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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1886

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 January 1886 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—In the match between the Victoria Juniors and the Surry Club, the latter in their first innings made 73 runs, and in the second innings six…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 January 1886 · page 3

The following will represent the Rising Star C.C. against the Newcastle C.C., on the City Ground, next Saturday:—J. Blundell, R. Davidson, G. Davidson, J…

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Latest Sporting News. Tattersall's Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 January 1886 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The above races take place at Randwick to-morrow, and will most undoubtedly be a great success, and the attendance is expected to be enormous…

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Tattersall's Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1886 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—The above races took place to-day on the Randwick racecourse, and were a great success. The weather was spleadid, the fields large, and the…

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Newcastle Annual Regatta New Year's Day. PRESIDENT, C. H. Bannell, J P.; Vice-Presidents, Joseph Wood and J. C. Ellis; umpire, D. Fitzpatrick; starter, A. Fraser; judge, C. H. Hannell; hon. secretary and treasurer, Frank Gardener; committee, Messrs. S. Chapman, T. Robinson, D. Fitzpatrick, J. Burke, John Ash, W. H. Whyte, F. Lochhead, E. Graham, J. Hickinbotham, M. J. Rooke, D. Dobie, J. F. M'Crory, E. Hannell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1886 · page 5

It has been often remarked that the inhabitants of New South Wales are Preeminently an aquatic loving race, which is undountedly true. This is mainly owing to…

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Latest Sporting News. Tattersall's Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 January 1886 · page 3

THE second day's racing of Tattersall's annual race meeting took place at Randwick, on Saturday, 2nd January. The weather was all that could be desired,…

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Regatta Committee Meeting Presentation of Prizes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1886 · page 5

THE closing business of the Newcastle Annual Regatta took place last night at Mr. Sidney's Terminus Hotel, when the committee met to pay over the prizes. The…

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Boxing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1886 · page 8

Wito reference to the challenge which appeared in our yesterday's issue from J. Reay, who stated that he was willing to back H. Mace to box C. Cunningham, under the Marquis of…

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Cricket Takings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1886 · page 5

The takings at the Intercolonial cricket match in Melbourne amounted to £170 less than last year…

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Lawn Tennis at Muswellbrook

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1886 · page 3

The Mercury's correspondent says:—The lawn tennis match played here on New Year's Day between Sydney and our local club resulted in a draw in favour of Sydney…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 January 1886 · page 3

Evans and Garrett have decided to join the Australian team of cricketers…

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Boxing Challenge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1886 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Larry Foley has issued a challenge to box any man in Australia for £1000; or will wager that he beats Newton and Farnham in one ring on the…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1886 · page 5

The following will represent the 2nd Clads C.C. against 2nd Newcastle C.C., on the Clads ground to-day:—W. Bewes, F. Bewes, Harvey, Tillet, Owen, George, Peters,…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1886 · page 3

An exciting cricket match took place on the city ground, on Thursday afternoon, between the Newcastle half-holiday club and the Wallsend C.C. There was a fair…

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Rosehill Racing Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1886 · page 3

The above appears determined to provide plenty of sport for the benefit of owners. They have already announced their intention of holding another race meeting on…

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Windsor Farm Racing Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1886 · page 3

The full programme of the Windsor Farm Racing Club Meeting, to be held on the new course, midway between Windsor and Mulgrave, on Saturday, January 30th, has been…

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Aquatic Sports. Saturday's Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 January 1886 · page 3

A delightful afternoon's aquatic sport was spent on Saturday, when three boat races took place in the harbour of Newcastle. The afternoon's amusement was…

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Wallsend and Plattsburg Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1886 · page 5

The Wallsend and Plattsburg annual regatta, to be held on the 26th instant, at Lake Macquarie, under the management of Messrs. R. Thornton (president), J. Milburn (judge), T. Watson (starter),…

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LONDON, Friday. English and Australian Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 January 1886 · page 3

Lord Harris has explained that when at the recent meeting of the representatives of principal cricket clubs he moved a motion censuring the Melbourne Cricket…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 January 1886 · page 3

Mulholland won the prize of £10 at Foley's Gymnasium last night for 10st 4lb boxers…

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