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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1896

1,019 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 51

Cricket in the Colonies. Some More Records. (Compiled by "The Tinman.")

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1896 · page 3

AT the first day's practice indulged in by the first Australian eleven upon their arrival in England, Bonnor went in for some tall hitting; in fact it was…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1896 · page 3

Joe Goddard talks of going to England to meet Slavin, and Tom Duggan is inclined to turn his steps in the same direction with the object of fighting Dan Creedon…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 February 1896 · page 3

L Leo put up a great go at the Natatorium on Wednesday night in connection with the Enterprise Club's first contest for the Pyke silver cup. He won the final from J…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 February 1896 · page 3

A correspondent in an Adelaide paper remarks upon the extraordinary scoring in matches now in progress of men who will be facing each other in the intercolonial match…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 3

The boys attending the Public Schools of the district are said to be training assiduously for the carnival which is to be held in the baths on Friday evening, the 28th. Many of…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 8

In the game to be played to-day between the Randwick and Newcastle Bowling clubs the following will represent the local club:—Messrs. F. Alcock, H. Chandler, C. Christle,…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 3

Jack Harry is reported to be rapidly improving under massage treatment by Mr. Hall, who expects to have his patient all right in about eight days…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 8

The Maitland Half-holiday team journeyed to Greta yesterday afternoon, and sustained a heavy defeat at the hands of the local representatives. The visitors wont first to the…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 February 1896 · page 7

Although the individual members of the Federal Club cannot boasts of any records for speed, the club as a body can lay claim to a record of which they should feel proud. A…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 February 1896 · page 7

Playing against the Hamilton Second on Saturday Geo. Lorraine, of the Carrington Club, obtained seven wickets at a cost of 8 runs, and with the bat he obtained 30 runs…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 February 1896 · page 8

The Pearl and Morpeth A teams met on the West Maitland Perk on Saturday afternoon, and the visitors wore easily defeated. Going first to the wickets, the Murpeth…

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Newcastle Lawn Tennis Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 February 1896 · page 7

The annual meeting of the above club was held at the Great Northern Hotel on Thursday evening last, the chair being occupied by Mr. F. Gardner, the president of the…

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Intercolonial Cricket. VICTORIA v. South Australia. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 February 1896 · page 5

IT was 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon before a commencement was made with the intercolonial match, Victoria v. South Australia, en account of the heavy rain. The wicket then…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 February 1896 · page 3

It the time taken in the Cummins-Mitchell race is correct—and old Charlie Mitchell swears that ho took it 11 4.10sec—it heats Tern Malone's Australian record of 11½sec…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 3

At the Balmain carnival on Saturday occasion was taken to present Mr. P. Murphy with a special prize for his meritorious performance in securing third place in the…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 3

The Plattsburg Mechanics' Institute and Second 'Clads met in the junior badge competition on the latter's ground on Saturday. The visitors batted first and were disposed of…

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Intercolonial Cricket. VICTORIA v. South Australia. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 5

THE intercolonial cricket match—Victoria v. South Australia—was brought to a conclusion to-day, the result being a most decisive win for South Australia by 10 wickets. The…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1896 · page 3

The opening day of the bowling tournament was favoured with splendid weather at Auckland on Monday. As the Sydney bowlers have but one rink they are excluded…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1896 · page 3

Mr. Musgrove, manager of the Australian Eleven, has received a letter from Mr. Alfred C. Courtney, hon. secretary of the Colombo Cricket Club inviting the team to play a…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1896 · page 3

In view of Fitzsimmons' recent triumph over Maher there is bound to be some talk of matching him with somebody for the world's championship, and as Corbett is apparently…

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