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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1886

427 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 22

Newcastle Amateur Cricket and Football Sports. (To the Sporting Editor.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 August 1886 · page 8

SIR,—In your issue of the 24th instant there appears a letter signed "A Wellwisher," in which he states that the committee of the above popular sports have…

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LONDON, Tuesday. Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 August 1886 · page 5

Sootten and Sherwin have joined Shaw's cricketing team, as will probably Walker and Read. In the match Australians v…

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District News. Wallsend. FOOTBALL

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 August 1886 · page 3

A MEETING of the members of the Wallsend Football Club was held on Wednesday evening. Mr. S. Drummond in the chair. The minutes of the previous…

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Newcastle Half-holiday Football Club Excursion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 August 1886 · page 5

The first excursion of the Newcastle Half-Holiday Football Club took place yesterday, and turned out a brillant success. The very fast and most…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 August 1886 · page 7

The following are the fixtures for to-day, under the Australian rules: Sydney v. Wallsend, at Wallsend; Summerhill v. Mount Zion, on Summerhill ground;…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 August 1886 · page 6

The first match of the newly-formed second twenty of the Newcastle City's was played at Stockton, against the Stockton Club, on Saturday afternoon. A goodly…

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Football in New Zealand. Auckland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 August 1886 · page 6

The football match between the New South Wales team and the team of the Auckland Club was played in Auckland to-day. This being the first match in…

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Plattsburg and Wallsend Amateur Turf Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 August 1886 · page 6

Horseowners and others are reminded that entries for the following handicaps will be received up to 8 o'clock, to-night, by the secretary, Mr. R. Robertson, Wallsend:—…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1886 · page 8

NEWCASTLE V. UNIVERSITY.—The match between these clubs was played in the Cricket Ground on Saturday last, and after a very pleasant game, resulted in a win for…

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Northern Football Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1886 · page 8

A largely attended ant most enthusiastic meeting was held last evening at the Hunt Club Hotel, to form a Northern Football Association, under the Australian rules…

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New Zealand. Auckland, Monday. Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1886 · page 5

The Auckland footballers defeated the New South Wales team by 6 points to-nil…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 September 1886 · page 8

NEWCASTLE CITY v. EAST SYDNEY (Australian rules):—The above match takes place in Newcastle next Saturday, when the Citys will be represented by Allen, Arnott,…

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Wallsend Athletic Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 September 1886 · page 8

A meeting of the members of the Wallsend Athletic Club was held at Mr. George Bunn's Hotel, on Monday evening. There was a good attendance, Mr. John Simpson…

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Football

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

GARDNER CUP MATCH—NEWCASTLE v. GORDONS.—This match will not take place on Saturday next, as the Gordons are unable to get together a team to visit us…

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Football

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

The Summerbill club will try conclusions with the Carltons on Saturday next at the Summerbid's ground, near the Co-operative Colliery. The following are the names…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 September 1886 · page 6

EAST SYDNEY v. NEWCASTLE CITY (Australian rules.)—The principal football match set down for this afternoon, is the above, which takes place on the Newcastle Cricket…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 September 1886 · page 5

Mr. Wardill cables that the Australian Eleven will arrive in New Zealand on November 28th, and play matches there…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 September 1886 · page 8

The A Orientals met the Unions on Saturday, and contrary to expectation the Orientals were defeated by 7 points to nil. The B team of the Orientals met the…

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Northern Hunt Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 September 1886 · page 8

The weather at Rosehill on Saturday was delightful, and the course in capital order. There were about five thousand persons present. His Excellency Lord Carrington…

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Wallsend Athletic Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 September 1886 · page 8

A meeting of the committee appointed to prepare the programme for the Wallsend Athletic Sports, to be held on the 6th and 9th of November, was held at Mr. Bunn's…

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