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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1886

427 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 22

Football

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

NEWCASTLE CITY (Australian [?]es).—The teams selected to represent the above against the Wallsend Football Club will leave the Ship Inn at 1.30 p.m. Bailey's large 'bus has been engaged, and as…

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Wood's Cricket Challenge Cup

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 June 1886 · page 8

An important meeting of the committee in connection with the above was held at Mr. Faithing's Ship Inn, on Friday evening. Present: Mr. C. H. Hannell, manager; Mr…

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District News. Wallsend. the Football Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 June 1886 · page 8

GREAT dissatisfaction was expressed on all s d s on receipt of the news that the Newcastle Football Club had decided not to play on a count of the weather. The…

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Newcastle Cricket Ground

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

The progress of the Newcastle Cricket Club has been so satisfactory that it is decided to erect a substantial, ornamental, and spacious pavilion, the dimensions of…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 June 1886 · page 7

A slight misunderstanding appears to have arisen with regard to a proposal to amalgamate the Half holiday Football club with the Employees Association. The…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 June 1886 · page 7

NEWCASTLE CITY (Australian Rules).—This afternoon a twenty representing the above will play a team from the West Maitland Half-Holiday Club, on the…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1886 · page 2

The following players will represent the Union Football Club in a match with the second Newcastle on the Advance ground this afternoon:—Cobb. Colgan, Manson,…

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Raymond Terrace Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1886 · page 2

The Lower Hunter Turf Club have altered the distances in all their races, to be run at Raymond Terrace on the 29th instant. This has been done owing to some…

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Latest Sporting News FOOTBALL

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1886 · page 5

NEWCASTLE CITY (Australia Rules):—The players selected to play against the Nor humberlinds at West Maitland are requested to be in time for the special train…

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Football. Forthumberland V. Newcastle City

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 June 1886 · page 8

A special train conveyed the Newcastle team and their supporters to Maitland on Saturday, afternoon. The weather was simply glorious, and a most exciting and…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1886 · page 8

UNION V. SECOND NEWCASTLE—These two clubs met on Saturday to try conclusions, and resulted in a win for the Union by (4) four points to (2) two (under…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1886 · page 5

Shaw and Lillywhite are endeavouring to organise a cricket team to visit Australia, and complain that the manager of the Australian Eleven is arranging for the…

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Athletic Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1886 · page 5

An important meeting of the committee of the above club was held last evening, at Mr. G. Bunn's h[?], Nelson street. Mr. J. Simpson in the chair…

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Coursing. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1886 · page 5

The Waterloo Cup meeting in connection with the New South Wales Coursing Club was opened to-day. The weather was a little foggy, but cleared, leaving a…

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Football. 1St Newcastle v. SINGLETON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1886 · page 5

The following players have been elected to play in this match on Saturday next, viz.:—Donaldson, Fligg, Finney, Ford, Gardner, Graham, Laing, S., Laing, W.,…

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Boxing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 June 1886 · page 8

By an advertisement in another column it will be seen that the boxing match between Jim Mace (Dummy) and R. Jones, of Wickham, will take place in the Victoria…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 June 1886 · page 8

ADVANCE V. WARATAH.—The following will represent the Advance in the above match to-morrow afternoon on the ground of the former club:—J. Samuels, T. Fitton,…

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Football. Intercolonial Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1886 · page 3

Lovers of football will next Thursday have a chance of witnessing what will most likely be the most important event which will take place during this season. The…

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Driving Park Races. Sy[?]ney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1886 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—The above races have been postponed, owing to the wet weather…

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Boxing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 June 1886 · page 8

At the Victoria Theatre to-night Mace (Dummy) and R. Jones meet in a glove contest; under the Marquis of Queensberry rules, to a finish for £16 aside. Both men…

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