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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1891

654 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 33

Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1891 · page 3

Murphy and Griffe box for the championship next Wednesday night. Joe Goddard and the American, Choynski, meet on Monday night next to settle which…

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Football

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

Secretaries of football clubs, who wish the names of their teams inserted in accordance with our rules, are requested to send the notices of such in not later than Thursday…

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Athletics

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

Mr. Moroney will run his Sixteenth Nursery Handicap off this evening at the Olympic Hall. As usual with this class of handicaps, the entry is a good one, and the…

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Football

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

Two matches were played on the Newcastle Cricket Ground, on Saturday. The first was between the Centennials and the Newcastles. After a most exciting game, the…

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Tasmania. Hobart, Sunday. FOOTBALL

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 July 1891 · page 5

The football match Northern Tasmania v. Essendon (Melbourne) was played at Launceston yesterday afternoon, when there was beautiful weather. Essendon won by 10…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Sunday. FOOTBALL

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 July 1891 · page 5

The South Adelaides were defeated by the Norwoods on Kensington Oval on Saturday afternoon. The latter scored 11 goals 6 behinds to the former's 1 goal 2 behinds. The…

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Athletics

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

Entries close to-morrow for Moroney's 36th Novice Handicap, which is to be run next Saturday night. The Newcastle Amateur Gymnastic Club…

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Ruffianism and Football. Assaulting an Umpire. PERTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 July 1891 · page 5

A DISGRACEFUL occurrence has taken place in connection with a football match between teams representing the Rovers and Fremantle Clubs. Croft, the umpire, was charged by…

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Athletics

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

Entries are due this evening for Moroney's 36th Novice Handicap, which is to be run off next Saturday night. The boxing contest between Vickers and…

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Football

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

For ten years the North Park footballers, Melbourne, have held what is called the Junior Premiership. On Saturday, however, their colours were lowered by the Napier…

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"Form" in Racing. to the Editor

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

Sir,—I would like to draw to draw the attention of the stewards of the Newcastle Jockey Club to the form shown by some of the racehorses at our late meeting, and compare the form…

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Athletics

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

Tobin's first Catherine Hill Bay Handicap was run off an Saturday last, and resulted in a win for J. C. Woodward, 3yds, who just beat Williamson, 12yds; J. Thompson,…

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A Racing Point

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

An important racing decision in the case of Chandler v. the Silverton Jockey Club stewards was given on Wednesday, when Judge Fitzhardinge delivered his deferred…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 July 1891 · page 7

After the usual play on Thursday afternoon, Mr. Gardner, the president of the Newcastle Bowling Club, handed over the gold medal (championship for 1891) to Mr…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 July 1891 · page 7

Team for Burwood United Football Club (British rules) against the Minmi Rangers, in the semi-final of the J. C. Ellis Challenge Cup, to be played at Burwood on Saturday…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 July 1891 · page 3

A good attendance rolled up at the Newcastle Cricket Ground to witness two Rugby matches played there. The first match was between the Union and Advance, the former…

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Adelaide Football. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 July 1891 · page 5

IN the Association matches on Saturday, South Adelaide defeated Menindie by 11 goals to 2; Norwood beat Adelaide by 10 goals to 2…

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Coming Cricket. "An Ideal Match."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 July 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The Morning Chronicle states that English cricket was never finer, and there is no need for fear with the Australians. It hopes Moses, M'Donald, and…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 July 1891 · page 3

The Newcastle Amateur Gymnastic Club will throw open the doors of the Olympic Hall this evening, when the boxing contest between Vickers and Trelevan will be brought…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 July 1891 · page 3

A large number of people assembled on the Burwood ground on Saturday, to witness a Cup match between Burwood United and Charlestown Football Clubs. The…

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