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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1884

380 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 19

Lambton Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 May 1884 · page 3

The postponed annual meeting of the above will be held at Johnson's Exchange Hotel, Lambton, this evening, at 7.30…

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N. S. Wales Football Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 May 1884 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the above, held in Sydney on Tuesday, Mr. P. Sheridan was unanimously re-elected president of the association; Messrs. W. Wynne, A…

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Morpeth Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1884 · page 8

This event takes place at Morpeth on the Hunter River on Queen's Birthday. There are nine races in all, including one for the Coatheavers of the Hunter [?] Newcastle, S. N. Co. The…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1884 · page 8

An interesting match will take place at the Asylum grounds to-day between the employees of Messrs. Toohey Brothers and of W. F. Moore combined, versus the employees of Messrs. Wood,…

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Football. Newcastle Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1884 · page 8

The following are the matches arranged at present by the Newcastle Football Club, to take place at Newcastle:—May 17th, Redfern; May 24th, Wallaroos; June 21, King School; Junes 28…

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Newcastle Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1884 · page 8

A special meeting of the committee of the above club was held last night at the Ship Inn, with reference to the intended visit of the New Zealand (Rugby) team to the colony. It was unanimously…

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Latest Sporting News. Lambton Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 May 1884 · page 3

Our Lambton correspondent writes:—A meeting took place at Johnson's Exchange Hotel on Friday evening for the purpose of re-establishing the Lambton Football Club for the coming season…

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Latest Sporting News. West Maitland Races Again Postponed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1884 · page 3

MAITLAND, Monday.—At a special meeting of the committee of the Northern Jockey Club, held at Cohen's Hotel to-day, the West Maitland races were again…

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Latest Sporting News. Wallsend Athletic Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1884 · page 3

The athletic sports ground at Wallsend being covered with water, the sports in connection with the Miners' Home Lodge, No. 1175, have been indefinitely postponed…

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Latest Sporting News. Football. Newcastle Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1884 · page 3

IT will be seen on reference to the advertising columns that the members of the above club are to meet in uniform at the Ship Inn at 8 o'clock this evening; and as they are to play some of the…

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Football Newcastle Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 May 1884 · page 5

The members of the above club had their first run out on Thursday night, and it is regretted that more of their number did not turn up as a very enjoyable evening's sport was the result. It…

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Morpeth Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 May 1884 · page 4

The entries for the Morpeth regatta, to be held on Queen's Birthday, close on 17th inst. Trophies to the value of £42 will be given, and the added money is £103…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1884 · page 3

The Wagga folk are in the field with their first programme of the season. A committee meeting of the club was held on Monday week, when it was decided that the opening meeting should be…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1884 · page 3

The Newcastle City Club opened the season last Saturday, by a match in Arnott's paddock, between sides chosen by the Captain and Vice-Captain respectively; thirty players donned the…

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The Adelaide Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1884 · page 3

AUGUR, in the Australasian, says: The field for the Adelaide Cup has been further reduced by the withdrawal of Ringwood, who is reported to have gone lame, and one or two others may drop out…

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Latest Sporting News. West Maitland Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1884 · page 3

The twice postponed rages at West Maitland under the auspices of the Northern Jockey Club will be held to-day and to-morrow. The course is in good order again, and as the fields are all…

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N. Football Club (Rugby)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 May 1884 · page 3

A team from the Redfern club will pay fifteen of the above club, at the Newcastle Cricket Ground, on Saturday, The Redferns were the premier players in Sydney last season, so an…

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Hawkesbury Amateur Coursing Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 May 1884 · page 3

SYDNEY Tuesday—The Hawkesbury Amateur Coursing [?] successfully terminated a two day's [?]. The weather the first day was [?] and forty courses were run…

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Canterbury Park Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 May 1884 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The gates for the Canterbury Park races fetched £209…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1884 · page 3

The match between the Newcastle Football Club and the Redfern team, which was to have come off on Saturday next, has been postponed…

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