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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1894

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1894 · page 3

The New South Wales representatives at present in New Zealand have so far distinguished themselves, for in the race for the Amateur Championship of New Zealand on…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1894 · page 3

The New South Wales team left on Saturday to complete their New Zealand engagements. Prior to the steamer Talune leaving the wharf, Mr. J. Portus, on behalf of the…

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Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1894 · page 3

On Saturday six members of the North Share Tennis Club were matched against six of the Newcastle Club. Four of the North Share men, namely, Messrs. Serby and…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1894 · page 3

The Australian Amateur Athletic Club have secured the services of Harry Laing (who recently defeated Joe Goddard), and Peter Newton, the Victorian boxer, to assist…

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Boxing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1894 · page 3

A number of well-known French sportsmen have subscribed £4000 to bring over Mitchell and Corbett to box at Paris or at Nice. A representative of those gentlemen…

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Stockton. the Late Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1894 · page 8

Last night at the School of Arts the finail meeting of the committee was held to square up accounts. It was shown that the total sum raised from all sources, including…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1894 · page 3

The New Zealand Swimming Championship meeting, under the auspices of the N.Z. Amateur Swimming Association, was contia[?]d on Monday in the Calliope Graving…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1894 · page 3

Nursery runners are reminded that entries clo[?]o to-morrow night for Moroney's Nursery Handicap…

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Wallsend and Plattsburg Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1894 · page 3

All entries for the several events to take place at Lake Macquarie on the 26th instant must be in the hands of the secretary not later than Friday next. The programme this year…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1894 · page 3

Though nothing has yet been finally determined, it seems more than likely that teams from South Africa and Philadelphia will be seen on our cricket fields next summer (says…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1894 · page 3

W. T. Macpherson, the amateur pedestrian, sails from Sydney for America on Monday. At St. Kilda (Vic.) last week, "Little…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 3

Recently the Rev. William M'Dortott, St. John's Episcopal Church, Glasgow, lectured to a crowded congregation on the debasement of football. He said he know of no…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 3

An extraordinary scene was recently witnessed at the naval and military tournament held under the auspices of the National Physical Recreation Society at Hengler's…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 7

Quite a number of benefits are to be given in England to deserving players. Lancashire gives Briggs one at Manchester in their first, match against Yorkshire (last season's champions), while the return…

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CABLEGRAMS. The Mitchell-Corbett Fight. Threat of the Athletic Club Members

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—The excitement in Florida in connection with the approaching fight between Charlie Mitchell and James Corbett, for the…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 January 1894 · page 3

The Melbourne University team made the splendid score of 411 against the Sydney Unis, Alsop playing a dashing innings for 164. The Sydney men replied with 205, and…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Sunday. Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 January 1894 · page 5

Yesterday the Adelaide beat the Australs by 155 to 151; the Norwoods beat Hindmarsh by 171 to 163; and South Adelaide beat Port Adelaide by 137, for three wickets,…

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Inter-University Cricket. SYDNEY v. MELBOURNE. The Local Players Have to Follow On. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 January 1894 · page 5

THE Intercolonial University match was resumed to-day during fine weather, the wicket being again in first-class order. The Sydney men took the creases shortly after…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 January 1894 · page 3

With reference to the proposed boxing contest between Mick Dooley and Harry Laing, the former states that he will be unable to come to time, and therefore the…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1894 · page 3

In the cricket match, New South Wales v. Auckland, Leon Moore scored 68 runs out of a total of 185. The Melbourne Herald speaks of the New…

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