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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1894

915 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 46

Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 April 1894 · page 3

MAITLAND UNITED v. CARLTONS.—The above teams met at Maitland (Rugby rules) on Saturday in the presence of a largo concourse of spectators, and it is evident that…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1894 · page 3

Spofforth, the demon bowler, in his "Recollections of Australian Cricket," in the New Review, relates an incident in connection with the intercolonial single wicket match between…

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Cricket in England

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—A team of cricketers from the Cape of Good Hope has arrived in England…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1894 · page 3

Entries close on Thursday night for Moroney's mixed Novice and Nursery Handicap, which will be run next Saturday night…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1894 · page 3

In a Maitland contemporary a Rugby enthusiast, writing under the nom de plume of "Full Back," speaks of the falling-off of the Australian Association game, and asserts that…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1894 · page 3

The cricket season ended very unsatisfactorily on Saturday in Adelaide. The match between South Adelaide and Hindmarsh was to have been finished, but during the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1894 · page 3

Charlie Samuels. at one time Australia's champion foot runner, appeared in the Sydney Water Police Court dock recently, charged with drunkenness. Accused was…

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Cricket

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

A report of a friendly game of cricket played at Wallsend, on Saturday, between the aldermen and officers of the Wallsend and Plattsburg Municipal Councils has just…

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Lawn Tennis

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

Last Saturday a friendly match at tennis was played on the private tennis court at the Public School, Stockton, between four members of the Stockton School Lawn Tennis…

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Athletics

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

At the Flemington (Via.) Running Grounds on Saturday last, Jim M'Garrigal won the 130yds handicap from scratch in 12 4-5sec. In the final—15 yards from home—the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 May 1894 · page 3

Professor Saint Claire, the heavy-weight boxer, who is open to do battle for the Australian. championship, left Melbourne on Tuesday for Coolgardie. During his stay in…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 3

When the Mayor and aldermen suffered defeat a week ago upon the Reserve Green the Mayor challenged the players to a return match on the Lowlands Green, kindly placed…

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Rat Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 3

Mr. W. J. Thomas intends holding a coursing sweep on May 20th at Young Wallsend, and on Saturday next at the same place hack and pony races…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 3

The football season will be inaugurated to-day at Wallsend by a match between the Wallsend and Maitland Northumberland clubs…

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Northern J. C. Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 3

Horse-owners and trainers are reminded in this issue that nominations for all events to be run at the above meeting on May 18th and 19th close on Thursday next, May 10th. A…

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Greta Rugby Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 May 1894 · page 8

A GENERAL meeting of the Greta Rugby Football Club was held in Mr. D. Ferguson's Hotel on Friday evening, Mr. J. Hanley in the chair…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 May 1894 · page 3

We wish to draw the attention of the Rugby Association officials to a considerable number of complaints which were made on the now ground on Saturday of the…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 May 1894 · page 3

NEWCASTLE V. BURWOOD.—The Newcastle and Burwood teams met on the Newcastle ground on Saturday afternoon and the match was drawn. The latter won the toss and…

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Racing in England

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 May 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—There was a large attendance at the opening of the Kempton Park May meeting to-day. The principal race resulted as under:—…

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North Shore Tennis Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 May 1894 · page 3

The first round of the annual contest for the captaincy has been played off, resulting as follows:—C. E. Sorby beat W. T. Hubbard, 6-5, 6-1. The loser in this made a…

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