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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1885

418 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 21

University Cricket Match

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

LONDON, Wednesday.—The annual cricket match between the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge was concluded today, the latter winning by seven wickets…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1885 · page 3

The Newcastle cricket ground will this afternoon be the scene of the match between the Lambton and Newcastle City Clubs. Admission will be free, as the management…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 July 1885 · page 3

THE match, Newcastle City versus Lambton, played on the Newcastle Cricket Ground on Saturday afternoon, ended in a drawn game, one goal being kicked for each side. The…

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Latest Sporting News. Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 July 1885 · page 8

The match Lambton versus Newcastle City Club, played on the local cricket ground last Saturday, attracted a moderate number of spectators, including a sprinkling…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 July 1885 · page 4

Mr. M. Turnbull, our genial host of the Newcastle Rifles Hotel, Junction, according to advertisement, entertained a great number of persons on Saturday last with a…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 July 1885 · page 4

A match has been arranged between the West Maitland Half-holiday Football Club and a mixed team from the Newcastle City Club, to take place at Newcastle on Friday…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 July 1885 · page 4

The team to represent the Great Northern District in the match against combined Sydney clubs, to-morrow, has been chosen, and is as follows:—Messrs. Harris…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 7

This afternoon the match of the season, as far as New South Wales is concerned, will be played on the Newcastle Cricket Ground, when a team chosen from all the…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 5

A MATCH between teams from the West Maitland Half-holiday Club and the Newcastle City Club was played on St. John's Green yesterday afternoon. The game…

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English Cricket Items

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 7

In the match between the M. C. C. and Ground against the Oxford University, the honours entirely rested with the M. C. C., who, with only five wickets down in their…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 July 1885 · page 4

The football match between the Combined Northern district and the Combined Sydney (Association Game) came off on Saturday afternoon, on the Newcastle cricket ground,…

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Harrow and Eton Cricket Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 July 1885 · page 3

The cricket match, Eton v. Harrow, was won by the latter by three wickets…

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Athletics at Wagga Wagga

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 July 1885 · page 4

The footrace, 440 yards, for £50 a side, between H. M'Darra and T. Griffin, took place near the old show grounds on Saturday afternoon, in the presence of an…

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Victorian Coursing Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1885 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Waterloo. Cup morning b[?]oke with a tog of such denseness that, as they say in London, "Folks require a cheese knife to cut their…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1885 · page 5

The Premier, in reply to a deputation of footballers and others, has refused to grant the ground at the entrance to the domain, and further said that all…

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Victoria Coursing Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 July 1885 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The second day of the Waterloo Cup was run to-day in charming weather. The attendance was only moderate. His Excellency, Sir H…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 July 1885 · page 4

The following have been chosen to represent the Waratah club in a match to be played in the Crystal Palace Gardens against the Orientals on Saturday:—…

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New Racing Club in Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 July 1885 · page 3

The secretary of the South Australian Jockey Club announces that a new club is being formed, to be called the Racing and Coursing Club of South Australia…

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English Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 July 1885 · page 5

The Yorkshire team easily defeated the Nottingham[?]hire team at cricket…

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Sporting. Victoria Racing Club. the Grand National Meeting. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 July 1885 · page 4

Although the weather in the early portion of the day promised to materially interfere with the success of the Grand National Steeplechase Meeting, it cleared up before…

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