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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1884

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Latest Sporting News. V. R. C. Autumn Races. Third Day.—saturday, March 8

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 March 1884 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—The weather for the third day of the V. R. C. Autumn Meeting is dull ad cloudy, and a muggy heat prevailing. Yesterday's showers have put…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1884 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The cricket the Australian Eleven and Fifteen has been abandoned, owing to hence The former team have tone to Adclaided…

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The Coming Cricket Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1884 · page 2

A more formidable list of cricket fixtures than that just arranged at Lord's for the corning year has never before whetted the appetite of our cricket in public. Our own…

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Settling for Melbourne Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1884 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—£10,609 has been paid as prizes at the last Melbourne race meeting…

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Cricket. South Australians v. Australian Eleven

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1884 · page 8

ADELAIDE, Friday. In the above match, the former scored 528 runs for ton wickets. LAYER.—South Australia: first innings, 250 Australian Eleven: M'Donnell, b. Claxton, 22…

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Cricket. the Australian Eleven

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1884 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Monday.—In the cricket match on Saturday between the Eleven and Fifteen of South Australia, the Australian Eleven in their first innings made 268 runs, and in their second, 112 for…

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Latest Sporting News. Murrurundi Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 March 1884 · page 3

MURRURUNDI, Thursday.—The setting for the above took place on Tuesday night, at the Royal Hotel, Mr. G. Hunt, of Newcastle, being the largest winner with Budelight. Champagne…

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Novel Cricket Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 March 1884 · page 2

ON Saturday afternoon, on the grounds of the Hospital for the Insane, an interesting cricket match took place between eleven hotelkeepers of Newcastle and an eleven…

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Canterbury Park Races. Patron, Hon. Jas. White, M.L.C.; judge, Hon. R. Hill, M.L.C.; handicapper, Mr. Scarr; starter, Mr. Gannon; clerk of course, Mr. Ashworth; hon. secretary, Mr. W. L. Davis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 March 1884 · page 3

A most enjoyable day's sport was given on Saturday last on this new course. The ground is delightfully situated, about one and a quarter miles from Ashfield railway…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday—In the match between the Warwicks and the Alberts, on Saturday the latter made 295 in their second innings, Moses scoring 161 not out…

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Athletics at Grafton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 March 1884 · page 3

GRAFTON, Tuesday—Two matches, said to be for twenty-five pounds aside, came off here to-day between Malone and the brothers Nands, the former conceding six yards to Thomas and four to…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1884 · page 4

The following members will represent the Half-Holiday Cricket Club in a match against the veterans, this (Thursday) afternoon, on the City Ground, Play commences 2.15 :—R. Feyie, T…

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Latest Sporting News Newcastle Rowing Club Annual Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1884 · page 4

This now annual event takes place next Saturday afternoon, and promises to be a very successed affair. The programmes includes seven mors, which all seem likely to be well contested. The…

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Northern Jockey Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1884 · page 4

Horsewrers and trainers are reminded that nominations for all the events to be run at the above meeting, must be in the hands of the secretary (Mr. W. C. Quinton), at West Maitland,…

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Newcastle Rowing Club Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1884 · page 8

This now annual event takes place to-day, and promises to be a grand success for the club. The North Shore crew arrived on Thursday morning, and have been trying to get used to the course,…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1884 · page 4

The Cup Matches.—Two important matches will be commenced to-day. The First Newcastle, on their ground, play eighteen of the Clerleals. The Ironolads First engage, on their ground, fifteen of…

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Newcastle Rowing Club Annual Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 March 1884 · page 3

The above took place on Saturday afternoon and we are sorry for the sake of the Club that the weather was so bad that it was impossible to row. By advertisement the steamer Adeline was to…

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Cricket Items, and the Cup Matches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 March 1884 · page 3

Half-Holiday Club v. Veterans of the Newcastle C. Club.—A pleasant afternoon was spent on Thursday last, on the ground of the N. C. Club, between the above-named. Many of the Veterans…

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Woolloomooloo Bay Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1884 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—The above regatta took place on Saturday afternoon. Trickett and Clifford declined to be present. Brett had a walk over for the Senior Seulls, and the All-comers Race fell to…

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Swimming Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1884 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—In the swimming match, Konnyv, M'Indoe, the former won the second heat by half a mile. He claims the championship…

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