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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1891

654 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 33

American Boxing. Fitzsimmons, Hall, and Pritchard

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1891 · page 5

NEW YORK, Monday.—Fitzsimmons and Hall will meet at the California Athletic Club within a month. Pritchard has received a cable offer from…

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Athletics

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

By cable we learn that the Olympic Athletic Club at New Orleans, United States, have sent a cable to F. Pritchard, who recently defeated Jem Smith for the…

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The Athletic Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1891 · page 5

MRS. SIMS' benefit committee held another meeting at the Harbour View Hotel last night, Mr. Glover presiding. The secretary, Mr. T. Dover, read a wire received from Mr…

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English Racing. LONDON

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

The second day's racing in connection with the August meeting at Caen, France, was run to-day. The race for the St. Leger resulted as follows:—…

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Athletics

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

Entries for Mr. Moroney's Novice Handicap will remain open till to-sight…

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Hunter River Cricket Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1891 · page 3

THE second annual meeting of members of the above association was held in Main's Hotel on Monday evening, in the presence of a fair attendance, when a very cheering…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1891 · page 3

Moroney's optional sweepstake experiment was tried at Marrickville on Saturday afternoon, and proved a success. In those heats where the pools existed, peds fought their…

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Northern Jockey Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 August 1891 · page 8

HORSEOWNERS are reminded by advertisement in another column, that the time for receiving entries for the above races has been extended to Tuesday evening, 11th August,…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 August 1891 · page 3

Owing to Mr. Moroney's absence from Newcastle, the starts for his Novice Handicap could not be published in this issue. Entries may now be sent in until this afternoon…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1891 · page 6

The series of matches arranged by the Northern Branch of the Southern Rugby Football Union are now coming to a conclusion, four clubs only being left, and these…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1891 · page 6

Entries close this evening for Moroney's Maitland Gaslight Handicap…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 August 1891 · page 3

A fair number of people assembled on the Albion Cricket Ground on Saturday afternoon, to witness a match between the representatives of the Newcastle club and the pick…

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Boxing in America. Fitzsimmons' Challenge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 August 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—Fitzeimmons has been liberated, and gone to Ban Francisco. He declares he is ready to meet Hall or Pritchard, for a match of from five to twenty…

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Warwick Farm Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 August 1891 · page 3

The above races wen held on Saturday, when the results were a follow:— HURDLE RACE Two miles. Rushlight, 9st 5lb (Fielder)... ... 1…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 August 1891 · page 3

Entries were due on Wednesday evening for Moroney's next Nu[?]ery Handicap. The Maitland Gasli[?]lt Handicap will be run off to-morrow night Special train…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1891 · page 3

Entries for Mr. Moroney's Nursery Handicap are due to-morrow night. The Maitland Gaslight Handicap will be run off this evening. Special arrangements…

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Northern Jockey Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 August 1891 · page 8

A MEETING Of the committee of the above club was held in Main's Hotel on Monday night, to take into consideration the advisableness of postponing the meeting…

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Tighe's Hill. Cricket Club Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 August 1891 · page 7

A grand concert in aid of the Tighe's Hill Cricket Club was given in Young's Hall, on Monday evening, by several lady and gentleman…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 August 1891 · page 7

Kilrain has been matched to fight Billy Woods, of Denver, for a thousand dollars a-side, at Denver, Col., on July 21. Kilrain has almost recovered from his recent fight…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1891 · page 3

A game of bowls will be played this afternoon, on the Newcastle Gricket Ground, between the Reserve and Cricket Club players…

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