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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1898

973 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 49

Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 April 1898 · page 3

Paddington defeated Leichhardt for the Sydney premiership on Saturday. In the club matches Glebe defeated East Sydney; North Sydney and South Sydney played a…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 April 1898 · page 8

An interesting match was played on the Albion ground on Saturday afternoon, between teams representing West Newcastle, the premier club of the Newcastle district,…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1898 · page 3

A well-attend meeting of delegates of the Northern Branch of the Rugby Union was hold at the Chamber of Commerce last evening, Mr. Scott Laing in the chair. The…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1898 · page 3

At the last general meeting of the West End Football Club the hon, sec, pointed out that the club was in a sound financial position, and that everything pointed to a…

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Stockton. the North Shore Lawn Tennis Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1898 · page 5

This club held its opening meeting of the season on Saturday afternoon. The No. 1 Court had been top dressed for the occasion, and all three were nicely marked, and the…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 April 1898 · page 6

A meeting of the executive committee of the Hamilton Club was held on Monday evening, Mr. P. Mulholland, captain, in the chair. An interesting communication from…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1898 · page 3

A 3 rinks match will be played this afternoon on the Lowlands' green between the Lowlands and Hamilton clubs…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1898 · page 3

At a meeting of the Yorkshire Rugby Union recently, Mr. Height, referee in the Rothwell and Fairburn Cup [?], reporterd that he had to step the game owing to rough…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1898 · page 3

The First Junior Final between 'Clads and Carrington will be continued on the Association Ground this afternoon, and in all probability will be finished. Up to the present…

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Mosquito Island. Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1898 · page 6

The cricket season is drawing to a close. The local lads hold a meeting on Tuesday evening lest to take steps towards forming a football club The meeting was of a very…

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Newcastle J.C. Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1898 · page 3

The committee of the Newcastle Jockey Club intend holding a race meeting this afternoon, and with favourable weather conditions there should be an excellent…

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FOOTBALL. Australian Rules. (To the Sporting Editor)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1898 · page 3

SIR,—I would ask you through your valuable paper what has become of our footballers who played under the above rules? As an old player, and a lover of football,…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1898 · page 3

The sports meeting to be hold at Wallsend to-day on aid of the Dudley Belief Fund promises to be well attended, notwithstanding the powerful counter attraction in the…

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The Oldest Athletic Exercise

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1898 · page 11

The oldest of all athletic exercises is unquestionably dancing, and with the Jews and early hearten nations it had a far deeper significance than we…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 April 1898 · page 3

A meeting of the delegetes of the N.D.A.B. Association was held on Saturday evening in the Commercial Hotel, Mr. C Hawken in the chair. It was decided to…

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NEWCASTLE J.C. RACES. Archer and Schoolboy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 April 1898 · page 3

The race meeting held under the auspices of the Newcastle Jockey Club on Saturday attracted a very fair attendance, and the racing proved thoroughly enjoyable. The…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1898 · page 3

A General Meeting of the Carlton Club Sill be held at Fryar's Royal Hotel To-night, at 8 o'clock sharp. Junior Players are earnestly requested to attend business…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1898 · page 3

The Mayor (Alderman Kidd) has made arrangements for the aldermen to meet a team on the City green to-morrow afternoon. Many of the councillors are players…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1898 · page 3

A meeting of the West Newcastle Football Club (British Association was held at Hanniford's Hotel, Laman-street, on Monday night, Mr. R. Hatton being in the chair…

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Australian Football. to the Sporting Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1898 · page 3

Sir,—I see by your paper that a lover of the Australian football to anxious that the game should be revived, but I am afraid that the game is doomed, as Wallsend (the…

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