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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1900

994 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 50

Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1900 · page 6

The last of the Rugby international matches for the season was played at Belfast on March 17, when the Welsh fifteen, who had previously defeated…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1900 · page 6

Australia will be represented at the 1900 Olympian Games, fixed to be held at Paris in connection with the Exhibition, in three branches of sport, in all…

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Football. Rugby Football Union

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

A meeting of the committee of the local branch took place in the Chamber of Commerce last evening the following being present: Messrs. J. A. Forgie (in the chair),…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 June 1900 · page 8

A meeting of the executive committee of the Hunter District Branch of the New South Wales Rugby Union was held at Cridge's Rooms last evening. Mr. W. A…

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Cricket

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

All doubt as to F. W. Milligan's death has now been removed, a cablegram having bees received stating definitely that the popular Yorkshire-cricketer fell in the…

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Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 June 1900 · page 5

Mr. J. Grisdale, the secretary of the Newcastle Jockey Club, has arranged, in the event of the weather conditions being unfavourable to-day, for the committee to…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 June 1900 · page 6

Green and Dempsey are to meet at the Harbour View Hotel this morning for the purpose of signing articles for a second glove contest, to take place about four…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 June 1900 · page 6

"Johnny" Briggs, the noted Lancashire cricketer, played on Saturday for the first time since his collapse in the England v. Australia match, at Leeds, last summer…

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Newcastle Jockey Club's Races. the Cup Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 June 1900 · page 6

A commencement was made with the Newcastle Jockey Club's Cup meeting yesterday, and although the weather conditions were anything but favourable, the…

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Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 8

In the event of the weather being at all unfavorable this morning the committee of the Newcastle Jeckey Club will meet at 11.30 to decide whether it is advisable to race or…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 3

Green and Dempsey have agreed to meet for the purpose of signing articles for a return glove contest. Green recently stated that he would take M'Coll, of Armidale, on…

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Rugby Football. Opening of the Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 June 1900 · page 8

The season was officially opened on Saturday under weather conditions that could hardly have been worse, rain falling heavily throughout the play. Four matches…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 June 1900 · page 8

Very disagreeable, weather prevailed for the opening matches of the Hunter District football competition on Saturday. It probably accounted for the absence of the…

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Newcastle J. C. S. Races. a Wet Cup

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 June 1900 · page 6

The Newcastle Jockey Club's annual meeting was brought to a close on Saturday under anything but favourable conditions. The day broke fine, but towards 1…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 June 1900 · page 6

A match has been made, end a deposit put up, for a footrace between M'Lean and Comyns for a stake of £10 a side, to take place at Hexham on July 14th The Ash Island…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 June 1900 · page 6

The committee of the Rugby Union in their desire to have a closely contested competition in the first grade have been compelled to refuse permits to recognised…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 June 1900 · page 6

Major R. M. Poore, the great batsman, was reported to be down with typhoid fever, but the rumour was, fortunately, untrue. The latest news about the Major…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 June 1900 · page 6

The usual weekly meeting of the committee of the union was held on Monday evening the following being present: Messrs, E. Paton (in the chair), R. J. Bond,…

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Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 June 1900 · page 6

A meeting for the purpose of forming a tennis club was held in Pike's Rooms on Monday night. Mr. H. D. Dalby occupied the chair. There was a large attendance of…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 June 1900 · page 6

W. Doherty, who is to meet Peter Felix for the heavy-weight championship of Australia, on the 16th prox., arrived in Sydney on Monday. Doherty was recently defeated…

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