Cricket
ADMASTOWN V. HAMILTON.—On Thursday afternoon those teams met on the Adamstown Reserve in a friendly game. Adamstown winning the toss, decided to bat, and…
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Sport, 1896
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Lawn Tennis
On the two courts of the North Shore Tennis Club on Saturday a match was played between the local club and St. Luke's Club from Wallsend. Messrs. Phillips, Spence,…
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The annual meeting of members of the Maitland United Football Club was held at Buxton's Booms, West Maitland, last evening Mr. C Cummins, vice-president,…
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A great surprise was sprung on the council of the Swimming Association on Monday evening, when Mr. Blackall, delegate of the Newcastle Federal Swimming Club,…
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The annual general meeting of the Oriental Football Club was held last night at J. Mason's Australian Hotel. Mr. J. Haigh occupied the chair, and the secretary's…
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The annual meeting of the Northern British Football Association will be held on Saturday night next. Mr. W. R. Denton, of Hunter street West, who is a great…
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A proposal is on foot on invite the Australian Eleven to play in New Zealand on their return from Europe. The Wellington Cricket Association is disinclined to join in the…
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Thursday, April 16th, is the day set apart for the next carnival of the Federal Swimming Club. The Newcastle youngsters who were…
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The Juniors promise to muster with considerable strength this season, the latest to join the ranks being the newly-formed Yale Club. At a meeting hold the other evening,…
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The popular Rosehill Racing Club will commence a two days' racing carnival to-day. The programme is a very attractive one, and the different events are sure to be…
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Abo Hicker, the hero of lots of hard-fought battles in the colonies in the good old days, and in the good old style, left for England on Saturday last…
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There was a large attendance of ladies at the second annual carnival of the Balmain Ladies' Swimming Club. Mrs. Whitehouse won the Married Ladies' Handicap, Mrs…
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The Turner testimonial premises to be a very successful affair. Over 1000 lists have been sent out, and liberal responses are being made. The cricket clubs in all parts of the…
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A tennis match was played at Minmi recently between the members of the Minmi Public School Club and those of East Maitland public school. The match ended in a…
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The annual general meeting of the local Rugby Union takes place to-night at the Union's rooms, Watt-street, commencing at 7.45 The meeting ns usual will be open to…
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Lovers of the good old game undoubtedly owe a debt of gratitude to Mr. J. R. Wood, who is apparently never at ease unless promoting something in the shape of a really…
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Nearly all the football clubs of the district have hold their annual meetings, and judging from the attendances thereat, and the interest taken in the proceedings, there is…
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A cable dated London, March 20, says that the challenge of Charles Mitchell, the English champion, to J. Corbett, the American pugilist, to fight at the rooms of…
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THE annual general meeting of the Northern Branch of the New South Wales Rugby Football Union was held at the union's room, Watt-street, on Saturday evening…
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Mr. T. Williams, of the Premier Hotel, Brodmeadow, announces by advertisement that rat coursing will take place at his hotel next pay-Saturday. Mr. Williams intends…
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