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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1898

973 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 49

POOTBALL. British Association Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 May 1898 · page 7

A meeting of the association was held on Saturday at the Bunter River Hotel, Mr. Denton being in the chair. The following clubs were represented:—Adamstown, West…

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Cricket in England. Test Matches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 May 1898 · page 8

LONDON, Friday.—Lord Hawke, captain of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club, and a member of the Marylebone Club committee,…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1898 · page 3

Major Wardill states that he does not think the Indian Prince will have charge of the arrangement for selecting the next English team for Australia, to be brought out…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1898 · page 3

In connection with the proposed glove contest between M. Howard of West Wallsend, and T. Hogan of Minmi, the former has lodged £2 with our sporting representative to…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1898 · page 3

The Gardiner Cup, open to the colony, has been in existence for 10 years now (says the "Referee.") It has been won only once by a country club, but it will not be the fault of…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1898 · page 3

Sullivan does not think that Corbett and Fitzsimmons will ever come together again in a ring. He says that Fitzsimmons told him that he would never give Corbett another…

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Cricket Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1898 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of the Newcastle District Cricket Association was held at the Chamber of Commerce last evening, Mr. T. H. Raysmith in the chair. It was…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1898 · page 6

The time for playing the Hingst-Stegga trophy competition (third round) has been extended to the 21st instant…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1898 · page 6

If the weather is at all favourable this afternoon there should be a good attendance on the Union Ground to witness the challenge game between the Hamilton and Carlton…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1898 · page 6

Hogan has not yet covered the deposit lodged a week ago by young Howard, the West Wallsend aspirant to pugilistic fame, but it is next to a certainty that he will do so…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 May 1898 · page 3

The challenge match on the Union Ground on Saturday afternoon between the Carlton and Hamilton clubs attracted a very fair attendance, and considering it was the…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1898 · page 6

The Centennials have arranged a match with the redoutable Pirates, of Sydney, for Queen's Birthday, on the Union Ground. The home team will include in its ranks C…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1898 · page 6

It is understood that there are likely to be important changes in connection with the management and administration of the affairs of the Sydney Cricket Ground shortly…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1898 · page 6

A glove contest has been arranged between W. Green and H. Seymour, to take place in Newcastle in a fortnight's time. The men are to box the beat of 10 rounds, and the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1898 · page 3

Tim Hegarty easily disposed of Evans, the crack light-weight of South Australia, in Melbourne the other night. The contest lasted seven rounds, but Hegarty held a…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 May 1898 · page 3

Kid M'Coy acted rather injudiciously in drawing down his forfeit coincident with his claiming the title of champion, after his oft-repeated assertion that if Fitzsimmons or…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 May 1898 · page 3

On the Sydney University Oval on Saturday the Brisbane Past Grammar School defeated the Combined Sydney Schools by 16 points to nil…

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SYDNEY T. C. RACES. Royal Stakes Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 May 1898 · page 6

There was a very large attendance at Randwick on Saturday, to witness the first day's racing in connection with the Sydney Turf Club's Birthday meeting. Some…

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CRICKET. Second Junior Final. "Herald" v. Y.M.C.A.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 May 1898 · page 6

The final match in connection with the second junior competition was commenced on the Association Ground last Saturday afternoon. The weather was in all respects…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1898 · page 3

ISLINGTON v. MEREWETHER.—This match was played on the for[?] ground on Saturday and resulted in a win for Islington by six wickets and 33 runs [?]eres:…

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