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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1890

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Newcastle Jockey Club Races. To-day's Events

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

The Newcastle Jockey Club will commence their May meeting to-day, and conclude on Monday next. The attendance should be large, and those who visit the course will no…

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A Football Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 May 1890 · page 5

DURING the football match, played at Tighe's Hill on Saturday last, between the Pyrmont Rangers (Sydney) and the Hamilton Athletic Football Club, a rather serious accident…

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FOOTBALL. Sydney v. Northumberland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 May 1890 · page 3

The football campaign was opened in real earnest on the Agricultural Ground, Sydney, on Saturday afternoon. The meeting of such formidable clubs as the…

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FOOTBALL. Hamilton v West Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 May 1890 · page 5

A STRONG team from Hamilton visited Sydney on Saturday, and played a match against the West Sydney Club (Australian rules) on Wentworth Park. Although the…

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Newcastle Jockey Club Races. First Day. OFFICIALS:—Chairman, judge and hon. handicapper, Mr. C. H. Hannell, J.P.; clerk of course, Mr. C. Parker; clerk of scales, Mr. H. Alderton; starter and secretary, Mr. A. A. Farthing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 May 1890 · page 3

The Newcastle Jockey Club commenced their May meeting on Saturday. The weather was fine and the attendance large The course looked well, the recent rains having had the…

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Football Meeting, Greta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1890 · page 3

A scratch match of the Bluebells was played in the reserve on Saturday evening—Charley Rowley's team against Jock Davidson's. After a very exciting game Rowley's…

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FOOTBALL. Ferndale v. Ormondes (Balmain)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1890 · page 3

The above teams met on Saturday at Tighe's Hill, and a splendid exhibition of the Rugby game was given, although the home team gained a most decisive victory…

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Newcastle Jockey Club Races. Second Day. OFFICIALS:—Chairman, judge and hon. handicapper, Mr. C. H. Hannell, J.P.; clerk of course, Mr. C. Parker; clerk of scales, Mr. H. Alderton; starter and secretary, Mr. A. A. Farthing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1890 · page 3

The Newcastle Jockey Club brought their May meeting to a conclusion yesterday. The attendance was large, and the weather all that could be desired. Speculation over the…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1890 · page 3

The Newtown Football Club (from Sydney) and Carltons met on the Newcastle's ground on Saturday, and after a pleasant game the later won by 17 points to 4. After the match, a…

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Rugby Football. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1890 · page 3

SIR,—May I be allowed, through the medium of your valuable paper, to give what I trust will be considered as a little kindly advice to the players in the Half-holiday…

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FOOTBALL. Newcastle v. Maitland. Disgraceful Exhibition of Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 June 1890 · page 3

The annual football match under Rugby rules between the Newcastle and Maitland clubs came off on the reserve, opposite the cricket ground, on Saturday afternoon, in the…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Sunday. FOOTBALL

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 June 1890 · page 5

In the premier football match on Saturday Norwoods kicked nine goals, 11 behinds, to Medindies two behinds. A PLEASAN'T GATHERING…

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The Maitland Amateur Picnic Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 June 1890 · page 3

These races, which are set down to come off on the 13th inst., promise to be pretty successful. On this occasion two of the events have been devoted to the amateur element, and as…

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Football

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

The Wallsend Rovers and the Carrington Blackwatch (British Association rules) played off their tie in the first round for the J. C. Ellis challenge cup, at Carrington, on…

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FOOTBALL. Greta B.B. v. Hamilton Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 June 1890 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon these two clubs met on the Greta Reserve to play their match in connection with the J. C. Ellis Challenge Cup under the B.A. rules. There was a…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 June 1890 · page 3

A football match took place last Saturday on the Advance ground between the Ferndale Juniors and Verona F.C., and resulted in an easy win for the former by 13 points to…

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Rosehill Pony Races. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 June 1890 · page 3

The above races were held to-day. The weather was fine, but the attendance was not so, large as could be expected. Following are the results:—…

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Sydney Driving Park Club Races. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 June 1890 · page 3

There was large attendance at the above races to-day, when the results were as follows:—ETE ETE HANDICAP. Half a mile…

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Racing in England. a Win for Australia. The Woodcote Stakes. LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 June 1890 · page 3

The Epsom summer meeting was commenced to-day, when the principal race resulted as follows:—THE WOODCOTE STAKES, of 1000 sovs, by…

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FOOTBALL. Centennial v. East Maitland Junior

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 June 1890 · page 3

The above match was played on Saturday last, when the Centennial scored another win, by 9 points to nil. The visitors came down minus a couple of their best men, and…

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