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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1885

418 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 21

Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 5

THE following have been chosen to represent the Advance, Second Fifteen against the Orientals, to be played on the Newcastle Football Ground this Saturday,…

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Newcastle Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 5

Owing to the uncertainty of the weather no arrangements have been made about a special train to Maitland this afternoon. The following are therefore requested to…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 June 1885 · page 4

The match Wallsend versus Newcastle City under the Association rules, played on the Wallsend cricket ground on Saturday afternoon, resulted in a drawn game, each…

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Tamworth Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 June 1885 · page 4

The next meeting of the Tamworth Race Club has been fixed for Wednesday and Thursday, the 29th and 30th of July next. Five events are set down for decision on the…

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Latest Sporting News. Liverpool Jockey Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 June 1885 · page 4

THESE races came off on the Liverpool course on Saturday afternoon and were highly successful. The weather was delightful, and consequently there was a large…

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Moonee Valley Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1885 · page 5

A race meeting took place at Moonee Valley on Saturday. The Hurdle Race was won by Vulcan, Pride of Oatlands and Berrigan being second and third…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 June 1885 · page 3

The entries of the New South Wales Coursing Club at Woodstock closed to-day…

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Football. Wallsend v. Newcastle City

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 June 1885 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon, in company with some 30 other admirers of the Australasian game, including Messrs. Keightley, Hyde, A. Fenwick, Brooks. etc., prominent…

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Latest Sporting News. Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1885 · page 5

The following is the team picked to represent the Advance against the Murrurundi Football Club, to be played at Murrurundi on Saturday next, 27th inst., to proceed per…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 June 1885 · page 3

The following are the fixtures of the Newcastle City Club for the month of July, viz:—Against Lambton on 4th; Combined Sydney Club on 11th; Wallsend 18th; and…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1885 · page 6

The following are chosen to represent Waratah Foot Ball Club in a match against Orientals to-day at Waratah:—Slack, Chapman man (captain), Bull, Brien, Upfold,…

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Raymond Terrace Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1885 · page 6

The day's racing to be held under the auspices of the Raymond Terrace Turf Club on Monday should pass off most successfully. The entries are numerous, whilst the weights…

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Latest Sporting News. the Raymond Terrace Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 June 1885 · page 4

THE above races take place to-day, and should prove a great success. Fully a score of bags are expected to strip for the big event, which should therefore prove an…

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St. Ignatius College Rowing Club. First Annual Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1885 · page 8

President, Rev. T. Gartlan, S.J.; captain, Mr. C. M'Neely; honorary secretary and treasurer, Mr. J. Fagan. Committee: Messrs. J. M'Carthy, J. Jennings, J…

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Latest Sporting News. Lower Hunter Turf Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1885 · page 8

THE second annual meeting in connection with the above club took place on the newly-made Raymond Terrace course yesterday, and was fairly successful. The weather was…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1885 · page 4

The football match between the Orientals, of Newcastle and the Waratah Club took place in the Crystal Palace Gardens, Waratah, on Saturday afternoon. There was a…

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N.s.w. Coursing Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1885 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—At a committee meeting of the New South Wales Coursing Club yesterday, it was resolved that a portion of the July programme should lapse and…

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Sporting. Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1885 · page 8

BERRIMA, Wednesday.—The Berrima Coursing Club commenced the second meeting of the season to-day. The weather was clear but very cold. The ground was in…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1885 · page 8

A meeting of the secretaries of the Northern district clubs playing the Australasian game took place last evening. West Maitland, East Maitland, Lambton, Newcastle…

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The Athletic Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1885 · page 5

The Sydney Amateur Athletic, Club had satisfactory annual meeting last night. There is a credit balance of £40…

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