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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1894

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Football in England

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1894 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday.—In the Association football match played yesterday England boat Ireland. [Last year, when the game was played at…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1894 · page 3

A race took place on the North Sydney Oval on Saturday afternoon between two of the North Sydney Harries, Barnes and Crews. The distance was a quarter of a…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1894 · page 3

A meeting of the New South Wales Cricket Association was held in Sydney on Monday evening. After several unimportant items had been attended to a letter was received…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1894 · page 3

Mr. Moroney announces that he intends to run a Nursery Handicap off next Saturday night at the Olympic, entries for which will positively close at the Hunt Club Hotel on…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1894 · page 3

In the match New South Wales v. Otago, the first innings of the New South Wales closed for 199, Otago in their second innings scored 114. Austin took seven wickets for 66,…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1894 · page 3

Jim Burge, Hugh Napier, and Mick Dunn, Australian pugilists, have made their way from the States to England, and are prepared to moot several of the English fighting men…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 7

Last evening, at Tom Dover's Harbour View Hotel, a large meeting of swimmers took place, the occasion being the presentation of the prizes won at the late sports. Mr…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 7

The Lambton Football Club are first in the field with a request for new members, and a meeting is announced to take place on Tuesday evening next at Tranter's Hotel…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 7

The intercolonial cricket match, New South Wales versus New Zealand, was commenced at Christchurch on Thursday, in the presence of 3000 spectators. New South Wales won…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 7

Moroney's 58th Nursery Handicap will be run off to-night at the Olympic Hall. There is a capital entry, and good running should result. The following names arrived too late…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 February 1894 · page 3

A serious charge has been laid in England against John Selby, the Notts cricketer, he and another man having boon committed for trial for stealing from a local hotel two…

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Maitland. Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 February 1894 · page 5

The Ironclad and Maitland Albion teams played on the ground of the latter on Saturday afternoon, and the visitors were badly defeated. The attendance was small, and…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 February 1894 · page 3

The death of Mr. Donovan is announced, the famous swordsman passing away on Sunday last. Mr. Donovan was renowned with the sword, and Newcastle people will…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1894 · page 3

SECOND IRONCLADS v. WARATAH UNITED.—These teams met on the ground of the former on Saturday afternoon, and the game resulted in a draw. Waratah, winning the toss,…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 3

The cricket New South Wales v. the North Island was commenced at Wellington on Monday. The visitors went in first, and put together 220 runs before they were…

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Ocean Racing From Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 4

The contests between high-class and high-speed steamers have become a matter of every-day occurrence (says the Adelaide Advertiser" of the 16th instant); but it has now fallen to the coal transports…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1894 · page 3

A special committee of the Queensland Cricket Association on Monday evening met Mr. Sheridan as representative of the New South Wales and Victorian Cricket…

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Rosehill Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1894 · page 3

On Saturday next the Rosehill Race Club will hold one of their reunions on the popular Rosehill racecourse. For the six events on the programme there are 144…

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Hamilton West Football and Cricket Club. Government Grant of Land. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1894 · page 5

THE members for the city and county have received the following letter from the Lands Department:—"With reference to your interview in company with the Mayor of…

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Boxing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 3

In the Westminster County Court, England, recently, the case of Raphael v. Frank Slavin, the Australian pugilist was before Judge Lumley Smith, on a judgment…

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