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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1885

418 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 21

Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 August 1885 · page 4

The following players will represent the Oriental Football Club in a match against the Raymond Terrace Football Club, to be played at Raymond Terrace on Saturday next. The s.s Planet has…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 August 1885 · page 5

This afternoon the Newcastle Cricket Ground will be occupied by the West Sydney and Newcastle City Clubs, when a good exposition of the popular Australian Association game will take place. By…

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Canterbury Park Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 August 1885 · page 5

Horseowners who wish to nominate for the above races, which take place on September 5, must do so by 4 p.m. on Monday next, August 24, with the secretary (Mr. L. Davies), Tattersall's,…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 August 1885 · page 2

Saturday afternoon was unfavourable for the game, as shortly after 3 o'clock rain commenced to fall and continued at intervals until dark. Wallsend played…

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Newcastle Cricket and Football Clubs' Annual Athletic Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1885 · page 4

In another column appears the programme of the above sports, which take place on the Newcastle Cricket Ground on September 26. This gathering is undoubtedly the athletic event of the…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1885 · page 4

THE trophy offers by. Mr. C. H. Hannell for best average scorer in the Newcastle district for, the seasons of 1884-5, has been won by our esteemed and worthy citizen, Mr. George Webb, of the…

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Football. Wallsend v. NORTHUMBERLAND

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1885 · page 4

The second meeting of the above clubs took place on Saturday on the Wallsend reserve, and as the Maitlanders were defeated last time, it was expected they would make a great struggle to boon even…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Tuesday. Racing and Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 August 1885 · page 3

The negotiations between the promoters of the proposed Racing and Coursing Company and the lessees of the old Adelaide race-course are at an end, it having been resolved…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 August 1885 · page 2

ORIENTALS V. RAYMOND TERRACE.—On Saturday last, the Orientals journeyed as far as Raymond Terrace, to try conclusions with the local team. The s.s. Planet was chartered for the occasion, and…

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Boxing Wrestling, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 August 1885 · page 2

By advertisement it will be seen that a great treat is in store for the lovers of boxing, etc., at the Lyceum, Newcomen-street, on Saturday night next. On this occasion Thomas Lees (who recently…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 August 1885 · page 2

A typographical error occurred in our notice of yesterday, re Mr. Hannell's trophy. C. Lawrence, sen., should have read C. Lawrence, jun., who, by-the-way, is the winner of the president's (Newcastle…

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Wallsend Athletic Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 August 1885 · page 2

The programme committee met at Geo. Bunn's hotel on Monday night, and decided upon a very large and liberal programme; prizes ranging from £100 downwards, also introducing something new…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 August 1885 · page 3

The following will represent the Advance Football Club on Saturday, 29th August, against Newcastle:—Eleming, Miller, Smith, Finney, Samuels, H. Gow. Pattison, O. Watt, Priest, Kenuedy,…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 August 1885 · page 3

Tailors v. Jewellers.—The match between the above came off yesterday on the Half-Holiday Cricket Club's ground, and resulted in an easy Victory for the tailors, who won by innings…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1885 · page 5

The following will try conclusions for Waratah against the Terrace boys in the gardens, Waratah, on Saturday:—Bray, Bowen, Bull, Chapman, Ellis, Gower, Harber, Hunt, Hipwood, M'Mullen, A…

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Boxing, Wrestling, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1885 · page 5

To-night, at the Lyceum, Newcomen-street, Thomas Lees, who recently defeated Farnan, assisted by Thomas De Leon, Martin M'Carffery, Charles Hopkins, John Connors, and a host of…

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Tattersall's Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1885 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Tattersall's races to-morrow promise to be a great success. Already a great number of visitors are in the city, including a number from Victoria. In the Hurdle Race Rocket or…

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A Remarkable Cricket Score

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1885 · page 10

ON the Priory Park Ground, Chichester, recently, the West of Scotland Club, playing against the local team, put together the extraordinary score of 745 for the loss of four…

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Coursing Cripples

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 August 1885 · page 3

At the Hawkesbury coursing meeting yesterday the sport generally was good, but the hard ground told terribly on some of the dogs, cripples being plentiful…

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Boxing and Wrestling Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 August 1885 · page 3

On Saturday night, at the Lyceum Mall, Newcomen-street, Professor Lees, the champion boxer of Australia, who recently defeated Farnan, of Melbourne, with M'Caffrey, the wrestler, and a host…

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