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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1898

973 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 49

International Cricket England V. Victoria. the Home Team Batting. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 5

A COMMENCEMENT was made with the return match between Stoddart's team and the Victorian eleven to-day. The weather was beautifully fine, and there was…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 March 1898 · page 3

Mr. H. N. Southwell and the metropolitan contingent of swimmers returned to Sydney by early train on Saturday, after spending a most enjoyable though brief holiday in this…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 March 1898 · page 3

A commencement was made with the champion rinks competition on Saturday, when the Hamilton and Waratah clubs met on the City green. There was a very large…

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Northern J.c. Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 March 1898 · page 7

The Northern Jockey Club's race meeting was brought to a conclusion on Saturday in the presence of only a moderate attendance. The weather was beautifully fine, and the…

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International Cricket England V. Victoria. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 March 1898 · page 5

THE weather was again delightfully fine when the big match was resumed to-day. Eleven thousand persons paid for admission…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 3

LAMBTON V. MINMI.—These teams met on the latter's wicket on Saturday. Minmi batted first, and scored 37, E. Fellow with 12 not out being the principal contributor…

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International Cricket England V. Victoria. Third Day's Play. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 5

WHEN the big cricket match was resumed to-day there was only a moderate attendance on account of the wet weather. The wicket was soft, which accounted for the early…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 3

The three-quarter mile race in England between Tincler and Kilpatrick, the world's half-mile record holder, and champion of Ameries, ended in a win for the Dublin…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1898 · page 3

A match was played on Saturday between the Burwood P.M. Church and Christ Church, and won by the former by 71 runs. Scores: B.P.M.O., 73 and 69; C.C., 65 and…

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International Cricket England V. Victoria. the Home Team Beaten. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1898 · page 5

THE International cricket match was brought to a conclusion to-day, in the presence of a very fair attendance, the result being a win for the Englishmen by seven wickets and I…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1898 · page 3

Mr. F. E. Lacey, who has boon appointed by the Marylebone C C. as successor to Mr. Henry Perkins in the post of secretary, is 38 years of age, having boon born on October…

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The Newcastle J.C. RACES. First Day (Thursday)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1898 · page 3

A commencement will be made with the Newcastle Jockey Club's race meeting to-day, and judging from present indications, the reunion is sure to be a success. It is many…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1898 · page 3

Jem Mate, the ex-pugillst champion of the world, has met with a serious relapse. He was foolish enough to quit his bad before the doctor had given him leave to go out. The…

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Newcastle J.c. Races. First Day (Thursday). Raven's Plume Wins the Cup. a Jockey Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 March 1898 · page 3

THE Cup meeting of the Newcastle Jockey Club was ushered in by most unpropitions weather. Showers of rain descended in the early morning, and it was feared that…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 March 1898 · page 3

Mr. M'Lean, who recently returned to Porth from Kiondyke, saw Fronk, P. Slavin (who was reported to have died) in the land of ice and gold. "Slavin has, I think it is,…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 6

Speaking in reply to the toast of the champions at a smoke concert tendered by the N.Z.A.S.A. to the New South Wales visitors, at Christchurch, Mr. Percy Cavill,…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 6

H.H.C.C. v. H.H. JUNIORS.—These teams met on the Cricket Ground on Thursday, and on account of the threatening weather were both short handed. The juniors occupied…

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Sunday Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 12

THE observance of Sunday is gradually and of necessity becoming more lax, says an English paper; and while some of this increasing taste for Sunday recreation is commendable it…

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Adamstown. Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Rosebud Football Club (B.A.) was hold at Simmonds' Hotel on Thursday night. There was a good attendance. Mr. J. Bone occupied the…

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Stockton. the North Shore Tennis Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 8

This club hold their annual meeting last night in St. Paul's Hall, Church-street. There was a large attendance. The annual report and balance-sheet were…

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