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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1885

418 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 21

Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1885 · page 8

On Saturday afternoon, the weather having cleared up, the members of the Newcastle City Club opened the season by a very enjoyable match, played in Mr…

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"Australasian Football."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1885 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Several important football matches were played on Saturday, among them being that of Carlton v. Fitzroy, on the Melbourne Cricket Ground,…

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Waterloo Coursing Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1885 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The opening day of the meeting was fairly attended. The hares were plentiful, and ran strong. Following were the results of the first…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 May 1885 · page 4

The Newcastle City Club will send a team to play the Lambton Club on the Lambton Recreation Reserve to-morrow afternoon. The following players are…

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The Boxing Encounter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1885 · page 7

This of course will be of a very interesting nature, and doubtless productive of good warm sport, as the contestants, George Powell, of Sydney (light-weight champion),…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 May 1885 · page 3

The match Lambton v. Newcastle City (Association rules), played at Lambton on Saturday afternoon, resulted after a closely-contested and exciting game in a draw each…

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The Boxing Encounter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 May 1885 · page 3

This event, for £100, came off in the City Hall, Newcomen-street on Saturday evening, in the presence of a large number of enthusiasts, who enjoyed the exhibition…

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Advance Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 May 1885 · page 3

A meeting of this club was held at the Rouse Hotel on Thursday night, for the purpose of handing over the trophies and caps of honour for last season to their…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1885 · page 2

The football match, Newcastle v. Wallaroos, came off on the former's ground yesterday afternoon, and after a hardfought game, resulted in the visitors…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1885 · page 3

Saturday last was a splendid day for football, and in the afternoon I drove to Lambton to witness the tussle between the Newcastle City first 20 and the Lambton…

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Lambton Amusements. FOOTBALL

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1885 · page 2

On Queen's Birthday the Lambton Football Club met the members of a club from Balmain, Sydney. The match was very interesting and exciting. Both sides…

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Glen Innes Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1885 · page 3

GLEN INNES, Monday.—The race meeting held under the auspices of the local Jockey Club came off to-day, and were very successful. The weather was fine, the…

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Amusements at Waratah. FOOTBALL

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1885 · page 3

The Oriental Club, of Newcastle, played a match against the Rosedale Club, of George-street, Sydney, on the recreation reserve, on Queen's Birthday. The…

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Sydney Turf Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1885 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—The above races came off to-day, and passed off without a hitch. The weather was splendid, and the attendance was the largest ever seen on the…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 May 1885 · page 3

An interesting cricket match will take place this (Wednesday) afternoon in the Asylum grounds. The sides have been chosen from the captains of the many ships…

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Australian Football. Port Adelaide V. Melbourne Footballers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 May 1885 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday,—The Port Adelaide football team played a match against South Melbourne, on the Melbourne cricket ground, on Saturday. The Victorian…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1885 · page 8

The Waratah footballers arriving in Newcastle on Sunday morning, were met by Messrs. J. Du Guid and A. Andrews, and conveyed to Wallsend. On arriving there…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 May 1885 · page 3

NEWCASTLE FOOTBAL CLUB.—The following team has been selected to represent the Newcastle 2nd fifteen in the match against the Oriental Club on Saturday…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 May 1885 · page 3

On Monday last, the 25th instant, a very interesting cricket match was played on the Asylum Grounds between the East Newcastle team and the Verona C.C., of…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1885 · page 3

The members of the Newcastle City Club meet in Arnott's paddock this afternoon, as per advertisement, to play a scratch match; It is hoped that all those who can possibly…

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