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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1894

915 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 46

Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1894 · page 3

A match has been arranged between J. M'Garrigal and Breen, the Victorian, to run over three distances, viz., 75 yards, 100 yards, and £120 yards, at the Flemington…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 May 1894 · page 3

The long-looked-for game was played yesterday afternoon between the aldermen (led by the Mayor) and the Bowlers (led by Mr. Frank Gardner) on the Newcastle Bowling…

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CRICKET. Newcastle Cricket Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 May 1894 · page 3

Commencing the season with a very strong team, it was freely predicted that the Newcastle Club's first eleven would meet with a large share of success, and these predictions…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 May 1894 · page 3

Pedestrians are reminded that entries close to-night for the Allcomers' £25 Handicap, which takes place in the Newcastle Cricket Ground on Friday next. Already a large…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 May 1894 · page 3

The well-known greyhound Clement's Tonic, by Bazouk—Yellow Girl, succeeded in winning the First Challenge Stakes, which was finished at Dunedin on May 5. The…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 May 1894 · page 3

The first round of a series of badge matches promoted by the Northern Rugby Union commences this afternoon, on the union's new ground, and given fine weather there should…

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Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 May 1894 · page 3

The lawn tennis intercolonial matches were continued yesterday at the Association Ground, Sydney, and the finals will be played off to-day…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 May 1894 · page 3

Moroney's Mixed Novice Handicap will be run off to-night at the Olympic Hall. The following entries arrived too late for publication:—W. W. George 20¾, J. Whipps 20¾, A…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 May 1894 · page 3

John Whelan, a well-known footballer, was sued at the Geelong Police Court on Saturday by Annie Hooper, a young woman with whom he had been keeping company, to…

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Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 May 1894 · page 3

WEST MAITLAND v. GRETA.—A friendly game took place on Saturday afternoon on the court of the latter, which resulted in a rather easy win for West Maitland by 8 sets…

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Warwick Farm Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 May 1894 · page 3

The above meeting was brought off at Warwick Farm on Saturday in the presence of a large crowd. Following are the results:—…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1894 · page 3

SACRED HEART COLLEGE v. MAITLAND ROYALS—This match was played on the College Oval on Saturday evening, and resulted in a decisive victory for the Collegians…

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Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1894 · page 3

The play for the single championship between Webb, of New South Wales, and Green, of Victoria, had been looked forward to with eager interest among lovers of lawn…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1894 · page 3

The handicaps at the Olympic Hall on Saturday nights are now assuming an interesting stage. On Saturday evening last one of the pedestrians had a Chinaman punter on…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1894 · page 8

Newcastle will be visited on Queen's Birthday by the University and Petersham clubs, from Sydney. The former club plays Centennial and the latter the Advance…

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Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1894 · page 8

The Newcastle meeting, which is to commence on Queen's Birthday, should attract a large crowd, if the weather is favourable. The District Superintendent of Railways has…

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Carrington Cricket Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1894 · page 8

A social will be hold in the Seamen's Institute, Carrington, in the evening under the auspices of the Carrington Cricket Club, which will play a team from Cooranbong in…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1894 · page 3

A Dalziel's telegram dated Chicago, April 10, says with respect to the Jackson-Corbett match:—" The following statement, signed by Jackson, has been sent to Jim Corbett—…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1894 · page 3

Footballers have a treat in store for them to-day, on the occasion of a visit of two teams of footballers from Sydney, who will engage with local players. The matches will take…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1894 · page 3

At the meeting of the New South Wales Cricket Association on Monday night correspondence was dealt with relating to the attack made on Tooher, the umpire…

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