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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1895

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 January 1895 · page 8

PEARL v. STOCKTON.—The Stockton team journeyed to West Maitland on Saturday afternoon, and met the representatives of the Pearl Club on the park oval. The weather…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 January 1895 · page 3

George Giffen made several of the New South Wales batsmen fancy they knew little about his bowling, and he secured nearly all the wickets on Saturday in the first innings…

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Intercolonial Cricket. New South Wales V. South Australia. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 January 1895 · page 5

THE intercolonial match between teams representing New South Wales and South Australia was commenced on the Adelaide Oval yesterday. The weather was dull and…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 3

The visit of the English cricketers to Australia, while infusing a great amount of interest in the game, is likely to lead to a couple of our rising young players being…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 7

A match between the Morpeth and East Maitland A teams was played at East Maitland on Saturday afternoon, and the visitors wiped out the recent defeat of their second…

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Yacht Racing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The America Cup Committee in New York has accepted the challenge of the Earl of Dunraven for another race for the…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 3

Moses has declined to play in the third test match. Howell did a splendid performance against South Australia yesterday, clean bowling…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 8

A meeting of the Hunter River District Cricket Association was held at West Maitland last evening. It was pointed out that the attendance at the inter-district…

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University Cricket Match. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 5

THE University cricket match between the Melbourne and Sydney representatives was brought to a conclusion on the Melbourne Cricket Ground to-day. The first innings of…

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CRICKET. The Third Test Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 3

At the conclusion of the intercolonial cricket match between South Australia and New South Wales, the selection committee appointed to pick the Australian team for…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 11

A club handicap, promoted by the local swimming club, will be held next Thursday night in the Newcomen-street baths…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 7

HALF-HOLIDAY v. STOCKTON H.H (16).—These clubs met at Stockton last Thursday afternoon, the Newcastle team winning easily. Stockton batted first, but made a very poor…

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Cricket Notes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 7

I am indebted to Mr. J. D. Becston, hon. sec, of the Newcastle District Cricket Association, for a statement of the relative positions of the clubs playing in the senior and…

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International Cricket. England V. AUSTRALIA. Third Test Match Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 5

The third test match between Stoddart's English Eleven and a team of Australian representatives was commenced on the Adelaide Oval to-day. The weather was…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 8

A badge contest between the local team and a combination representing last Maitland took place at Singleton on Saturday last, and resulted in an easy victory for the home…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 3

Moses, in answer to a query as to why he would not play in the third test match at Adelaide, stated that he was afraid of again injuring his leg, as he felt the injured…

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Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 3

ACACIA v. NORTH SHORE.—On Saturday, on the North Shore Club's No. 1 Court at Stockton, an A team from the Acacia Club at Newcastle, consisting of Messrs. F. Walker,…

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Railway Institutes. Annual Cricket Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 7

ON Saturday a team of 12, including nine of the metropolitan council, accompanied by several officials, among whom was Mr. H. Howe, manager of…

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International Cricket. England V. AUSTRALIA. Third Test Match Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 5

THE third test match was continued yesterday on the Adelaide Oval, the weather being exceedingly hot and unpleasant. The wicket played well, and the attendance at the match…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 3

Moroney's fourth Novice Handicap was run at the Carrington Grounds, Sydney, on Saturday, with the following result:—E. Green 1, W. Summers 2, W. Miller 3, and…

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