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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1890

479 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 24

Wallsend Football Club. (Australian Rules.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1890 · page 3

A MEETING of the Wallsend Football Club was held on Monday evening at their new clubrooms, Mr. T. Watson's Commercial Hotel. There was a good attendance of…

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Hawkesbury Racing Club. Golden Crown Wins the Handicap. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1890 · page 3

The above races were concluded to-day. The attendance was large, and the weather cool. The following are the results:— SHORTS HANDICAP. Six furlongs…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1890 · page 3

Mr. W. M'Leod, the secretary of the Newcastle Bowling Club, has received a letter from Mr. Thomas Taylor, the famous bowls manufacturer, Glasgow, stating that…

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Southern Rugby Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1890 · page 3

A meeting of the northern branch of the Southern Rugby Football Union was then held, Mr. Bowditch in the chair. It was arranged that the first of the interprovincial…

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FOOTBALL. Newcastle Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1890 · page 3

A special general meeting of the Newcastle Football Club was held at the Centennial Hotel last: evening, with the object of considering the advisability of reducing the…

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Northern Football Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1890 · page 3

The fourth annual meeting of the Northern District Football Association (Australian rules) was held at the Centennial Hotel last evening. In the absence of Mr. Stewart…

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Advance Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1890 · page 3

Scratch match will take place this afternoon on the club's ground, Honeysuckle Point; kick off at 3 o'clock sharp. Members are requested to turn up in full force, as the…

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Hamilton Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 April 1890 · page 5

THE Burwood United and Hamilton Athletics (British Association) met at Hamilton on Saturday in the opening match of the season. Theo game attracted a large number of…

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Waratah Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 April 1890 · page 3

There was an attendance of about 300 persons to witness the amateur racing on the reserve on Saturday. Some good sport was indulged in by racing for bridles and other…

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Football Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1890 · page 3

The Greta Bluebells and Carrington Black-watch played their opening match on Saturday at Carrington, a large number of spectators being present. Jackson set the ball…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1890 · page 3

H.H.C.C. team. for Lambton, 'bus leaves Brown street, 1.45 p.m.:—Arid, Arnott, Bramble, Cobb, Gilbert, Molshimer, Ray. smith, Breckenridge, Tyler, Milton, A…

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Summerhill Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 April 1890 · page 3

A meeting of the Summerhill Football Club was held at Mr. W. Andrews' Oriterion Hotel on Tuesday night, the 22nd inst., Mr. D. Rees in the chair…

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Advance Football Club. Annual Social

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 April 1890 · page 5

THE anneal social of the Advance Football Club was held last night at the Lyceum-hall, and proved most successful. Over 100 invitations had been issued, and as was…

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Wallsend Rovers Football Club. (British Association Rules.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 April 1890 · page 3

A general meeting of the above club was held on Monday evening, April 21st, at the Metropolitan Hotel. Mr. W. Stein occupied the chair. The minutes of the previous…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1890 · page 2

Followers of the Australian game will be pleased to hear that things are likely to be very lively during the coming season. The Sydney association, unfortunately for the…

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FOOTBALL. Accident at Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 April 1890 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon, while the Junior team of the Waratah Football Club were practising on the reserve (Rugby rules), a number of the lads got into a scrimmage,…

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Half-holiday Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1890 · page 3

The annual meeting of the above club was hold last Thursday night at the Oxford Hotel, the president, Mr. T. H. Raysmith, occupying the chair. The minutes of…

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Greta Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 April 1890 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the Greta Football Club was hold on Saturday last; the president, Mr. Keenan, in the chair. The chairman, in opening the meeting, stated that…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1890 · page 7

Ferndale v Newcastle, at Tigho's Hill on Saturday, following will represent Ferndale:—Thonas (3), Grill, Harrison, Morgan, F. Owen, Francis, Lessington, Bevan, M…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Thursday. Lawn Tennis Tournament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 May 1890 · page 5

The champion tennis player of South Australia, H. E. Hambridge, and two other well-known players Baker and Stuart, left for Sydney to-day to take part in the inter,…

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