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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1890

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Newcastle Cricket Club. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 September 1890 · page 3

The annual meeting of the members of the Newcastle Cricket Club took place in the Great Northern Hotel last evening. Mr. J. R. Hall procided, and there were about 30…

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Lambton Cricket Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 September 1890 · page 7

The annual meeting of the above club was held at Sample's Hotel last week, when the following gentlemen were elected to the various offices, viz.: President, Mr. W. T…

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Half-holiday Cricket Club. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 September 1890 · page 7

The above club held their annual meeting in the Centennial Hotel on Thursday evening, there being a very fair attendance of members. The secretary's report showed…

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Melbourne Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 September 1890 · page 3

The football season was concluded on Saturday. South Melbourne are once more premiers, notwithstanding that they were defeated twice, and another club made a…

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Newcastle Tennis Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 September 1890 · page 3

A very interesting match was played on the grounds on Saturday, between the Waratah and Newcastle Clubs. The Misses Brown (2) and Thomas, with Messrs. Lang…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 September 1890 · page 3

On Saturday last the Ironclads played 14 of the Burwood United Cricket Club. The latter butted first, but owing to the excellent bowling of Cresswick (9 for 16), and Clayton…

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Wickham Albion Cricket Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 September 1890 · page 8

THE Wickham Albions' match Married v. Single was continued on Saturday, when the Married were all out for 172, leaving them 36 below the Single. The second innings…

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Northern Jockey Club Races

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

The attention of sporting men and horse-owners is directed to an advertisement in another column, by which it, will be seen that the above club intend holding a day's…

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Latest District News. Lambton. Tennis Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1890 · page 8

On Tuesday night a meeting was held in Sample's Commercial Hotel, with a view to forming a lawn tennis club. Fifteen members were enrolled, and the necessary tackling…

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Maitland Half-holiday Athletic Sports

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

These sports, which have now become an annual affair, are set down to come off on Friday afternoon next, on the Albion Cricket Ground, Maitland, and promise to be a great…

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Ferndale Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 October 1890 · page 3

The annual ball and distribution prizes in connection with the above club was held on Friday evening in Young's Hall, and proved a most successful affair. About…

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CRICKET. East Newcastle v. Ireland's (14)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 October 1890 · page 3

This match between the above teams for the Raysmith Cup was commenced on Saturday, at Hamilton. Ireland's team batted first, but failed to make a stand, the last…

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Plattsburg and Wallsend Amateur Turf Club. Saturday's Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 October 1890 · page 3

The Plattsburg and Wallsend Amateur Turf Club held their race meeting on Saturday last. The day was warm, but not uncomfortably so. The attendance was beyond…

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Belmont Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1890 · page 3

The people of Belmont intend holding their annual regatta as usual this year, the Prince of Wales birthday being the holiday chosen for the carrying out of the…

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Wallsend Athletic Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 October 1890 · page 3

The above club, notwithstanding the dull times, are determined to be again to the fore on the Prince of Wales' Birthday, the day on which the club holds its annual…

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Burwood United Athletic Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 October 1890 · page 3

A general meeting in connection with the above club was hold on Monday evening last at the Duke of Edinburgh Hotel, Junction. Mr. W. F. Steward, president, was in the…

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Latest District News. West Maitland. Old Buffers' Cricket Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 October 1890 · page 5

A GOODLY number of people assembled on the Maitland Albion Cricket ground, this (Friday) afternoon, to witness an amusing cricket match between the veteran "knights…

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Wallsend Athletic Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 October 1890 · page 7

Attention is directed to the programme issued by the above athletic club for a racemeting, to be held on the Wallsend Race. course, on the 10th November. The…

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Wickham Notes. Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 October 1890 · page 8

The 1st Albions met 13 of East Newcastle on Saturday at Wickham, on an excellent wicket. The visitors batted first, and were disposed of for 71 runs, of which Gardiner, 26, and…

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English Racing. Lady Betty Wins a Double. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1890 · page 5

The Thirsk October race meeting was commenced yesterday, when the Thirsk Autumn Handicap, one mile, was won by Mr. W. O. Cooper's ch in Lady Betty, by St. Albans—…

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