Disastrous Fire in a Racing Stable. Thirty-five Horses Destroyed
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 January 1890 · page 5
LONDON, Sunday.—A fire has occurred at a racing stable at Versailles, Kentucky, by which the celebrated stallion Bill Boy for which the sum of 51,000 dollars was given a…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1890 · page 3
The committee of the above regatta club are again to the fore with an attractive programme of events to be held at Lake Macquarie on the 27th January. The…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1890 · page 3
The cricket match between the Plattsburg Albions and Burwoods, for the Raysmith Cup, was concluded on Saturday last at Burwood, and resulted in a decided win for the…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1890 · page 3
JOE GODDARD, the Barrier champion, has taken down a deposit for Mick Dooley, but leaves £15 for his brother to fight W. Williams, of Broken Hill, to a finish, for £100…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1890 · page 3
The fight between Billy Murphy, the Australian light-weight, and Ike Weir, the "Belfast Spider," for a purse of 5000 dollars and the light-weight championship…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 8
THOSE who desire competing in the various events of the Wallsend and Plattsburg annual regatta to be held at Lake Macquarie on the 27th instant are reminded that entries close…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →HALL v. BOLAND. Boxing for the Championship
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 January 1890 · page 3
The fight for the middleweight championship of Australia, between Jim Hall, of Sydney, and Peter Boland, of Victoria, came off at Foley's Hall on Saturday night. There…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1890 · page 8
THE sale of booths in connection with the above club's regatta, at Lake Macquarie on the 27th instant, took place yesterday (Monday) at the Grapes Hotel. There was a good…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1890 · page 3
The above club hold one of their popular outings to-day, when besides a hurdle race, a number of other sports will take place. This Will be the club's third gathering, the…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 January 1890 · page 3
The above club held a race meeting to-day. The attendance was large, and the results were as follow:— HURLE RACE. About one mile and a…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 January 1890 · page 3
The above club held their third sports outing at the Boatrower's Hotel running tracks, Stockton, yesterday. There was a good attendance, and everything passed off…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1890 · page 3
The Wallsend and Plattsburg Annual Regatta will be held at Lake Macquarie, for which steamers will leave Cockle Creek, Swansea, Belmont, and Toronto, at…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1890 · page 6
I DESIRE to draw particular attention to the annual aquatic carnival on Monday. The committee have as far as possible made every arrangement for the convenience and…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1890 · page 3
The Maitland Amateur Picnic Race Club have arranged a neat little programme of events. An excellent list of nominations has been received, and as the train arrangements…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1890 · page 11
WHILST playing football a short time ago, Mr. E. R. Chessman, aged 22 years, a student at Winchester (England) Training College, received a severe injury to his spine,…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1890 · page 7
The above races will be held at Rutherford course on Monday next. The weights for the various events made their appearance yesterday, and seem well put together. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →CRICKET. Intercolonial Match
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 January 1890 · page 3
The forty- second Intercolonal Cricket Match was commenced in Sydney on Saturday last. There was a good attendance, and although light showers of rain had fallen in…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 3
SIR,—I am frequently a spectator of the various cricket matches played in and around our city, but I often ask myself how it is so little interest is taken in the game, which, on…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1890 · page 3
The Newcastle representatives who were chosen to play the St. Leonards' club on Anniversary Day left here at a quarter past 9 o'clock on Monday morning. It was their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Burwood Amateur Swimming Club
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1890 · page 3
A grand aquatic carnival in connection with the above club was held on Saturday evening last in the Newcastle Baths, under the patronage of the Mayor of Newcastle…
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