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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1886

427 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 22

Newcastle City Football Club (Australian Rules)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1886 · page 6

The first scratch match of the season will be played this afternoon on the Rugby ground, which has been kindly lent for the occasion. Members are requested to attend…

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Athletic Sports at Pelican Flat

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

By reference, to our advertising columns it will be seen that sports will take place at Pelican Flit on Queen's Birthday, and will comprise a quoit match, race for…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1886 · page 8

The match between these two clubs came off on the Crystal Place Gardens on Saturday last, and after a well-contested game resulted in a win for Newcastle by…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1886 · page 8

As will be seen by an advertisement in another column the first match for the Wood Challenge Cup between the Wallsend and Singleton cricket clubs will take…

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Correspondence a Ladies' Cricket Match. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1886 · page 5

SIR,—My brother thinks that though he can play football and cricket, his sisters are duffers; and as he has refused to write this letter I do [?]t myself. Why do not Mr. C…

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Cricket Fixture

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1886 · page 8

Wallsend v. Singleton (Wood Challenge Cup), Newcastle Cricket Ground........ May 15 We shall be glad if secretaries of clubs will kindly keep us posted in fixtures, &c…

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Boxing. Hall V. Dunn

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1886 · page 5

A match was made last night at Moroney's Hunt Club Hotel, between Jack Hall, of Sydney, and Charles Dunn, of Tighe's Hill, to box to a finish at the…

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Singleton Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1886 · page 5

The above races take place to-morrow, and a large number of sportsmen from Newcastle have signified their intention of being present. As the entries are large,…

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District News. Wallsend. United Cricket Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1886 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the members of the above club was held at Mr. G. Bunns's on Sunday evening, the 10th inst., Mr. R. P. House, vice-president…

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Singleton Races. Thursday, May 13

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 May 1886 · page 8

The above races took place to-day, on the Redbournberry course, and proved a great success. The weather was all that could be desired, and the attendance was good—…

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Wallsend United Cricket Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1886 · page 7

A meeting of the above club was held at Mr. G. Bunn's on Thursday evening; Mr. R. P. House, vice-president, in the chair. The Chairman stated that the business…

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Newcastle City Football Club (Australian Rules.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1886 · page 7

One of the first matches of the season has been arranged with the club in connection with St. Ignatius College at Riverview, Parramatta River. The snatch takes place…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1886 · page 8

On Queen's Birthday lovers of football will have an opportunity of witnessing a same between the Wallsenders and the Waratahs of Sydney, on the Wallsend and…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1886 · page 5

The football matches were largely attended. Essendon beat Hotham; the former scoring 4 goals and 1 behind to the latter's 11 behinds. South Melbourne…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1886 · page 8

HAMILTON C.C. V. ALBIONS.—This match was played at Hamilton on Saturday afternoon, and resulted as follows: Albions, 35[?] Hamilton, 3[?] Howard played well…

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ADVANCE v. Oriental, Rugby Rules

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1886 · page 8

The above clubs met in a friendly game on Saturday last, and contrary to expectations it ended in a victory for the older club by 6 points to 2. Before we go into the merits…

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Advance Football Club Social Evening

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1886 · page 8

On Friday last a very pleasant evening was spent, under the auspices of the above club, in the Warwick Hall, and all seemed to thorougbly enjoy themselves. About…

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Oriental Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1886 · page 8

A paper chase takes place to-morrow (Wednesday) night at 7.30, from the corner of Bol[?]on and Church streets. Members a requested to appear in club uniform…

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Football. Newcastle v. WALLAROO

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 May 1886 · page 7

The first match of the season between these clubs for the Gardner Challenge Cup will take place on the Cricket Club's ground, on Monday next, 24th inst., and…

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Football. Newcastle City (Australian Rules.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 May 1886 · page 8

The early matches of this club will mostly have to be played away from home, owing to the cricket ground not being available while undergoing its yearly…

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