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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1888

366 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 19

Northern Jockey Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 July 1888 · page 11

The attention of sporting men is directed to the programme of the above club which will be found in our advertising columns. It will be noted that this meeting takes place on…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 July 1888 · page 5

The Burwood United (British Association) played against the Wallsend Rovers in the first round of the T. C. Ellis challenge cup on Saturday, when the Burwood won by 7 goals…

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Centennial Hotel Commemoration Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 July 1888 · page 5

Officials: Judge and hon. handicapper, Mr. C. H. Hannell, J.P., starter, Mr. Mat. Scott; clerk of the scales, Mr. H. Alderton; clerk of the course, Mr. C. Parker; secretary, Mr…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1888 · page 3

Members of the Newcastle City Football Club are requested to go into active training this week, as the fixture next Saturday is against the redoubtable Wallsends, on the city's…

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Latest Sporting News. Albion Cricket Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1888 · page 5

THE past season of the above club has been attended with very successful results, they having played twenty-eight matches during the season, twenty of which were won, two…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 July 1888 · page 8

On Saturday the Hamilton Athletic team mot the Minmi Rangers at Minmi, to decide which of them should be left in the final in connection with the Ellis Challenge Cup and…

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Cricket News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 July 1888 · page 5

The Eton and Harrow cricket match was won by Harrow. In the return match, the Players defeated the Gentlemen of England by…

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The Tennis Gown of a Great Lady

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 July 1888 · page 5

HERE is a tennis gown being made for Mrs. Cleveland, and which will be worn by her this summer out at Red Top, where she is at present engaged…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 July 1888 · page 10

The next big match under Australian rules is against the Englishmen at Maitland on the 14th August, and I would suggest to the selection committee that the same team, with…

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Northern Jockey Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 July 1888 · page 10

At a special meeting of the committee of the Northern Jockey Club, held in Min's Hotel, on Thursday evening last, it was resolved that the races under the auspices of…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 July 1888 · page 5

A match between the fifteen players who did battle against the Queenslanders on Thursday last and sixteen picked from different clubs took place on Saturday last on…

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Cricket Match Abandoned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 July 1888 · page 5

The match, Australia v. Cambridge (past and present), was not resumed to-day, owing to heavy rain. The match has consequently been…

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Cricket Match Postponed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1888 · page 9

The match, Australians versus All England Eleven, at Huddersfield, has been postponed, the wicket being saturated with rain…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 July 1888 · page 5

On Saturday afternoon, notwithstanding the forbidding appearance of the weather, the Rovers, of West Maitland, played their match with the Newcastle City Club on the…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1888 · page 6

On Saturday last the Advance defeated the Unions for the third time this season, by eight points (four tries) to nil. Three of the Union players not putting in an appearance,…

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The Recent Wallaroo-albion Football Match. to the Sporting Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1888 · page 6

Sir,—I was a spectator of what is called football round here, when the Wallaroos met the Albions to play a friendly game of football on Saturday, but which I think was…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 August 1888 · page 3

The football match between the Combined Victorians and the Combined Northern District, Playing under British association rules, will take place to-morrow on the Newcastle…

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Cricket and Rain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 August 1888 · page 5

The cricket thatch, Australians v. Surrey, took place at the Oval to day. The wicket was heavy. Surrey, in its first innings, made 92 for six wickets…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1888 · page 5

By telegraph we learn that the Arfoma football team defeated the Newcastle team yesterday very easily. A football match took place at New…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1888 · page 6

The match under British Association Rules, to be played to-day on the Newcastle Cricket Ground, between the Victoria team and the Northern District, is likely to draw a…

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