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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1884

380 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 19

Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 August 1884 · page 3

A football match will take place on Saturday next between the Newcastle and Advance Football Clubs. The last time these clubs met the former won by two points to nil, and the latter hope to…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 August 1884 · page 3

Great excitement is prevalent at present in the mining townships of Wallsend and Lambton just at present in view of the match between the clubs representing these places, to take place to-morrow…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 August 1884 · page 5

WAGGA, Friday.—At the Wagga coursing meeting yesterday for the Cup, in the deciding course Captivity beat Eurimbla; and for the Ladies' Bracelet Vixen beat Gift…

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(From Our Own Correspondent.) New English Cricket Team

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1884 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday,—Alfred Shaw leaves England on September 17 with another cricket team…

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Football Extraordinary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 August 1884 · page 3

During a match played at Onchunga (N.Z.), on July 12, between Manukau and Parnell, it is said that a player named Hart was severely bitten in the check by a Maori named Dawson. Another, player,…

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Wallsend Athletic Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 August 1884 · page 3

A meeting of the members of this club was held on Monday night, at Mr. James Wilson's Railway Hotel, Wallsend. Tenders for finding a place of meeting during the next twelve months were read,…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 August 1884 · page 3

LAMBTON V. WALLSEND.—The return match between the above clubs took place on the Lambton Reserve on Saturday, resulting in another victory for the latter by two goals and nine behinds to two…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 August 1884 · page 3

The match between the Newcastle and Advance Football Clubs came off on the Newcastle ground last Saturday, before a large number of spectators, and contrary to expectation, the Newcastle Club…

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Latest Sporting News. the Hawkesbury Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 August 1884 · page 8

THE second day of these races take place on the Clarendon course to-day. There are six events on the programme, box the chief one of interest to Northern readers is the Hawkesbury Handicap…

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Football. Advance v. ORIENTAL

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1884 · page 3

This match took place last Saturday afternoon on St. John's Green, and occasioned some little interest. The teams were unequal as regards weight and strength, the advance being greatly…

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Northern Jockey Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1884 · page 3

Nominations for the Flying Handicap, N. J. C., Epsom, Maitland Mile, Ladies' Bracelet, and Duckenfield Park Handicaps must reach the secretary before 4 p.m. to-day. Entries by telegram…

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Settling for the Hawkesbury Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 August 1884 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The settling for the Hawkesbury races was satisfactory £2222 were paid in prizes…

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Newcastle Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 August 1884 · page 3

The above club will end their season next Saturday week, 6th September, when they are to meet the University team, which is the senior club of the season, and it is to be hoped our…

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Wallsend and Plattsburg Athletic Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 August 1884 · page 3

A meeting of the Wallsend and Plattsburg Athletic Club was held on Monday evening, at Mr. W. Ralph's Northumberland Hotel; Mr. John Simpson in the chair. The Secretary (Mr. John…

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Newcastle Cricket and Football Club's Annual Athelic Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 August 1884 · page 5

The programme for these popular sports, which take place on September 27th, appears in another column. As usual a splendid list of events is issued, and opportunities given for the display of…

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Wallsend Athletic Gathering

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 August 1884 · page 5

In another column will be found the programme of the above, which is to come off on the 8th and 10th November next. £200 will be given away in prizes, and entries for the Grand handicap close…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 September 1884 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—In the return football match, between New South Wales and Queensland, the latter won by three goals to two…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1884 · page 3

Owing to the impossibility of the Newcastle City Club obtaining a ground on which to play the Waratah (a Sydney) Club next Saturday afternoon, the match, which was the last engagement of the…

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Latest Sporting News. Northern Jockey Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1884 · page 3

At 2.30 p.m. to-morrow (Friday) Messrs. Brunker and Wolfe will submit to public competition, at Cohen's Hotel, West Maitland, the right of holding the gates of admission, booths, stalls, etc., at…

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Newcastle Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 September 1884 · page 3

The following will be the probable team to represent the Newcastle Club in the match against the University team on Saturday next, viz. Bradden, Bode, Chapman, Bruen, Donaldson, Graham…

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