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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1885

418 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 21

Victorian Racing Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 August 1885 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.—The annual meeting of the Victorian Racing Club was held to-day, which the balance-sheet was adopted, the old committee re-elected. The gratuity to the widow of…

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N. S. Wales Coursing Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1885 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The August meeting of the New South Wales Coursing Club was well attended, the weather was gloriously fine, and the ground in capital order for running after the…

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Football. Newcastle V. Arfoma

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1885 · page 7

The return match between these clubs was played on the Agricultural Society's ground on Saturday afternoon last in the presence of a large number of spectator, and after a very pleasant game resulted…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 August 1885 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The New South Wales Coursing Club concluded its meeting at Rooty Hill to-day. The weather was again flue and warm, but the attendance was only moderate. The hares…

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Rat Coursing at the Junction

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 August 1885 · page 3

The following are the results of the different rounds which were concluded on Saturday past. Great satisfaction was given. The hares were in splendid fettle, and some really good courses were…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1885 · page 6

The Newcastle cricket ground will this afternoon he the scene of a good match under the N. S. Wales Association rules between the Newcastle City and Northumberland (Maitland) clubs. Each…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1885 · page 8

NECASTLE v. CAMMRY.—News was received yesterday that the Commarys were unable to get together a team to keep their engagement with the Newcastle Club. The match therefore will not…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1885 · page 5

A football match, Northern District versus Sydney, is announced to be played at Sydney on the 29th inst…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 August 1885 · page 3

The football match between the Newcastle Orientals and the Sydney Petersham clubs came off on Saturday afternoon in the city ground, in the presence of a large…

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Rosehill Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 August 1885 · page 3

The third meeting connected with the Rosehill Racing Club came off on Saturday afternoon in the presence of about 3000 spectators. The proceedings passed off…

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Latest Sporting News. Armidale Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 August 1885 · page 3

ARMIDALE, Saturday.—The following horses have been scratched for all engagements for the races to come off here on Wednesday and Thursday next: Terminus,…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1885 · page 5

The match between the East Maitland and Waratah Football Clubs came off on Saturday afternoon, in the Crystal Palace Gardens, Waratah, as arranged. There were, the…

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Colonising Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1885 · page 6

A MORE practised traveller, a shrewder observer, having a wider insight and deeper experience as a statesman than Mr. Howard Vincent, has (says the…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1885 · page 5

ORIENTAL V. PETERSHAM.—A match between the aboveclubs was played on the Newcastle ground (kindly lent for the occasion), and after a very closely-contested game the…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1885 · page 5

The following will represent the Advance against the Waratah Football Club to-day, to be played at Crystal Palace Gardens, Waratah:—Finney, Wood, Milier, Deaudney, J. and H. Gow, Hewett, Samuels,…

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Coursing at Singleton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 August 1885 · page 8

The above came off at Singleton on Saturday last, in the presence of about 200 spectators. The rats in most instances were bad, and would not move after being thrown down in consequence of…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 August 1885 · page 8

On Saturday afternoon a weak team from the Newcastle City Club visited East Maitland and played the Carlton Club a game of Association football. It was though that the Carltonians being…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 August 1885 · page 2

At a meeting of the secretaries of the Northern District Association Clubs, held at the Ship Inn last night, it was unanimously decided to accept the invitation of the N.S.W. Association and send a…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 August 1885 · page 8

ON Saturday last a team representing the Wickham Superior Public School Football Club, journeyed to Maitland and defeated the local school club by two goals, ten behinds, to one goal three…

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Wallsend Athletic Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 August 1885 · page 8

A very largely attended meeting of members was acid at Ralph's Hotel on Monday night, and a great deal of important business was transacted. The tender for fencing an oval of W. W. Johnson was…

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