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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1887

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Newcastle Jockey Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 February 1887 · page 5

Tomorrow the Newcastle Jockey Club will commence their February meeting when no doubt a large concourse of people will be present. The course is in tip-top…

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Newcastle Jockey Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1887 · page 5

The February meeting of the Newcastle Jockey Club will be commenced to-day, and promises to be the most successful ever held in the Northern district. All the…

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Scene at a Football Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 February 1887 · page 6

THE Queen's Park, Glasgow, and Aston Villa, Birmingham, Association teams met at Hampden Park, Glasgow, recently, and played amidst a…

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Plattsburg and Wallsend Amateur Turf Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 February 1887 · page 3

It would be well if horse-owners will remember that these races take place on the Wallsend Jockey Club racecourse on Saturday, 12th March,…

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International Cricket Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1887 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—The above match commenced to-day. Owing to the state of the weather the game did not start till after lunch, at which time the Englishmen went to the wickets. The ground…

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Newcastle Jockey Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1887 · page 5

The second and last day of the above races will be run to-day. No doubt the attendance will be large, and good racing will doubtless be the order of the day. As I know I have a large number of readers…

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Sporting. Newcastle Jockey Club Races. Second Day—saturday

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 February 1887 · page 5

The Newcastle Jockey Club were favoured with splendid weather for their last day's racing, it being beautifully warm, although not too much so. The attendance too was…

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Melbourne Racing Notes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1887 · page 5

Settling over the first day of the V.R.C. Autumn Meeting took place on Monday night at Bowes' Tattersall's Victorian Club. Lochiel's seems to have been a bad…

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Sporting. Northern Jockey Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 March 1887 · page 5

To-day the Northern Jockey Club commences a two days' meeting at Rutherford, and should fine weather favour the club a large attendance may be looked for. The…

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Northern Jockey Club Races. Second Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 March 1887 · page 8

The second day's racing of the Northern Jockey Club was ushered in by splendid weather, but the attendance was not so good as might have been expected. The racing…

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The English Cricket Match in Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1887 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The above match was continued to-day. The Englishmen made 283 in their first innings; Shrewsbury contributing 144. The Victorians have lost…

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Wallsend and Plattsburg Amateur Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 7

The Wallsend and Plattsburg Amateur Turf Club will hold one of its reunions on the Wallsend racecourse to-day, and will no doubt be visited by a large assemblage. The…

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Plattsburg and Wallsend Amateur Turf Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 March 1887 · page 8

PRESIDENT, Mr. J. Fletcher, jun.; judge, Mr. J. Goldie ; starter, Mr. J. Moss ; clerk of scales, Mr. Joseph Middleby; handicapper, Mr. W. C. Quinton; clerk…

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Leneghan Flat Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1887 · page 5

The following are the entries for races to be run under the auspices of the Lenenghan Flat Race Club (registered), on Saturday, 26th March, 1887:—…

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Glen Innes Races. Glen Innes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 March 1887 · page 5

The weather for the second day's racing was gloriously fine. A good attendance and grand racing were the leading features of the day. The starting caused a good deal of…

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Oriental Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1887 · page 8

A meeting of the above club was held at the Rouse Hotel last evening, Mr. R. Gow occupying the chair. There was a very good attendance. The business of the meeting was…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1887 · page 8

On account of the inability of the Wallsend C.C. to muster a team for Saturday next, the match with the 1st Ironelad C.C. is declared off…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1887 · page 6

By reference to our advertising columns it will be seen that the annual general meeting of the Newcastle City Football Club (Australian Rules) Will be held next Thursday…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1887 · page 6

BURWOOD v. WALLSEND ALBIONS.—THE following have been chosen to represent the Burwood Uniteds in a match against the Wallsend Albions at Wallsend this afternoon,…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 April 1887 · page 8

In the match Stockton v. Our Boys (Onebygamba) at Stockton to-morrow afternoon the following will represent the Stockton Club:—Davies, Gibbs, Nicoll, Currie, J…

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