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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1886

427 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 22

Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 October 1886 · page 7

A match was played between the East Maitland Grammar School and Newcastle Grammar School on Wednesday last, which resulted in an easy victory for the N. G. S…

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Wallsend Athletic Ground

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 October 1886 · page 7

I notice that the new gravel track has received some rough usage lately, and unless the committee take steps to well water and roll the track every day for a week or…

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Wallsend United Cricket Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 October 1886 · page 5

A meeting of the members of the above club was held at Mr. Weller's Travellers' Rest Hotel on Wednesday evening; Mr. W. Jenkins, vice-president, in the chair…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1886 · page 3

The following will represent the Newcastle Cricket Club ion a match against East Maitland to-morrow on the la[?]ter's around:—Bryant, Bewick, Earp, Hall, Longbottom (Rev. J.), Merewether,…

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Wallsend Athletic Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1886 · page 3

I notice that the president's cup for the mile race in connection with the forthcoming sports is on view at Mr. W. R. Solly's, Nelson-street. Mr. J. Fletcher, jun., has now for a number of years…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 November 1886 · page 8

Some members of the first eleven of the Newcastle Cricket Club journeyed to East Maitland on Saturday last, to play the local club, and notwithstanding the heat…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1886 · page 8

A match was played on the grounds of the Hospital for the Insane (kindly placed at the disposal of the Railway Clerical Cricket Club by the obliging…

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Wallsend Athletic Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 November 1886 · page 5

A meeting of the members of the above club was held at M. G. Bunn's on Monday evening, Mr. J. Simpson in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were read…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 November 1886 · page 7

Fifteen of the Advance C. Club meet the Albions on Saturday afternoon on the Albion's ground, when the following will represent the Advance:—H. Webb, C…

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Newcastle Annual Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 November 1886 · page 3

The programme to be gone through at the annual regatta to be held in Newcastle Harbour on New Year's Day appears in another column. It comprises 13 events, and the prizes for each are most…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 November 1886 · page 3

As intimated in a previous issue the East Newcastle C.C. will proceed to Sydney to meet the Verona C.C. on 9th November. As this will be the sixth match in which those teams have met much…

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Wallsend Athletic Club's Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 November 1886 · page 3

To-day will be the opening day of the above club's annual sports, when no doubt a large attendance will visit the athletic ground at Wallsend. Everything possible has been done to ensure…

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Belmont Regatta

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

The scenic beauty in which patrons of this sport will have an opportunity of revelling renders it well-nigh a work of supererogation to dilate at length upon the…

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Morpeth Regatta

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

The facility with which the scene of these events can be reached will enable a large number of visitors to travel thitherwards from north and south. Everything that…

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Stockton Regatta

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

On an appropriate card of royal [?] Mr. Thomas War and invites lovers of aquatics to attend the regatta of our friends across the water. In a shipping community Like…

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Newcastle Races

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

The claims of the local Flemington will, no doubt, in the eyes of a large body of amusement seekers be of paramount importance, and from what we heard up to…

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Scone Athletic Sports

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

Exercising a wise discretion, Mr. J. Bromhead and his coadjutors have decided that the Sir Joseph Banks' rules are to be in force for the twelve events on the card…

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Wallsend Athletic Club

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

The programme of events set down for Wallsend, like good wise, needs no bush. The arrangements for the travelling public promise to be efficiently supplemented by…

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Wallsend Athletic Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1886 · page 5

The above club's sports will be resumed to-day, and no doubt a good attendance will be present. The events to be gone through are various, the principal one…

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Belmont Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 November 1886 · page 8

The annual Belmont Regatta came off yesterday. The weather was beautiful, although a little warm, and a gentle breeze was blowing pretty well all day. There…

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