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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1890

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Warrnambool Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1890 · page 3

The Warrnambool (Vic.) Regatta has been fixed for February 15. Between £400 and £500 will be given away in prizes. Beach, Matterson, Kemp, Stansbury, Neilson, M'Lean,…

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Newcastle Annual Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1890 · page 3

This yearly aquatic gala will be held to-day in the harbour, and is sure to draw an immense attendance from all parts of the Northern District. The fine ship Celtic…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1890 · page 3

A special meeting of the committee of the New South Wales Cricket Association was held on Monday night at the Oxford Hotel, Sydney. Mr. J. M. Gibson officiated as…

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Wallsend Athletic Club's Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1890 · page 3

The mixed race meeting of the above club, comprising horse races, foot races, quoits, bowling, &c. to be held to-day on the Wallsend Jockey Club's racecourse promises…

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Newcastle Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1890 · page 3

Owing to a number of counter attractions the attendance at the regatta was not as large as might have been expected during the earlier part of the day. As the afternoon…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1890 · page 7

The following will represent East Newcastle against Morpeth on Saturday next at Morpeth. Team to leave by 12.20 p.m. train:—Arnold, Beeston, Chandler,…

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Annual Regatta at Port Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 January 1890 · page 3

The annual regatta was held on the Port Adelaide River on Wednesday, and was one of the best and most successful ever held. There was a very large attendance. All the…

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Newcastle Regatta. Distribution of Prizes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 January 1890 · page 5

A MEETING of the Regatta Committee was held at the Centennial Hotel last evening, for the purpose of distributing the prizes won at the regatta on Wednesday. Mr…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1890 · page 3

Owing to the funeral of a member of the Wickham Albion C.C. taking place this afternoon the match between that club and the Newcastle C.C. will not be continued…

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The Boxing Mania. Sullivan and Jackson Matched

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 January 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The boxing match between J. L. Sullivan and Peter Jackson, for £1000 aside, has been arranged to take place at the Californian Athletic Club, San…

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Victoria. Steamer Racing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 January 1890 · page 6

In connection with the alleged narrow escape of a collision between the bay excursion steamers Coogee and Ozone on Sunday morning off the Port Melbourne pier, the…

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Tasmania. Intercolonial Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 January 1890 · page 6

The Melbourne cricket team were formally welcomed at the Town Hall on Monday by the Mayor of Tasmania. CABLE RECEIPTS…

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Maitland Amateur Picnic Races. West Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 January 1890 · page 3

At a meeting of the Maitland Amateur Picnic Race Club, held to-night, it was resolved to hold a day's racing on Monday, 27th January, when a fair programmne of…

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Wallsend and Plattsburg Annual Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1890 · page 3

The Wallsend and Plattsburg annual regatta will be held at Lake Macquarie on the 24th January next, when a programme of nine events will be gone through,…

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Rosehill Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1890 · page 3

The Rosehill Racing Club hold races to-day. There are five events on the programme, for which £500 is to be distributed as prize money. Visitors from this district…

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Decline of Cricket in Yorkshire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1890 · page 3

A cable dated Thursday, from London-states that the committee of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club, in its annual report, asserts that drinking has been the cause of…

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Maitland Amateur Picnic Races. January Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1890 · page 3

The Maitland Amateur Picnic Race Club have decided to hold their next meeting at Rutherford on Anniversary Day, and to that end have drawn up a programme, which…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 January 1890 · page 3

East Newcastle v. 14 New Lambton for the Raysmith Cup on Saturday.—New Lambton batted first, and scored 61, of which Jones made 21 and Marshall 24. East Newcastle…

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Horse-racing at Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 January 1890 · page 3

An amateur race meeting was held on Saturday afternoon in the Waratah Reserve. A large crowd assembled, and took a lively interest in the racing. Mr. N. Hewson has…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Saturday. CRICKET

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 January 1890 · page 5

Adelaide made 497 against South Adelaides 195 on Saturday. Richards made 187 for the former. OPERATIC SUCCESS…

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