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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1900

994 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 50

Maitland District a New Rugby Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1900 · page 8

A meeting of the footballers of the Maitland district was held at Mr. Fred Cridge's rooms last evening, to arrange for the formation of a Hunter River Branch of the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1900 · page 3

The recent bad reports re Peter Jackson are fully confirmed by late advices, which state that he is a perfect wreck in health, and without a dollar to his name…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 April 1900 · page 7

A £5 handicap, distance 75 yards, is to be run off at New Lambton on Saturday next under the management of Messrs. Griffiths and Dorritty. Nominations, is,…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1900 · page 6

The boxing match between Williams and Hegarty, of Melbourne, at the Metropolitan Athletic Club, Ultimo, on Monday night, proved a great disappointment…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 6

The final of the senior or municipal competition —Hamilton v. Wickham—will commence on the Association Ground to-morrow, and continue on 21st instant and…

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Hunter River District Lawn Tennis Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Hunter River District Lawn Tennis Association was held at the Great Northern Hotel last evening. The chair was occupied by Mr. Frank…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 6

Young Peter Jackson knocked out Tom Tracey, of Australia, in seven rounds, at Stockton, California, recently. There was no time during the contest that Jackson…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 3

A "B" three rinks match has been fixed for this (Saturday) afternoon between the Lowlands and Waratah clubs, on the Lowlands green. The team to represent the…

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Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 3

On Thursday evening the members of the Newcastle East Lawn Tennis Club called at the residence of their late secretary, Mr. J. T. Ball, to bid him good-bye, and to…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 3

The 9st 5lb division have been catered for by the management of the Democratic Club this evening. A very fair entry has been received, and the contests promise to…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 April 1900 · page 6

In the local premiership matches in Sydney on Saturday, Central Cumberland defeated Globe by 71 runs. For the winners E. L. Waddy, 48, was the chief contributor…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1900 · page 3

At the meeting of the New South Wales Amateur Association in Sydney the other night, letter from the Northern (Newcastle) Branch asked if there was any…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1900 · page 3

In the president's medal competition, J. Silcock, scratch, defeated G. Wrigotson, 5, by 4 points, and in the patron's trophy competition, pairs, W. Southon and S. O…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1900 · page 3

A few of Mr. A. E. Flashman's cricket and tennis friends will entertain him at a send-off at the Grand Hotel to-night on the eve of his departure for Sydney…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1900 · page 6

In continuance of the recent interchanges of visits between the Lowlands and Bathurst clubs, the Lowlands president's team has in view a pleasant trip to…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1900 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Northern Branch of the Rugby Union has not yet been hold, and seeing that it has fallen through twice, owing to paucity of…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1900 · page 6

Mr. J. D. Beeston, hon. secretary of the Newcastle District Cricket Association, received a wire last evening to the effect that the Macleay River aboriginal team…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1900 · page 6

If those responsible for the present boxing boom in Sydney do not exercise a little more caution when arranging future matches the sport will soon go to the wall…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1900 · page 6

Launceston Elliott, who won at weightlifting with one hand, and accomplished good performances at throwing the discus on the occasion of the Olympic games at…

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A.J.C. Races. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 April 1900 · page 6

Vocalist, Cornquist, and Provider were taken out of the Doncaster Handicap this afternoon, and Bob, Sirdar, and Provider were withdrawn from the Sydney Cup…

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