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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1891

654 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 33

Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1891 · page 3

Entries are duo this evening for Moroney's Novice Handicap, which is to be run off next Saturday night; also for Dronsfield's Novice Handicap, to be run on Saturday…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 April 1891 · page 7

Mr Moroney has decided to leave the entries for his novice handicap open till 8 o'clock this evening…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1891 · page 6

Members of the Newcastle club who will visit St. Leonards on Queen's Birthday, are requested to leave names at pavilion. Mr. J. Frost has presented the Newcastle…

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Sporting. the Turf. Ro[?]hill races takes places on

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1891 · page 6

ROSEHILL races takes places on Saturday. Mr. Bond, secretary of the V.A.T.C., has been granted six months leave of absence. He will visit Europe…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1891 · page 6

J. L. Sullivan leaves San Francisco for Australia in May next. Joe M'Auliffe is also coming out. Choynski and Mick Dooley fight in…

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FOOTBALL. Blackwatch Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 April 1891 · page 3

A meeting of the Carrington Blackwatch Football Club was held on Wednesday evening, at Mr. Smith's Hotel. Mr. Philips presided. The balance sheet was read,…

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Wallsend Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1891 · page 5

THE Wallsend Football Club, playing under Australian rules, held their annual meeting on Friday evening, April 10th, at the Commercial Hotel. Mr. R. Oswald, delegate,…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1891 · page 7

Andrew's fourteenth Gaslight Novice Handicap will be run off at Wallsend on the night of Thursday, the 23rd instant. Entries are due on Monday night next…

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AQUATICS. Annual Press Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 April 1891 · page 3

The annual press races were held on the Parramatta River, on Saturday last. There was a good attendance of the public. The results were as follow:—…

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CRICKET. Newcastle C.C. v. Iranclad C.C.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 April 1891 · page 3

This match was brought to a conclusion on Saturday, the Newcastle C.C. winning by 60 runs, the game being decided by the first innings. The scores, when the match was…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 April 1891 · page 3

The second deposit in the boxing match between Baxter and M'Elhone was placed in the hands of the stakeholder on Saturday. W. Edwards won Moroney's Novice…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1891 · page 3

Mr. W. M'Glinchey, the winner of Mr. C. H. Hannell's handsome trophy, in the match Northern Districts v. Brisbane, was presented by the donor, at the Great Northern…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1891 · page 3

Entries are due to-morrow evening for Moroney's Nursery Handicap, which is to be run next Saturday night…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1891 · page 7

Mr. Moroney has decided to leave the entries for his Nursery Handicap open till this evening, at 8 o'clock…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1891 · page 3

Dronsfield's next handicap will be run off at Wallsend on Saturday, May 2. The Gordon Harriers run off a 75yds handicap at the Olympic Hall this evening…

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CRICKET. Final Match for the Raysmith Cup

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1891 · page 3

The Lambton and Tighe's Hill Clubs, having each won an equal number of matches in connection with the above trophy, will meet on the Newcastle Cricket Ground…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1891 · page 3

The Newcastle Swimming Club will hold one of their grand sports meetings next Thursday, at the Corporation Baths, when a first-class programme will be gone through…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1891 · page 3

Mr. C. H. Hannell, the handicapper for the Raysmith Cup matches, has made the following handicap for the match Lambton v. Tighe's Hill, to be played this afternoon…

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Lord Stamford: Cricketer and Racing Man

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1891 · page 11

Lord Stamford was a good cricketer, and often had professionals down for the sake of seeing them play, and having a game with them, when he often…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1891 · page 3

Mr. Moroney has decided to run off a 275yds Novice Handicap, on the Newcastle Cricket Ground, on Thursday afternoon next. The day is a public holiday, so that…

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