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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1891

654 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 33

BOXING. Vickers v. Trelevan

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

The Newcastle Amateur Gymnastic Club last night provided a good programme for the amusement of lovers of the noble art of self-defence, when the Olympic Hall was…

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Athletics

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

Entries are due this evening for Moroney's Novice Handicap, and on Thursday nominations fall due for his third Maitland Handicap…

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Boxing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 July 1891 · page 3

Jack Baxter add "Boko" Thompson have fitted up the assembly room at the Rouse Hotel as a private gymnasium, where it is their intention to receive pupils who wish to…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 July 1891 · page 3

The following matches were played in Sydney on Saturday, under the British Association rules :—Parkgrove met Caledonian at Moore Park, on the former's ground, when,…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 July 1891 · page 3

There is every probability of a boxing contest being arranged by the Newcastle Amateur Gymnastic Club between. Vickers and O'Neill. Those lade have met once in…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1891 · page 3

Entries close this evening for Mr. Morney's Nursery and Maitland Gaslight Handicaps. Mr. Andrew will run off another of his…

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Boxing Match. WILLIS V. DIXON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The fight at San Francisco between Dixon and Willis resulted in a victory for Dixon in the fifth round…

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English Racing. Goodwood Cup

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Sir Daniel Cooper's Mons Meg has been scratched for the Good-wood Cup, but Melode starts…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1891 · page 3

The Jersey Handicap, of £20, will be run off at Singleton on the nights of the 12th and 18th August. Entries will be received up to August 8th…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1891 · page 7

There will be a friendly game of bowls pleased this afternoon between the Balmain and Newcastle Clubs, when no doubt should prove very interesting. The game will…

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Game of Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1891 · page 9

REFERRING to the antiquity of the game of golf, which has just been successfully introduced in Victoria, the Melbourne Argus publishes the…

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Reciprocity in Racing. Proposal of the English Jockey Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The English Jockey Club have issued invitations to the racing clubs of Europe, America, and the colonies, to come to an agreement of reciprocity, in…

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The Athletic Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1891 · page 7

In another column will be found he full programme for the monster athletic show to be given in the Olympic Hall on Friday night next, in aid of Mrs. Sims and family, of…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1891 · page 7

Mr. Moroney will run his Nursery Handicap off at the Olympic Hall, this evening. He has received a very large entry, and judging from the success of this class of…

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Football

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

A goodly number of spectators mustered on Maitland Park on Saturday afternoon, to witness a football match between a team from the Northumberland Club and…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Sunday. FOOTBALL

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 August 1891 · page 5

Yesterday was a grand day for football. The leading match was won by South Melbourne, which still tops for the premiership this year, notwithstanding their defeat last…

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Northern Jockey Club Races

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

The attention of sporting men is directed to an advertisement in another column, by which it will be seen that nominations for all the events in connection with the…

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BOWLS. Visit of the Balmain Bowling Club

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

Three rinks of the above club visited this city on Saturday, arriving by the mid-day express from Sydney. They were met by the president of the Newcastle Bowling…

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Athletics

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

Entries for Moroney's 37th Novice Handicap are due to-morrow night. Moroney's third Maitland gaslight handicap will be run off this evening. Visitors…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1891 · page 3

A Cup match (Australian rules), for the Duncansen Cup, was played at Hamilton on Saturday afternoon, between Hamilton and Merewether. The former club conceded…

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