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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1894

915 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 46

Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1894 · page 3

At the last meeting of the executive of the Northern Branch N.S.W. Rugby Football Union it was decided to hold three competitions this season for badges, viz., senior,…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1894 · page 3

The New South Wales Cricket Association has decided that in all intercolonial matches no player should be available for selection unless he has been a bona fide resident of the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1894 · page 3

At the Enterprise Swimming Club carnival on Thursday night, George Meadham added to his previous records the 500yds amateur championship of New South Wales, although…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 April 1894 · page 3

The football season in the metropolis has commenced. Result: The junior players in the hospital with broken collar-bones. The Newcastle Football Club opened the…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Sunday. Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 April 1894 · page 5

South Adelaide and Hindmarsh began a match for the cricket championship on Saturday. The Souths went in first, and after losing eight wickets for 154 runs, declared the…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1894 · page 3

A mighty effort is being made in Sydney to get a strong team of footballers under Australian rules…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1894 · page 3

Pedestrians and trainers are reminded that the meeting will take place in the Olympic Hall to-night with reference to proposed improvements in the working of the handicaps…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 April 1894 · page 3

The members of the New South Wales Rugby Union met at the Exchange Hotel, Sydney, on Monday evening, for the express purpose of dealing with the much-talked-of…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 April 1894 · page 3

On the subject of carrying the bat through the innings, an interesting item in the history of Yorkshire County cricket is worth quoting. In the whole series of matches, covering half…

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ATHLETICS. Pedestrians' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 April 1894 · page 3

A meeting of runners and trainers was held at the Olympic Hall last evening, when the promoter of handicaps (Mr. M. J. Moroney) explained to them the new system which he…

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Boxing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1894 · page 3

It has almost been definitely settled that the boxing contest for the championship of the world between Peter Jackson and James Corbett shall take place at the National…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1894 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Northern District Football Association (Australian rules) will be held to-night at the Crown and Anchor Hotel, and a good attendance is…

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Northumberland Football Club. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1894 · page 3

The tenth annual meeting of the Northumberland Football Club (Australian rules) was hold at Mr. J. F. Barry's Hotel, West Maitland, on Monday evening. Mr. Chas. C…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1894 · page 3

In our advertising columns a £25 Allcomers' Handicap of 75 yards is announced to be run at the Newcastle Cricket Ground on Friday, May 25th. The promoters have…

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FOOTBALL. Northern District Football Association. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 April 1894 · page 3

The annual meeting of the above association (Australian rule) was held lost evening at the Crown iced Anchor Hotel, when delegates, from all the clubs in the district were…

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Carlton Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 April 1894 · page 3

A meeting of the above club was hold lest night at Fryer's Hotel for the purpose of deciding whether they would still run three teams, viz., A, B, and C. It was…

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Boxing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 3

At the public schools boxing competitions, which were held at the Royal Gymnasium, Aldershot (England), on March 16, under the patronage of the Duke of Cambridge and…

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Rat Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 3

Rat coursing will be run off to-day at the Royal Hotel, Plattsburg, Sportsman's Arms, Hamilton; at Young Wallsend: and at the Albion Hotel, Wallsend, next…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the Victorian Football Association (Australian rules) included in the secretary's report was the following in reference to New South Wales…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 3

Moroney's 63rd Nursery Handicap will be run oft to-night at the Olympic Hall. There is a large entry, nod the new principle of running handicaps is likely to be introduced,…

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