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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1884

380 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 19

Football Notes

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

Saturday was a magnificent day for outdoor pastimes, and the match Wallsend v. Newcastle City was largely patronised. Owing to the fact that the Newcastle…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1884 · page 4

The postponed match, Newcastle City versus Northumberland Clubs, will take pities at Maitland next Saturday afternoon, when doubtless the local boys will do their utmost to regain their prestige…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1884 · page 8

The following team has been chosen to represent the Advance Football Club against the Imperial Football Club, of Sydney, to-day. The game wilt take place in the Crystal Palace…

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Football. Victoria v. New South Wales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 July 1884 · page 3

Disregarding the unfavourable weather, the Victorian and New South Wales teams made their appearance on the Agricultural Society's Ground shortly after 3 o'clock…

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Intercolonial Football Matches. Queensland V. New South Wales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 July 1884 · page 3

A meeting of the committee of the New Wales Football Association was held at the Cambridge Club Hotel, Oxford-street, on Friday night, to complete arrangements in…

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Latest Sporting News. Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1884 · page 4

Next Saturday afternoon the Lambton and Newcastle City Football Clubs try conclusions on Arnott's paddock. The game is certain to be very closely contested, as…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 August 1884 · page 4

The following are the names of the players chosen to represent the Newcastle City Football Club in the match against Lambton, to be played in Arnott's paddock to-morrow afternoon, viz.:—…

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Football Notes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 August 1884 · page 5

The match for this afternoon, between the Lambton and Newcastle City clubs, under the Australian Association rules, is likely to be productive of some exciting play, and Arnott's…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 August 1884 · page 3

The match played in Arnott's paddock on Saturday, between the Newcastle City Club and the Lambton club, ended in a draw slightly in favour of the former. "Drop Kick's" criticism…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1884 · page 3

The match played on Arnott's paddock last Saturday afternoon, between the Lambton and Newcastle City Clubs, ended in a draw game, slightly in favour of the New…

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Football Notes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 August 1884 · page 3

Next Saturday, weather permitting, the Newcastle City Club will send a team to Maitland to play against the Northumberland Club. The match is being anxiously looked forward to by the…

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Newcastle Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 August 1884 · page 3

The crushing defeat inflicted on our team in Sydney, on Friday last, when the Arfoma Club beat them by thirty-two points to nil, will not, I hope, dishearten them, but rouse them to fresh…

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Coursing N. S. W. Coursing Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 August 1884 · page 8

SYDNEY, Friday.—The following is the running for the second day of the final meeting of the above club at Bowral, on Thursday: COOPER STAKES…

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Football Notes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 August 1884 · page 8

The long-looked for contest between the Northumberland and Newcastle City Clubs takes place at Maitland this afternoon. A good game is certain to result, as the Maitlanders are determined…

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Football. Wallsend V. Singleton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 August 1884 · page 8

On Saturday a team from Wallsend proceeded to Singleton, to test the metal of the Singeltonians. The Wallsenders arrived early, and were conducted to their quarters by the local team's Secretary,…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 August 1884 · page 3

The Northumberland (Maitland) Football Club defeated the Newcastle City team on Saturday by three goals to one. ''Drop-Kick's" extended report of the game will appear in to-morrow's…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1884 · page 3

The match between the Newcastle City and Northumberland Football Clubs did not draw a very large crowd to the Maitland racecourse on Saturday afternoon, only about 400 people assembling to…

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Newcastle Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1884 · page 3

I was very pleased to see a good muster of members last Saturday afternoon, to take part in a scratch match, when about twenty-four men turned up, including some members of the…

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Novel Cricket Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 August 1884 · page 2

LONDON, Monday.—A match is arranged for September 15th between mixed teams of Australians and Englishmen—smokers v. non-smokers. Lord Harris captains the…

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Latest Sporting News. the Druit Town Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 August 1884 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The A.J.C. Club have decided never again to allow the Druit Town races to be under their rules…

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