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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1890

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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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Wallsend and Plattsburg Annual Regatta

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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Cricket

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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Boxing

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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Boxing in America. Murphy v. Weir. Murphy Wins

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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District News. Wallsend. Regatta Club

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…

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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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Wallsend and Plattsburg Regatta

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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Oxford Blues Athletic Club

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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Moorfield Races. Sydney

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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Oxford Blues Athletic Club

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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Wallsend and Plattsburg Regatta

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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District News. Wallsend. Regatta at Lake Macquarie

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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Maitland Races

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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Death and Football

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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Maitland Amateur Picnic Races

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…

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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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Cricket. to the Editor

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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Bowls

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…

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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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