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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1892

656 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 33

Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1892 · page 3

Mr. W. M'Leod, secretary of the Newcastle Bowling Club, has received the following telegram from Mr. G. H. G. Munro, secretary of the Victorian team:—"Exceedingly…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1892 · page 3

Entries for Moroney's 58th Novice Handicap are due to-morrow night. The fight to a finish between Jack M'Elhone and Bob Hargreaves, for a stake…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1892 · page 3

Mr. W. M'Leod, secretary of the Newcastle Bowling Club, yesterday received the following telegram from Alderman J. B. Rodgers (Mayor of Newcastle), who is at…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 3

On Saturday a team of aquatic polo players, representing the Newcastle Swimming Club, proceed to Sydney to play the Wentworth Club a match for the…

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Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 3

A novel event took place at Lake Macquarie during the Easter holidays in the shape of a regatta on a miniature scale. The contests were between small boats varying from 2 to…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 3

Mr. W. M'Leod, secretary of the Newcastle Bowling Club, received yesterday from Sydney the following telegram from Mr. Richard Hall, of Newcastle:—"Victoria…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 3

A grand football match under British Association rules will be played at Minmi this afternoon between the Burwood United and the Minmi Rangers. The kick-off takes…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Friday. FOOTBALL

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 5

The first big football match of the season will come off to-morrow, when Essendon, the premier club of last year, will meet the combined juniors, who defeated the Carltons last…

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Boxing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 May 1892 · page 3

Jock M'Elhone and R. Greaves meet at the Olympic Hall to-night to box to a finish for a stake of £30. Those men are in first-class condition, and a good set to is…

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FOOTBALL. Northern District Football Association (Australian Rules)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 May 1892 · page 3

A meeting of the delegates of the above association was held at Duncanson's hotel, Newcastle, on Wednesday evening, when matters of importance affecting the coming…

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Waratah Flemington Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 May 1892 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon the races at the Waratah Flemington course attracted a considerable amount of attention, some 300 persons being present, which can be considered…

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Stockton. North Shore Tennis Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 May 1892 · page 5

The annual general meeting of the above club was held last Friday night. There were present: Mr. A. Lane (vice-president, in the chair) and Messrs. C. Chapple, J…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 May 1892 · page 3

The handicap which was to have been run on Saturday night at the Olympic Hall was postponed till Tuesday. We understand that the tracks will be removed during the…

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Football

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

The first match of the season played on the West Wallsend Football Ground came off on Saturday afternoon between Adamstown Rosebuds and West Wallsend…

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BOXING. Hargraves v. M'Elhone

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

A glove contest to a finish, between a prominent boxer of the Wollongong district named Hargraves, and a local representative of some repute named J. M'Elhone, took…

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First Mention of Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1892 · page 7

THE origin of football is unknown, but the first mention of the game is in the reign of Edward III. (1349), who issued an edict against it, not from…

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Athletics

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

At the Olympic Hall to-night Mr. Moroney will run off hid novice handicap, which was postponed from Saturday night…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1892 · page 3

Secretaries of football clubs wishing to have the names of playing teams inserted for the present football season must call and make arrangements for such. Notices cannot…

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Northern Jockey Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1892 · page 5

THE above club's meeting, to come off on Friday and Saturday, 6th and 7th May, promises to be the most successful held for many years. The club have only on one…

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ATHLETICS. Moroney's Novice Handicap

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1892 · page 3

The above event was run off last evening at the Olympic Hall. The attendance was not large, but the sport provided was of a very high order. The arrangements in…

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