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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1892

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Tattersall's Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 3

Tattersall's will open their annual meeting at Randwick to-day. The races of this club are always well attended, and as rule are as good as can be seen in the colony. The…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 3

The Olympic Athletic Club intend giving a £50 purse for a boxing tournament, open to all 10st 8lb men who have never won a prize of the value of £50. Particulars will…

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The Newcastle Annual Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 7

THE 38th annual regatta took place on the harbour yesterday and proved a great success in every way. The sky looked threatening in the morning, but the rain…

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Newcastle Jockey Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 6

The Newcastle Jockey Club races ware well attended yesterday, and some thorough good sport was witnessed. Although the weather was dull and cloudy, it was nice and…

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International Cricket Match. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 5

THE weather was fine to-day for the international cricket match, and the attendance was consequently very large. Blackham, who captained the Australian team, won the toss,…

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International Cricket Match. MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 January 1892 · page 3

The match between the Combined Australia and Lord Sheffield's team of cricketers was resumed on the Melbourne Cricket Ground to-day During the morning a high…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Sunday. Cricket in Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 January 1892 · page 5

Twenty-three thousand people attended the cricket match between the Englishmen and Victorians. The gate receipts were over £1000…

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CRICKET. I. Zingara C.C. v. Newcastle C.C.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 January 1892 · page 3

After their victory at Maitland the I. Zingari Cricket Club journeyed to Newcastle to try conclusions with the City Club, and the abovenamed teams met on the Newcastle…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 January 1892 · page 3

The Newcastle Athletic Club are giving £50 for a boxing competition for all 10st 81b men who have never won a prize of the value of £50. The event will take place on…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1892 · page 3

A match was played at Stockton on Saturday between the East Newcastle C.C. and Stockton C.C., resulting, after an exciting game, in a victory for the former by 5…

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New Year's Day Regatta. The Settling

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1892 · page 5

THE final scene, and certainly not the least important in connection with the above annual event, viz, the paying over of the prize money and trophies to the several…

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International Cricket Match. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1892 · page 5

THE above match was continued to-day on the Melbourne Cricket Ground. There was an excellence attendance, and the weather was fine and pleasant. Briggs and Attewell…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1892 · page 3

Mr. Moroney intends running off one of his novice handicaps on Saturday night next…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1892 · page 3

The Hamilton C.C. met and defeated the Burwood second eleven last Saturday on the former's ground, the scores being : Hamilton 95, Burwood 55. Donald, Milton, and…

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International Cricket Match. MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1892 · page 5

THE match between Lord Sheffield's team and the Australians was resumed to-day at 11.6 a.m. When the stumps were drawn the previous evening the Australians had…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1892 · page 3

There are on view in Messrs. R. C. Knaggs and Co.'s window two very handsome cups, presented to the Newcastle Bowling Club. One is a megnificent silver cup 22in high…

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The Cricket Victory for Australia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1892 · page 4

EVERY Australian will naturally feel satisfied that the Australian team has won in the great match against Lord SHEFFIELD'S team of English cricketers, which has been so…

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Racing at Randwick. Match for £300. Australasian Wins SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1892 · page 3

The above match took place to-day at Randwick. There was a large attendance, and a lot of speculation was indulged in. The result was as follows:—…

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The Good Old Game of Cricket. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1892 · page 7

Sir,—Cricket is not only one of the most scientific games, but it is the noblest and most honest of all games played under the British flag. It is a…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 January 1892 · page 3

Entries are due on Friday for Moroney's Novice Handicap, which is to be run next Saturday night…

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