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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1892

656 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 33

Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 May 1892 · page 3

The Wallsend and City Combined No. 2 teams will meet on Saturday night to make arrangements for a tug-of-war match…

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FOOTBALL. Burwood v. Young Australians (Sydney)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 May 1892 · page 3

The above teams (Australian rules) met on the local ground on Tuesday afternoon. The game was witnessed by a large number of people; but in consequence of the slippery…

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Sydney Turf Club Races. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 May 1892 · page 5

THERE was a good attendance at the above races to-day, the weather being beautifully fine, and the track was in good order. The following are the results:—…

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Newcastle Jockey Club Races. Second Day. Officials: Chairman and judge, Mr. C. H.Hannoil; stewardo, Messrs. R. Fleming, S. Brown, E. W. Bancroft, Joseph Wood, W. Sidney, C. Parker, R. Harvey, G. T. Baggs, M. Moroney, E. M. Halligan; treasurer, Mr. A. Watt; clerk of the course, Mr. R. Fayle; clerk of the scales, Mr. J. Burke; starter and secretary, Mr. Alex. Farthing; handicapper, Mr. F. Wilkinson; timekeeper, Mr. Alex. Watt

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 May 1892 · page 3

There was a good attendance yesterday at the Newcastle Jockey Club's races, and the weather was all that could be desired. The course was in splendid order, and the racing…

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FOOTBALL. Advance Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 May 1892 · page 6

On Monday evening last a team from the above club journeyed to Murrurundi to play the local team at that place, leaving Newcastle about 10.40 p.m. by the second division…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 May 1892 · page 6

The final match for the season was played between the West Wallsend and Minmi teams on May 24, at West Wellsend, which resulted in a decided victory for the West…

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FOOTBALL. Northumberland v. Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 May 1892 · page 3

A goodly number of spectators assembled on the Albion Cricket Ground, West Maitland, on Saturday afternoon, to witness a football match between the best team the…

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Sydney Turf Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 May 1892 · page 3

There was a very large attendance at the above races on Saturday, and excellent racing. The results were as follow:— THE SECOND HURDLE RACE, of 2 sovs. each…

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Copeland on Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1892 · page 4

THE recent agitation against the occupancy of a portion of Victoria Park, Sydney, as a bowling green, has been the cause of the issuing of a long and able minute by Mr…

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Football. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1892 · page 3

Sir,—With reference to the badge matches to be played this season, the public will no doubt agree with me that a deal of excitement will be the result of the various…

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Northern British Football Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 June 1892 · page 3

A meeting of the above association was held on Saturday in Galley's Oxford Hotel, Newcastle, Mr. A. Gray, of West Wallsend, in the chair. The minutes of the previous…

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FOOTBALL. New Lambton and Centennial B.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 June 1892 · page 3

A match under Rugby rules took place at New Lambton on Saturday between a team from the Centennial B Club an New Lambton, which, after an exciting game, resulted…

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Cowes Regatta. the Kaiser's Visit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 June 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—The Emperor William of Germany has intimated his intention to be present at the Coews (Isle of Wight) regatta, to be held next August…

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The Great Boxing Match. JACKSON V. Slavin. the Darkie Wins

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 June 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The fight between F. P. Slavin and Peter Jackson, at which 2000 persons were present, took place last night in the rooms of the National Sporting Club,…

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Boxing

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

The result of the boxing contest between Peter Jackson and Frank Patrick Slavin will come as a surprise to many people on the other aide of the Murray (says a Sydney…

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Football. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 3

Sir,—In the perusal of your paper of Tuesday morning's date I noticed a few remarks, signed "Spectator," in reference to the football match last Saturday. He states…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 3

A programme of sports of various kinds will be discussed next Saturday at Minmi in aid of the Minmi Public Brass Band. There are 12 events to be decided for all of which…

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Tattersall's Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 June 1892 · page 3

The Grand National meeting of Tattersall's Club took place on Saturday, with the following results:— HURDLE RACE, of 150 sovs. About two…

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Waratah Flemington Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 June 1892 · page 3

This meeting came off on Saturday. There were about 350 people present, and some very good racing was witnessed. The first race, the Flying Handicap, for ponies…

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FOOTBALL. New Lambton V. Advance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 June 1892 · page 3

A football match came off on the New Lambton ground on Saturday between New Lambton and Advance B. [?]teams, which resulted in a win for the former by six points…

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