Football
The match between the Wallsend and Summerhill football clubs will take place to-day on the Summerhill ground. It will be remembered that a fortnight ago this match…
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Sport, 1890
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FOOTBALL. Northern Branch v. Metropolis
A football match between the northern branch of the Southern Rugby Football Union at Newcastle and a picked metropolitan team took place on the Agricultural Ground,…
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The match Carlton v Tasmania, which was played on the Association Ground, Sydney, on Saturday, resulted in a win for the Victorian team by 9 goals to 2. The Carltons,…
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On Thursday the great match of the season will take place on the Summerhill Ground, Plattsburg, when a combined team chosen from the Wallsend…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →FOOTBALL. Tasmania v. Maitland District
A moderate number of people assembled on Tuesday afternoon on the Albion Cricket Ground, West Maitland, to witness the above contest between the representatives of…
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Twenty-six stalwart young representatives of Tasmania arrived here last evening from Maitland with the intention of showing the Wallsend public this afternoon how the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Waratah. Racing on the Reserve
Some time ago, in consequence of the damage done to fences, and the danger arising from horse racing in the reserve, the council decided to stop it. This was done accordingly,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Jockey Club Races Officials.—Chairman, Mr. C. H. Hannell; judge, Mr. C. H. Hannell; starter, Mr. Alex. A. Farthing; clerk of the course, Mr. C. Parker; clerk of the scales, Mr. H. Alderton; handicapper, Mr. C. H. Hannell; secretary, Mr. Alex. A. Farthing
The June meeting of the Newcastle Jockey Club eventuated yesterday. The weather was dull and threatening, but the attendance was good. There was a large number of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Novel Swimming Feat
Shortly before 2 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, May 17, Davis Dalton, an American, made an attempt to swim from Putney to London Bridge. The style he adopts is that…
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At the Newcastle and High Gosforth Park Summer meeting to-day, the race for the Northumberland Plate resulted as under:—NORTHUMBERLAND PLATS (handicap) of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →FOOTBALL. Visit of the Tasmanian Team. The Sights of Newcastle
Yesterday morning the Tasmanian team of footballers wore taken round the harbour in the steamer Rose, several gentlemen, including Messrs. Berkeley, Murrell, and M'Kenzie…
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On Saturday a coursing match took place on the Greta Park, for £25 a-side, between Mr. John Champion's Little Jack and Mr. Peter Campbell's Bluey. The match was…
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The match played at Maitland on June 21st between 1st Maitland and Carlton Clubs was given in as a win for Carltons by three points to nil at a meeting of the union on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Northern District v Tasmania. Association Football Rules. Win for the Tasmanians
THE Tasmanian football team commenced their third match against a 20 representing the northern district, on the Newcastle Cricket Ground, yesterday afternoon. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Horse-racing and Wagering
The Herald remarks, in describing as a national evil the recent developments of horse-racing, that race-meetings, which at one time were held two or three…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →FOOTBALL. Minmi Rangers v. Greta Blue Bells
The above teams met on the ground of the former on Saturday, the 28th of June, to play off their cup tie to decide which should have the honour to play in the final tie for…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The annual match between the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge commenced at Lord's yesterday. Oxford went to the wicke's first, and were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tasmanian Racing Club. Hobart
The annual meeting of the Tasmanian Racing Club was held last night. Accounts for the year showed the receipts to be £3646, and expenditure £3307, leaving a credit…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Northern Jockey Club Races
Sporting men and horse-owners will note by our advertising columns that the Northern Jockey Club are out one more with a neat little programme of five events for a meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Great Boxing Contest. Godfrey Defeats Cardiff
The postponed fistic encounter between George Godfrey, the coloured heavy-weight champion of America, and Patsy Cardiff, the Peoria Giant, was decided in the Gladstone…
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