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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1889

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South Australia. Adelaide, Sunday. CRICKET

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 October 1889 · page 5

The cricket season opened yesterday at Adelaide Oval, bunt failed to excite much enthusiasm. RAINY WEATHER…

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CRICKET. East Newcastle v. Thirteen of Ireland's Warehouse

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 October 1889 · page 3

This match, which was started on the 19th, was finished on Saturday, and resulted in an easy win for East Newcastle by an innings and 35 runs. The winners' innings closed for…

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CRICKET. Raysmith Cup

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1889 · page 5

The cricket match between the Plattsburg Albion C.C. and the Wickham Albion C.C. was continued last Saturday on the Summer-hill ground. The Plattsburg team, who had…

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CRICKET. Newcastle Tailors v Maitland Tailors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1889 · page 3

A cricket match was played on the Ironclad's C.O. ground yesterday afternoon, between teams representing the Newcastle Tailors' Society and the Maitland Tailors'…

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Wallsend Athletic Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 October 1889 · page 3

A meeting of the members of the Wallsend Athletic Club was hold at Mr. Thos. Man-o field's Metropolitan Hotel on Monday evening. There was a good attendance, Mr. R…

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Burwood Athletic Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 October 1889 · page 3

The Burwood Athletic Club had a very successful meeting on Saturday afternoon, 26th instant, on the ground close the Catholic Church, Junction. The members rallied well,…

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Wallsend Athletic Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 October 1889 · page 3

The attention of pedestrians is drawn to an advertisement in another column announcing that the entrances in connection with the above popular club's annual sports close on Saturday,…

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CABLEGRAMS. Cricket in England

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 November 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Mr. S. M. J. Woods (son of Mr. John Woods, of Fairlight, Manly) has been elected captain of the Cambridge cricket team…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 November 1889 · page 5

Two very interesting games were played on the green, Newcastle Cricket Ground, on Thursday afternoon, between Messrs. F. Gardner and A. Watt, and Messrs. J. R…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 November 1889 · page 5

The following team will represent the Newcastle C.C. against East Maitland C.C., leaving by the 12.40 p.m. train:—Messrs. J. Maddison, J. Arnott, R. Blaxland, W. J…

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The War of Races in America 100 Negroes Killed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 November 1889 · page 9

NEW YORK despatch state : The trouble between negroes and whites in Mississippi has not yet cooled down. The whites are convinced that the men of colour had…

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Sporting. Wallsend Athletic Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 November 1889 · page 8

WE desire to draw attention to the sale of booths, and ether privileges, in connection with the above club's annual sports on the 9th November. Mr. John Grisdale will to-day…

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Racing at Johannesburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1889 · page 3

Sport seems to have its mishaps in the Transvaal, South Africa, as elsewhere. The Johannesburg correspondent of the Cape Times writes:—The Spring meeting of the…

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Wallsend Athletic Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1889 · page 5

The sale of booths, &c., took place on Monday at Mr. Manefield's Hotel. There was only a very limited attendance, with the result that those present reaped the benefit…

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Stockton Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 November 1889 · page 3

A meeting of the committee of the above regatta was held at the Royal Hotel last night. Mr. O. Chatfield, president, was in the chair. The chairman announced that…

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CRICKET. Newcastle District Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 November 1889 · page 3

A committee meeting of the Newcastle District Cricket Association was held at the Centennial Hotel last night. The first series of matches in connection with the Raysmith…

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CRICKET. Plattsburg Albion v. Wickham Albion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 November 1889 · page 8

The cricket match between the Plattsburg Albion and Wickham Albion was concluded on Saturday last, and resulted in a victory for the former club, after a close game, by 12…

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Belmont Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 November 1889 · page 3

Our advertising columns to-day contain the full programme of events to be competed for at the Belmont regatta on Prince of Wales' Birthday. The list should provide a…

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Stockton Annual Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 November 1889 · page 3

The above regatta, which takes place on Saturday next, is causing a large amount of interest in boating circles, and it is sure to be largely attended. The Nester will be flag…

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District News. Wallsend. Athletic Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 November 1889 · page 7

Now that the excitement over the Melbourne Cup has somewhat subsided, attention is being drawn to the Wallsend Athletic Club's sports, to be held on Saturday, on the…

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