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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1890

479 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 24

Fatal Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1890 · page 7

WHILE William Ferrier, a young man aged 20, of a good Edinburgh family, was playing in the Grange team in a Rugby match against Walkerburn, at Walkerburn,…

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Greta. FOOTBALL

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 May 1890 · page 7

A match was played on Saturday between the local team and the Miami Rangers, which resulted, after an exciting game, in a draw, each team securing one goal. The weather…

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Newcastle Cricket Club's Annual Picnic

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

ON Saturday last the above picnic was carried out, and was a decided success. On arriving at Cockle Creek railway station the steamer Maggie Johnson, which had been specially…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1890 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon the first meeting this season of the Ferndale and Newcastle football clubs took place at Tighe's Hill. The ground was very wet and muddy, the ball…

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Correspondence Newcastle Cricket Club Picnic. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1890 · page 7

SIR,—I observe a very elaborate report in your issue of this morning respecting the proceedings of the Newcastle Cricket Club at their annual picnic on Saturday. Can you inform…

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FOOTBALL. Australian v. Rugby

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 May 1890 · page 3

The Sydney Football Club (Australian rules) held a smoke concert on the 2nd inst., in the Cambridge Club-hall, Sydney. Mr. E. W. O'Sullivan, M.P., occupied the chair,…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 May 1890 · page 3

The first match of the season came off on Saturday afternoon at East Maitland between a team from the lately formed Federal Rugby Club and a similar number of the East…

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Hamilton Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 May 1890 · page 8

THE Hamilton Club (Australian rules) played their first match on Saturday afternoon against Merewether. Thanks to a visit of "'Old Sol," who shone out rather…

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District News. Greta. Cricket Dinner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1890 · page 7

The winding up for the season of the Greta United Cricket Club took place on Wednesday evening in the form of a dinner catered for by Mr. R. Rostron, and supplied in a form…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1890 · page 8

An exciting contest will take place on the Newcastle Bowling Club's green on Thursday next when the final play for the club's champion 1890 gold medal will take place…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1890 · page 3

The match, Carrington Blackwatch v. Adamstown, was played at Adamstown on Saturday last in the presence of a goodly number of spectators. Owing to the rain…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1890 · page 3

A football match took place last Saturday on the Ferndale ground between the Ferndale Juniors and Pioneers of Wickham, and resulted in a victory for the Juniors by 10…

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Maitland Amateur Picnic Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1890 · page 3

A day's races under the auspices of this club will take place over Rutherford course on Friday, June 13th. The programme includes a Flying Handicap of 20 sovs, the…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 May 1890 · page 7

CENTENNIAL V, LAMBTON.—The above two clubs met on Saturday afternoon, at Lambton, and the game resulted in a win for the Centennials by three to nil. On account…

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Hamilton Football Club. Australian Rules

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 May 1890 · page 7

The members of the above club intend proceeding to Sydney on Friday next, 23rd inst., to try conclusions with the West Sydney Club. The match is arranged to take place…

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Football—England v. Scotland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 May 1890 · page 3

THE nineteenth annual contest at football between representative teams of England and Scotland was played at Hampden Park, Glasgow, the grounds of the Queen's Park…

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Newcastle Jockey Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 May 1890 · page 8

The principal sport for the day will be the opening of the Newcastle Jockey Club's races, at which a well-selected programme of five events will form the attraction. The…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1890 · page 3

The final play for the champion 1890 gold medal of the Newcastle Bowling Club took place on the club's green on Thursday afternoon and was finally won by Alderman John…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1890 · page 3

The football season in connection with the Wallsend club will be opened this afternoon, when a match with the Sydney Waratah will be held in the No. 2 section of the…

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Grace on Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Mr. W. G. Grace contributes an article to a magazine on the cricket question. He declares that England has several elevens that can defeat the…

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