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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1888

366 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 19

Football. Newcastle City Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1888 · page 8

The annual general meeting of the above named club was held last night at the Ship Inn. There was a large and enthusiastic gathering of admirers and players of the…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 March 1888 · page 8

Our Wallsend correspondent writes: The footballers, dressed in most grotesque costumes, headed by a wild Indian on a bare-backed unbroken steed, followed by the…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 March 1888 · page 8

Yesterday afternoon a friendly game of cricket took place at Wickham between the Albions and Veronas of Sydney. The Albions won the toss and elected to bat, and…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 April 1888 · page 8

The Hamilton Athletic Football Club (British Association rules) will play a match at Hamilton to-day against the Caledonians, from Sydney, and as each club will put a…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 April 1888 · page 8

The following team will meet the Sydney Veronas on the Ironclad Cricket Ground to-day:—Allen, Freeman, Lyons, Creswick, Giles, Mends, Stewart , Johnson, Dent, Gow,…

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Wallsend Easter Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 April 1888 · page 8

Owing to the wet weather of Saturday, the Wallsend Jockey Club found it impossible to proceed with their racing on that day, and postponed it till to-day and to-morrow. The…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 April 1888 · page 3

The football match (B.A. Rules) played at Hamilton on Monday, between the Hamilton Athletic Club and the Caledonians, from Sydney, resulted in a win for Hamilton by…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 April 1888 · page 3

The Hamilton club played an all-day's match against the Clyde club, from Sydney, and scored an easy victory by one innings and 22 runs to spare. The visitors won the toss,…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 April 1888 · page 5

The committee of the Marylebone Club have presented their report with regards to the proposed alterations in the cricket rules. They recommend…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1888 · page 3

A lengthy and enthusiastic meeting (annual) of the members of the Newcastle Rugby F. C. was held last night at the Terminus Hotel. Some new blood was introduced into the club,…

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Advance Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1888 · page 3

The above club held its annual meeting on Wednesday evening at the Rouse Hotel, Mr. Charles Parker occupying the chair. There was a very large attendance of enthusiastic…

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Half-holiday Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 April 1888 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Half-holiday Football Club was held at the Rouse Hotel, on Friday night last. Although the attendance was small, the usual business was transacted…

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Cricket. Newcastle v. IRONCLAD

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 April 1888 · page 8

This match, which was commence on the 24th March, was resumed on Saturday, and ended in a draw. The Ironclads, with the large score of 324 to face, were determined to…

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Newcastle Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1888 · page 8

The annual meeting of the above club was held at the Terminus Hotel, on Friday evening. There was a fairly representative attendance. Among those present were…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1888 · page 8

The following fifteen will represent the Globe against the Hamiltons on Saturday next on the latter's ground:—Grant, Laing Banfield, Readlead, Harper, Colgan, Jones…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 April 1888 · page 3

All followers of the Australian game are invited by the committee of the Northern District Football Association to attend the Ship Inn at 8 o'clock this evening, when a…

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Oriental Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 April 1888 · page 3

A meeting of the members of the above club was held on Wednesday evening last, at Rouse Hotel, there being a good attendance. Mr. R. Jones occupied the chair. In the…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1888 · page 6

NEWCASTLE CITY CLUB (Australian Rules).—A scratch match will take place this afternoon, on the ground of the above club at the rear of the Castlemaine Brewery,…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 April 1888 · page 4

Rain interfered greatly with cricket on Saturday, but the match between Newcastle and East Maitland was proceeded with sufficiently far to evoke the Newcastle club to…

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Proposed Regatta at Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1888 · page 5

A MEETING, convened by advertisement, was held at the Boat-rowers' Hotel, New Town-ship, Stockton, and was well attended, there being about thirty persons present. The…

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