Cricket in Newcastle. M.C.C. v. Mr. J. R. Wood's Team
The cricket match between a team chosen by Mr. J. R. Wood and a Melbourne C. C. eleven was commenced on the local ground on Thursday and concluded yesterday. The…
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Sport, 1896
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A.J.C. RACES. To-day's Events
Sydney Cup to-day, and visitors from every part of Australia will be there, and with such champions of the turf as Wallace. The Harvester, Delaware, and Co., the race…
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LONDON, Friday.—The Sportsman in referring to the match between the Australian Eleven and a Ceylon eighteen expresses the opinion that…
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THE Autumn race meeting of the Australian Jockey Club was commenced at Randwick on Saturday under the most favourable auspices. The attendance was very large, and included…
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The Tasmanian Axemen's Association has wired accepting the challenge sent by the friends of Curran, of the Clarence, to send a man to compete at the Caledonian Gathering…
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By advertisement elsewhere clubs are requested to send delegates to a meeting of the British Football Association, to be held on Saturday night next…
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The weather was delightfully fine for the Easter meeting of the Wallsend Jockey Club yesterday. The attendance numbered about 1500 persons, visitors being present from all…
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The annual match of the above teams took place yesterday on a perfect wicket, thanks to the painstaking of the veteran Bill Tracey. Mr. W Fairfax captained the…
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On Good Friday afternoon, on the Stockton cricket ground, an interesting cricket match was played-between the fire brigades of Wickham and Stockton. There were 16…
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On Saturday afternoon last at Belmont the regular camping parties, Saos and Litrebilis, engaged in a friendly game of cricket, the former journeying by invitation from their…
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Particulars of the fight between Fitzsimmons and Maher chow that while it lasted the go was a very merry one. They had not been at it long when a clinch took place, and…
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A well-attended meeting of the vice presidents of the Federal Swimming Club was held at Mr. W B Sharp's office last evening. Mr. Sharp, president of the club,…
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The Federal Club's carnival, which is down for decision next Thursday night, is likely to be a great success, judging from the number of entries received. In addition to the…
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A meeting of the Centennial Football Club is announced to be held at J. Mason's Australian Hotel at 8 o'clock this evening The "Cents" mean business this year, and…
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The famous Yorkshire player, Bobby Peel, has taken the Commercial Inn at Cherwell, near Batley. A very pleasant game eventuated on the…
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The cricket match, Melbourne Cricket Club v. Queensland, was commenced to-day. Heavy rain had fallen during the night, and the wicket was sodden. The visitors in their…
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It has of too been a source of astonishment that the barrier movement is not more encouraged in Newcastle, considering the many advantages we posses for cross country…
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Rat coursing took place on the Premier Hotel Recreation Ground on Saturday. Owing to the promoter failing to get sufficient rate the contest was limited to 16 entries. The…
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A meeting of the Centennial Football Club was held at J. Mason's Australian Hotel on Saturday evening. There were 30 members present, including Mr. W. T. Dick, M.P…
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The match between the Melbourne and Queensland clubs was continued in Brisbane on Saturday. The home team in their first innings scored 166, A Atkins 69, Bradley 16,…
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