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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1886

427 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 22

Victorian Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 June 1886 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—The draw for Waterloo Cup takes place on Monday afternoon…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 June 1886 · page 8

WALISEND V NEWCASTLE (Australian Rules).—Saturday being the date set apart for the above contest, and nothwithstanding that the local supporters had been once…

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Victoria Theatre. Lees and Newton's Athletic Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 June 1886 · page 5

Mr. ALFRED WYEURD, advance agent for this company, is now in Newcastle, making arrangements for their appearance at the Victoria Theatre next Saturday night…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 June 1886 · page 5

Foley's gymnasium was well attended last night, and the sparring was quite scientific enough to please the majority of onlookers. Williams and Nelson open…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1886 · page 8

GARDINER CUP MATCH.—NEWCASTLE v ALBIONS.—The second contest of the Newcastle Club for the Gardner Cup took place on the cricket ground on…

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Wallsend Athletic Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 June 1886 · page 8

A meeting of the athletic committee was held in Mr. George Bonn's hotel on Monday evening, Mr. J. Simpson in the chair. The chairman explained that the…

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Lees and Newton's Athletic Combination Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 June 1886 · page 8

On Saturday evening next the above company appears at the Victoria Theatre. They can only open for one night owing to the theatre being otherwise engaged. The…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 July 1886 · page 5

We notice that the invincible Wallsend footballers proceed to Sydney this week to once more try conclusions With the Waratahs at Moore Park…

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Newcastle Cricket Club Pavillion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 July 1886 · page 3

Owing to the rapid growth of the club, consequent on the public interest exhibited in cricket and all athletic sports and pastimes, the committee of…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 July 1886 · page 8

The Wallsend Juniors, better known as Summerhill Football Club, played their second game on Saturday on the old racecourse, Maryland, against the second…

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Rosehill Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 July 1886 · page 5

The properties in connection with the forthcoming Rosehill Races realised £238…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 July 1886 · page 8

GARDINER CUP MATCH (NEWCASTLE V ARFOMA).—The long-looked for match between these clubs will take place, weather permitting, on the cricket ground on…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1886 · page 5

The team of footballers arrived from Melbourne to-day…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1886 · page 7

NEWCASTLE CITY V. SUMMER HILL—(Australia Rules).—The 'bus to convey the city players to the convincing ground, will start from the Ship Iun at 1.40 this…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 July 1886 · page 8

WALLSEND JUNIORS OF SUMMERILL V. NEWCASTLE.—The game between these two clubs came off on Saturday on the Summerhill ground, Plattsburg, known as the old…

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Rosehill Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 July 1886 · page 5

The Governor and suite were present at Rosehill yesterday…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1886 · page 8

NEW CLUBS.—We have to chronicle the formation of two new clubs under the Australian Rules—the Kogorah (Sydney), and the Carrington at Morpeth…

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Wallsend Athletic Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1886 · page 8

A committee meeting was held at Mr. G. Bunn's on Monday evening. Present—Messrs. Fletcher, Smith, Simpson, Abel, Gibson Youll (secretary), and J…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1886 · page 7

ORIENTALS V. WARATAH.—On Saturday last the Oriental Football Club journeyed to Waratah to try conclusions with the Waratah Football club, and after a rather…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 July 1886 · page 8

The following have been chosen to represent the Orientals in a match against the lest Newcastle on Saturday next:—E. Pike, C. Pike, Paton, Gow, Hogg, Gardner,…

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