket. the Australian Cricketers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1884 · page 3

The Australian Eleven will arrive in Newcastle this morning, and after being received by leading members of the local clubs, will go to the Great Northern Hotel. The match will be begun this…

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An Athletic Partnership

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Miller and Foley have entered into a partnership for the purpose of travelling…

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West Maitland Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1884 · page 4

The programme for the above appears in another columns to-day. Entrances close at 9 p.m. on Wednesday next, at Tuck's Hotel, West Maitland…

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Latest Sporting News Wallsend and Plattsburg Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1884 · page 4

Entrances for this regatta, which takes place on Saturday next, close to night Full particulars will be found in our advertising columns…

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Grafton Athletic Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1884 · page 4

Elsewhere will be found the programme of the sports at Grafton on 17th March. The £100 Handicap ought to be a great draw, and the nominations close with Mr. Michael Rush on 22nd prox…

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[By Telegraph.] the National Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1884 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—The entries for the National Regatta closed on Saturday. There are eight races as follow:— Maiden Amateurs, pulling four cars in gigs…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1884 · page 3

In the match for the Holdsworth Cup on Saturday, the Warwicks, in their first innings scored 135, only 12 over the Carltons. The Carltons in their second lost two wickets for 157…

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Sale of Gates, Wallsend Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1884 · page 3

Mr. T. Aluwick sold on Saturday, at Mr. D. Jones Hotel, for the Amateur Racing Club—g[?]tes to Mr. J. Donaldsen for £52; J. Wilson, Railway Hotel grandstand booth, 10; W, Shoesmith, No. 1…

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Latest Sporting News. West Maitland Anniversary Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1884 · page 3

Entries for the above close to-day at 9 p.m. at Tuck's Commercial Hotel, West Maitland…

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