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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1884

380 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 19

Parliamentary Cricket Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1884 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—In a cricket match yesterday on the Domain, between a Parliamentary eleven and a team from Orange, the latter scored 162, and the former 41…

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Sydney Turf Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1884 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The postponement of the Sydney Turf Club Races has caused little change in the betting. Comet is firmer for the Cup. Normanby was…

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Latest Sporting News. Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 May 1884 · page 3

THE above races after a postponement since Saturday last, caused through the inclemency of the weather, takes place to-day; and, as far as appearances go at…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 May 1884 · page 3

The Newcastle City Football Club, open the season next Saturday on the Newcastle Cricket Ground, the opposing team being the first twenty of the Northumberland…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 May 1884 · page 3

A cricket match between the employees of Messrs. Wood Brothers and Messrs. Toohey and Moore (combined) will take place in the Crystal Palace Gardens,…

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Latest Sporting News. Newcastle Jockey Club Races. Queen's Birthday Meeting. President, Judge, and Handicapper—C. H. Hannell; Starter—R. Fleming; Clerk of the Course—J. S. Ash; Clerk of the Scales—H. Alderton; Secretary—Robert Fleming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 May 1884 · page 3

THE Queen's Birthday Meeting of the above club, which was intended to have been held on Saturday last, but had to be postponed on account of the weather, was held…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1884 · page 5

The season for the above-named sport will be opened in real earnest this afternoon by a match between the Northumberland (Maitland) and Newcastle City Clubs, at Newcastle. The members…

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The Sydney Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1884 · page 4

The postponed races of the Sydney Turf Club which should have taken place last Saturday take place to-day. Our Sydney tipsters last night wired that Privateer. Highland Mary, or Tom…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 June 1884 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—At the Australian Coursing Club's meeting yesterday, the St. Leger, for puppies, was won by Mr. J. B. Trott's Silver King. The Railway Stakes, for an age was won by Mr…

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Football. New Zealand v. N.S. Wales (Rugby)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 June 1884 · page 3

SYDNEY, Saturday.—The first match between the representatives of these two colonies was played this afternoon, at the Agricultural Society's Ground, Moore Park. Following are the names…

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Football. Newcastle City V. Northumberland (Maitland)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 June 1884 · page 3

The above Association football clubs played the opening match of the season on the Newcastle cricket ground, on Saturday afternoon. There was a fair attendance of ladies on the grand stand, but…

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Football. Northumberland V. Newcastle City

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

The Newcastle cricket ground was the scene of the match between the above-named Association clubs last Saturday afternoon. The weather was beautifully line, and from 400 to 500 persons…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 June 1884 · page 3

The Grand Intercolonial Football Match—New Zealand v. Newcastle—takes place of [?] on the Newcastle Cricket Club's ground; kick off at 3 o'clock…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 June 1884 · page 3

THE TROPHY FOR THE HIGHEST AVERAGE SCORE IN THE NEWCASTLE DISTRICT.—Secretaries are requested to send in the name of their highest average scorer, with the list of all matches played…

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Football. New Zealanders v. Combined Newcastle Team. Victory for the Visitors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 June 1884 · page 3

THE long-looked-forward-to match between the New Zealand footballers and a combined local team, came off on the Newcastle Cricket Club's ground yesterday…

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Cricket Trophies. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 June 1884 · page 3

SIR,—I noticed with interest the proceedings in connection with the presentation of the trophy given by Mr. C. Hannell the other evening to the Newcastle City…

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The Late Football Match. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 June 1884 · page 3

SIR,—I think the Government must think the citizens of Newcastle have little to do when they proclaim a holiday as they did yesterday, because of a football match…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1884 · page 8

The following playing players been selected to represent the wallsend Club in a match against the Northumberland F.C at Wallsend:—J., G., and W. Du Guid, Kilpatrick. Blakman, A…

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Liverpool Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1884 · page 8

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Liverpool races have been Postponed to the 14th inst…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 June 1884 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Mr. H. Gore's Gooro, by Grenadier—Girofla, won the Great Southern Cup, boating Mr. W. M'Culloch's Monsoon…

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