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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1886

427 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 22

Wallsend Football Notes

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

Football here is in great favour. The Wallsend Invincibles proceed to Sydney this (Friday) evening to try conclusions with the Sydney Club, and unquestionably…

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Victoria Coursing Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 July 1886 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The Waterloo Cup meeting has concluded, and was the most successful meeting ever known. The weather was fine and the attendance large,…

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Victoria Racing Club. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 July 1886 · page 5

The Victorian Racing Club lost £281 on the last Grand National meeting, £352 on the New Year's meeting, and £1673 on the Autumn meeting. The Spring meeting…

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Football. Newcastle City v. NORTHUMBERLAND

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 July 1886 · page 5

NEWCASTLE CITY v. NORTHUMBERLAND (ASSOCIATION RULES)—The above match has fallen through on account of the cricket ground being considered unfit to play on,…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 July 1886 · page 5

FIRST NEWCASTLE v. ORIENTAL.—The match between these club was played on the Newcastle Club's Ground, on Saturday last, and resulted in a win for Newcastle by…

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Football. Waratah V. West Maitland (Rugby.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1886 · page 8

These two clubs met on Saturday last in the Waratah Gardens, and after a very close and exciting game Waratah won by five points to nil. Both clubs played with…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 July 1886 · page 8

NEWCASTLE CITY Australian Rules.)—The playing members of the above club are requested to attend practice on the Asylum ground every afternoon during the present…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 July 1886 · page 5

A cricket club has been formed solely of South Australians…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1886 · page 8

WANDERERS V. MINMI RANGERS.—These two teams met on Saturday last, 17th July, on the ground of the latter, for the first round of the British Association…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 July 1886 · page 8

WALLSEND V. NORTHUMBERLAND.—The following are the names of the players of the Wallsend Football Club chosen to play against the Northumberland Club from…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 July 1886 · page 5

Mr. W. G. Grace has declined to join Wardill's team of cricketers for Australia. Shaw's team leaves in August…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 July 1886 · page 8

QUEENSLAND TEAM.—The Queensland men arrived in Sydney yesterday, per Wentworth, and were welcomed by a large number of Rugby footballers. The…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 July 1886 · page 8

NEWCASTLE FOOTBALL CLUBS—A first fifteen, selected from the various clubs in Newcastle and district, played a match on Saturday afternoon against the second…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 July 1886 · page 8

NEWCASTLE 2ND. V. GRETA.—This match came off at Greta on Saturday, the 24th inst., and after a good game, resulted in a win for the Newcastles After the match…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 July 1886 · page 8

STOCKTON FOOTBALL CLUB.—A largely attended meeting assembled at Lime-burner's Hotel, Stockton, to take into consideration the formation of a football…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 July 1886 · page 5

The members of the Australian Eleven were banquetted at Stoke yesterday night…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 July 1886 · page 8

INTERCOLONIAL MATCH, QUEENSLAND v. NEWCASTLE COMBINED CLUBS.—This long looked for month will be played this afternoon on the cricket ground and promises to…

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Newcastle Bicycle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 July 1886 · page 3

The following are the handicaps for the Two Mile Northern District Handicap:— Yds Yds. E. H. Fairhall ser. J. Rodgers...250…

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Football. Queensland v. Newcastle Combined

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 July 1886 · page 8

Yesterday afternoon the above match took place at the cricket ground in the presence of about fifteen hundred spectators. The weather was beautifully fine,…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 August 1886 · page 8

NEWCASTLE v. ARFOMA.—To-day, the Newcastle Club will play their return match against the Arfoma in Sydney. Unfortunately the club…

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