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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1893

788 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 40

Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1893 · page 8

The principal sport in the district to-morrow will be the commencement of the Newcastle Jockey Club's May meeting. The programme to be carried out is a liberal one,…

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CABLEGRAMS Cricket in England. AUSTRALIANS V. Yorkshire. the Home Team

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1893 · page 4

LONDON, Monday.—The following players will represent Yorkshire in match against the Australians, to be commenced at Sheffield to-day:—T…

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Football Notes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1893 · page 3

On Saturday last the Northumberland Club (Association rules) from Maitland, took a very powerful team out to Charlestown, and after a friendly contest scored a victory by 9…

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Tennis Club. Adamstown Church of England Lawn Tennis Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1893 · page 3

On Saturday last Charlestown was the scene of a tennis struggle between Messrs. Johnston, Evans, Garratt, and Corrie, of Charlestown, and H. Barnard Wingfield, E…

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District News. Hamilton. Tennis Club Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1893 · page 3

The concert at the Mechanics' Institute on Monday evening last under the auspices and for the benefit of the local tennis club was a rich musical…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1893 · page 5

A friendly game of cricket took place yesterday on Adamstown Reserve between representatives of the Adamstown Council and the Adamstown Cricket Club. The…

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Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1893 · page 3

On Saturday four members of Adamstown Club visited Charlestown to play a similar number from the local club, but owing to the light failing were unable to finish the match,…

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Football Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1893 · page 5

The annual football match under Rugby Union Rules between the first 15 of the Sydney University and a team picked from the combined clubs of this district took place…

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Offices of Agents-General. Annual Cricket Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1893 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—The cricket match between the offices of the Agents-General took place yesterday, the Australian offices playing against…

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CABLEGRAMS Cricket in England. AUSTRALIANS V. Yorkshire. Victory for the Latter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1893 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—The match between the Australian Eleven and a team representing the county of Yorkshire was resumed at Sheffield…

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Newcastle Jockey Club's Races. Officials: Chairman, Mr. C. H. Hannell; judge, Mr. J. Clift, junr.; treasurer, Mr. A. Watt; starter, Mr. C. W. Readett; handicapper, Mr. F. Wilkinson; clerk of scales, Mr. D. Fisher; clerk of course, Mr. R. Fayle; timekeeper, Mr. A. Watt; stewards, Messrs. R. Fleming, W. Brown, A. Watt, J. Wood, C. Parker, R. Harvey, D. Fisher, and M. J. Moroney; secretary, Mr. E. Chippendall, junr

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1893 · page 3

The May meeting of the Newcastle Jockey Club opened yesterday, the weather being fine and clear. The attendance was good, and there was a large number of ladies…

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CABLEGRAMS Cricket in England. the Lancashire Team

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 May 1893 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—The following team has been chosen to represent Lancashire against the Australians at Manchester to-day:—Briggs, Mold,…

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FOOTBALL. Minmi v. Carrington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1893 · page 6

The Carrington team and their friends to the number of about 30 paid a visit to Minmi on Queen's Birthday, and were met by the Minmi Rovers' team, and after a short rest…

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CABLEGRAMS. Cricket in England. AUSTRALIANS v. Lancashire the Visitors Leading

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The match between the Australian Eleven and a team representing the county of Lancashire was commenced this morning…

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English Racing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 May 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The race for The Manchester Cup, of about 2062 sovs, 1¾ mile, run to-day at Manchester, resulted as follows:—…

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Football at Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 May 1893 · page 3

A fair number of spectators assembled on Maitland Park on Saturday afternoon to witness a football match under association rules between 20 of the Wallsend Club and 23…

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FOOTBALL. Wickham C v. Waratah C.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 May 1893 · page 3

A match between the above clubs came off at Waratah on Saturday and resulted in an easy win for the Wickham Albions by 14 points to 3. Thomas secured a try for…

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Sudden Death on the Football Field. Caused by Heart Disease

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 May 1893 · page 5

QUITE a gloom was spread among the young men of the district on Saturday evening when it became known that Alfred Cobb, the well known three-quarter back of the local…

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CABLEGRAMS Cricket in England. AUSTRALIANS v. Lancashire. a Victory for the Former. an Innings to Spare

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 May 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The match between the Australian Eleven and the County of Lancashire was resumed at Manchester to-day. The attendance was…

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Public Schools' Athletic Association. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 May 1893 · page 3

The annual general meeting of the Public Schools' Athletic Association was held this morning. The president. Mr. E. Johnson (Under-Secretary for Public Instruction), was…

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