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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1892

656 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 33

Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 July 1892 · page 3

The second round in the Ellie Challenge Cup competition was played on Saturday afternoon between Young Wallsand and West Wallsend teams on the West Wallsend…

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Distress at Merewether. The Athletic Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 July 1892 · page 8

ARRANGEMENTS are being rapidly completed for the approaching athletic show in aid of the distressed families of Merewether. The secretary reports that he has received replies…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 July 1892 · page 3

Wallsend and Plattsburg Rovers and the Minmi Rangers met for the second time this season on Saturday in the Ellis Challenge Cup Competition, and the game resulted in a…

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FOOTBALL. Duncanson Cup

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 July 1892 · page 3

A meeting of the Northern District Football Association will be held this evening at the Crown and Anchor Hotel, when the cup presented by Mr. D. Duncanson for…

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FOOTBALL. Presentation of Duncanson Cup

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1892 · page 7

A meeting of the Northern Football Association (Australian rules), was held at Duncanson's Hotel, last night, when several matters of importance were brought forward…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1892 · page 7

A meeting of sportsmen and others will be held this evening at the Harbour View Hotel, for the purpose of making arrangements to match E. Pickup against Stuart, of…

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Boxing

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

The fight which has caused so much excitement in sporting circles, both in this colony as well as in Victoria, between Dan Creedon, of Melbourne, and Charley Dunn,…

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Greta Rugby v. Morpeth

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

The above teams played on the Greta Park on Saturday last, in the presence of a good attendance of spectators, in the first round for the junior badges, and after a very fast…

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Rosehill Races

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

There was a large attendance at the above races on Saturday last. The weather was dull, but fine, end the fields were unusually large. Following are the results:—…

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Queensland. Racing Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 July 1892 · page 6

Two accidents, one of them fatal, occurred at the Gin Gin races, near Bundaberg. In the Farewell Handicap four horses ran off the course into…

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FOOTBALL. Orientals v. Wickham Rosebuds

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

On Saturday the above teams met on the Centennial Park, and after an exciting contest the Orientals won by 7 points to nil. The game was started by the Rosebuds…

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North Shore Tennis Club

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

Emerging resplendent into full wing from the chrysalis state in which it has for some time slumbered, the above club bursts upon an astonished world with a very creditable…

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FOOTBALL. Northern District v. Queensland

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

Subjoined will be found the names of the players selected to play for Northern District against the Queensland team on Thursday next, on the Newcastle Cricket Ground…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Monday. FOOTBALL

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

A Rugby football match between the western districts and a picked metropolitan team took place on the Agricultural Ground this afternoon. The local men won by 8…

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The Athletic Show

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

ALL arrangements have now been completed for the athletic show, which takes place in the Olympic Hall on Friday night, in aid of the distressed families of Merewether. The…

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Football

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

The Centennial Football Club held a special general meeting at their rooms on Monday evening to elect a president in the room of Mr. J. C. Aird, who is leaving for…

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Bowls

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

Mr. John Young, the president of the New South Wales Bowling Association, paid a short visit to the Newcastle Bowling Club's green yesterday afternoon…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 July 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—Lord Sheffield has declined to take an English team to Australia this autumn. It is untrue that he intends to spend the winter in New Zealand…

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FOOTBALL. Balmain (Sydney) v. Minmi Rangers

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

These teams met on the Minmi ground last Saturday afternoon to contest in the semi-final for the Gardiner Challenge Cup. The ground, owing to the recent rains, was…

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FOOTBALL. Burwood v. Hamilton

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

On the Newcastle Cricket Ground to-morrow afternoon a football match (Australian rules) in connection with the Buxton Cup competition will be played between Burwood…

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