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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1892

656 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 33

Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 April 1892 · page 3

Jack M'Elhone and Bob Hargraves are billed to fight to a finish at the Olympic Hall to-night for a stake of £25 a side and the gate receipts. The go is expected to be…

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Northern British Football Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1892 · page 5

A MEETING of the above association was held in the Oxford Hotel, Hunter-street, on Saturday morning, Mr. Marshall, of Burwood, in the chair. The minutes of the…

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Football. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1892 · page 3

Sir,—As a lover of football, and as one of many who witnessed the match last Saturday. Centennials v. Petershams (Sydney), I am prompted to express certain feelings of…

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CRICKET. Newcastle v. Kiama. KIAMA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1892 · page 3

The match between the Newcastle team and an eleven of Kiama, was played to-day. The Kiama team made 94 runs in their first innings, and the Newcastle team 76. For…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1892 · page 3

A match was played on Good Friday at Burwood between the Pyrmont Rangers (Sydney) and the Burwood United before an enthusiastic crowd numbering fully 600…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1892 · page 3

During the Easter holidays the Newcastle Half-Holiday eleven played two matches, one being drawn greatly in their favour, and the other being won. On Good Friday the…

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New Zealand. Proposed Rugby Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1892 · page 6

At a conference of delegates from the various Rugby unions held in Wellington it was resolved to form a New Zealand Rugby Union, the…

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Anglo-French Football Match. the Englishmen Win Easily

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1892 · page 5

PARIS, Tuesday.—A football match between the London and Paris Football Clubs was played yesterday. Great interest centred in this event, as it was the first international…

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FOOTBALL. The Northern Rugby Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1892 · page 5

THE annual meeting of the delegates of the various football clubs in the Northern Branch of the Southern Rugby Union was held in the Metropolitan Hotel, Watt-street, last…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1892 · page 3

The members of the Newcastle Bowling Club have issued invitations to a number of gentlemen in the city to join them in their favourite game this afternoon. Should the…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 April 1892 · page 5

Owing to the very wet weather of yesterday the bowling match which was to have commenced at 3 o'clock, was postponed for a week. A considerable amount of interest…

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Paterson Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 April 1892 · page 3

In consequence of the continued extreme inclemency of the weather, the Paterson races have been postoned indefinitely…

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Northern Jockey Club Races. MAITLAND

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 April 1892 · page 3

The Northern Jockey Club races, arranged for April 29 and 80, have been postponed to May 13 and 14 in consequence of the bad state of the course. Entries will remain…

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A.J.C. Autumn Races. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 April 1892 · page 3

THERE was a large attendance at the races to-day. The weather was miserably wet, while the racing was not as good as could be wished. The performance of Marvel in…

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Boxing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1892 · page 6

Mr. Geo. Powell, the well-known boxer, in another column announces the conditions of a 10st amateur boxing tournament, to take place in the Olympic Hall on the nights…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1892 · page 6

ADVANCE FOOTBALL CLUB.—Practice this afternoon at 8.30, in uniform, back of Government Works, Honeysuckle Point…

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Northern Jockey Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 April 1892 · page 3

At a special meeting of committee, held on Friday afternoon, it was decided to hold the races on May 6th and 7th, instead of April 29th and 30th. It was intended to go…

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West Maitland. Northumberland Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 April 1892 · page 8

The annual general meeting of members of the above club was held on Thursday evening, when a very satisfactory report and balance-sheet was presented and adopted. It…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 April 1892 · page 3

The five-men tug-of-war to be held in the Olympia Hall on Saturday and Monday nights, April 30 and May 1, promises to be a first-class affair. The event will be pulled…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1892 · page 3

In consequence of not receiving a sufficient number of entries the tug-of-war advertised for Saturday has been withdrawn for the present…

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