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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1894

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Queensland. Brisbane, Monday. Brisbane Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1894 · page 5

The Glanworth arrived from Sydney to-day with the sailing boats Portia and Latona, and eleven members of the crows of both boats. The Irex with her crow will reach here by…

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Football

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

The annual meeting of the Rugby Football Union will be held at the Grand Hotel on Saturday evening next, when all footballers and members of affiliated clubs are invited to…

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Cricket

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

Mr. A. E. Stoddart, who is organising an English cricket team for Australia, has engaged G. M'Gregor (Cambridge University and Middlescx), J. Briggs (Lancashire), W…

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Cricket

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

A cricket match of a novel and interesting character was played at Jamestown (S.A.) last week, when a team of young ladies from Belalie tried conclusions with 11 fair once…

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Parliament. Tuesday, March 13. Legislative Assembly. Newcastle Tramways. Fisheries. Influx of Inferior Races. The Working of Collieries. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1894 · page 5

THE SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m., and presented messages from the Governor regarding the Country Towns Water and Sewerage Act Amendment Bill, and the…

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Athletics

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

An All-comers' Handicap of 10 sovs will be run off on Easter Monday at the Toronto Hotel Grounds. Entries will close on Tuesday next at Moroney's Hunt Club Hotel, or…

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Boxing

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

Mick Dooley has announced that if Laing does not cover his deposit with the Melbourne Sportsman he will take it down and claim the championship…

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Cricket

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

The New South Wales Cricket Association have granted their patronage to the English team which will visit us next season. Coningham reckons Graham, the Victorian…

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Boxing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 March 1894 · page 3

Blind men a boxing display sounds a novelty. Among the numerous company at the Lambeth School of Arms,, London, recently, to witness an entertainment provided…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 March 1894 · page 3

The members of the Half-Holiday Junior Football Club held their annual meeting at the Globe Hotel on Wednesday night. The election of officers resulted as follows:—Mr…

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Singleton Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 March 1894 · page 3

The first day's racing of the Singleton Jockey Club was held on the Singleton course yesterday find although there was a strong wind blowing and the weather was…

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Swimming

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

The Newcastle Swimming Club's Championship Carnival will take place at the Corporation Baths on April 5th. The programme includes several club handicaps and the…

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Football

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

The annual meeting of the Rugby Union will be held to-night at the Grand Hotel, when the sixth annual report and balance-sheet will be presented…

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Cricket

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

Half-holiday v. Morpeth, 12 a side, played no the Newcastle Cricket Ground on Thursday last, commencing at 10.30 a.m. H. H. batting, first made 139 and 155 for nine…

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Singleton Races

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

The Singleton Jockey Club concluded their annual meeting to-day in the presence of a fair number of spectators. The weather was fine, and the racing good, but the starting…

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Athletics

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

Moroney's 60th Nursery Handicap will be run off to-night at the Olympic Hall. There is a large entry, and as each of these handicaps produced a great amount of excitement…

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Greta Rugby Football Club

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

A meeting of the above, pursuant to adjournment, was held in Mr. D. Ferguson's hotel, Greta, on Friday night, Mr. J. Hanley in the chair. The minutes of the provious…

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Football

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

According to the Times of India, football is one of the most popular of sports in British regiments. In Madras, whether owing to the excessive that or the paucity of…

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Northern Rugby Union. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 March 1894 · page 8

THE annual meeting of the delegates from the various clubs in the Northern Branch of the New South Wales Rugby Football Union was held in the Grand Hotel on Saturday…

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CRICKET. Newcastle v. Ironelad

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

The match between the Newcastle and Ironclad teams was resumed on the Newcastle ground on Saturday afternoon, and the game proved one of the most exciting of the season…

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