Greta Races
No doubt this mining township will be all alive, as the stewards of the Jockey Club have provided a day's racing of five events, so that the residents need not go…
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Sport, 1885
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Cricket Matches
Various cricket matches are to take place, so that the "wield[?]rs of the willow" will have a day's enjoyment as well as anybody else…
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A cricket match was played at Wallsend on Saturday between the Essex Club, from Sydney, and the Wallsend team. The former in their first innings scored 16, and…
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This annual aquatic carnival took place yesterday, and was a most pronounced success in every way. At about 10 o'clock the people commenced to stir and make for…
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This little township was quite alive to-day, and upwards of 500 persons attended the races, which passed off very successfully. Following are the results of the…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The above races took place at Randwick to day. The weather was fine but dull, and the attendance large there being fully 20,000 persons present…
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SINGLETON, Monday.—At the cricket match to-day the Singleton Rovers beat the Sydney Orientals here in the first innings by 103 runs. Rovers, 174;…
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ARMIDALE, Monday.—The Newcastle team defeated New England to-day by 170 runs. Wood scored 103…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest Sporting News. Wallsend Easter Races. Second Day—tuesday. President, Dr. Nash; Judge, Mr. P. W. Young; Handicapper, Mr. W. C. Quiation; Starter. Mr. J. Fletcher, jun.; Clerk of the; Course, Mr. D. Renfrew; Clerk of the Scales, Mr. G. Stone; Committee, Messrs. H. Wilkinson, J. Fletcher, G. Cowell, P. W. Young, John Garaty, T. Alawick, Dr. Nash, T. Abel, James Tracy; Hon. Sceretary, E. Coweher
The above races were continued yesterday, and were equally as successful as those of the first day. The weather was rather warm in the forenoon, but weather 3 o'clock a most refreshing breeze…
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A full report of the visit of the Newcastle cricketers to Tamworth and Armdale, by "Umpire," will appear in our Saturday's issu[?]…
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The following will represent the Newcastle C. C. second eleven in the cup match against the Lambton Cricket Club next Saturday on the former's ground:—Berkeley,…
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SIR,—Now that the Wallsend meeting is over, I trust that the rice club will see the fallacy of including so-called hurdle races in future programmes…
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The above regatta, which promises to be a great success, will take place on Thursday afternoon, 23rd instant. Mr. William Beach, the champion sculler of the world,…
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THE meeting under the auspices of the above club takes place to day, and should pass off successfully, providing the weather is fine, which I am very doubtful about. It…
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RANDWICK, Friday.—The third day's racing under the auspices of the above club took place to-day, and was very successful. The weather was dull with a slight…
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THE hon. treasurer of the Newcastle Annual Regatta, 1885, requests us to state that the name of Dr. Morgan, £1 1s, was inadvertently omitted from the list of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest Sporting News. Wallsend Amateur Ture Club Races. Officials: President, Mr. Jas. Fletcher, jun; handicapper, Mr. Chas. Quinton; judge, Mr. Jas Goldie; starter, Mr. J. Most; clerk of scales, Mr. W. Smith; secretary. Mr. R. Robertson; committee, Messrs. J. Fletcher, jun., J. Moss, C. Goldie J. Goldie, J. D ver, D. Lewis, D. Jones, J. Tracey, W. Smith, and T. Birrell
These races came off on Saturday afternoon last, on the well-known Wallsend racecourse, and were a most pronounced success. The attendance was very fair,…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The New South Wales Coursing Club have resolved to run a Waterloo Cup, the winner to receive £150 and a piece of plate, value £50; the…
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Thursday next is the day set apart for the holding of the regatta under the auspices of the above recently formed club, which premises to be one of a most success…
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GOULBURN, Wednesday.—These races commenced to-day, and were fairly successful. The attendance was very fair, and the weather fine…
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