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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1900

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English Racing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 July 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—At Newmarket First July Meeting to-day, the principal event resulted as under:—Mr. H Chaplin's b[?]f Merry Gal, 1; The Prince…

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Saturday's Football

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

Our footballers were favoured with fine football weather on Saturday, when the fifth series of badge matches were played off. The attendance at the Union Ground…

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Cricket in England. Record Scoring

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 July 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—In the match at Lord's, Oxford University v. Cambridge University, the former in one innings scored 503, of which Mr. R. E. Foster…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1900 · page 8

In the match Hunter District v. Gunnedah District, played at Gunnedah yesterday afternoon, the Hunter team won by 9 points to 6. Freeman scared a try for the…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1900 · page 7

Warwickshire and Essex were having a very lave match, in which seven men on each side had scored double figures, when the weather closured the game before an…

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Wallaroo Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1900 · page 7

A smoke concert under the auspices of the Wallaroo F. Club was held on Saturday evening at Fry's Hall. Mr. Thos. Lancey, the club's president, presided, and among…

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Maitland Picnic Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1900 · page 8

Mr. W. Atkinson, promoter of the Maitland picnic race, advertises in another column that a special horse and passenger train will leave Newcastle for Rutherford…

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Amateur Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—At the Athletic Championship Meeting the American representatives won eight out of thirteen amateur championships…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1900 · page 7

A footrace for £10 a side has been arranged between Morris, of Raymond Terrace, and Somyns, of Hexham, to take place at Hexham on the 28th inst. The…

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Swimming

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

As Australians, "Fred." Lane and "Jack" Hellings are likely to cut a prominent figure in the English Amateur Swimming Championships, it may be of interest to know…

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Hunter District Rugby Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 July 1900 · page 8

A meeting of the Hunter District Rugby Union executive was held at Cridge's Room last evening. Present: Mr. W. A. Ross (presiding), and Messrs. R. A. Norman, W…

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Maitland District Maitland Picnic Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 July 1900 · page 8

The following entries have been received for the Maitland picnic races, to be hold at Rutherford on Saturday, July 14th:— Opening Handicap, six furlongs.—The…

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Athletics

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

Janks J. Jeffries has signed to meet Tom Sharkey for the world's championship on 25th August. When appending their autographs it was agreed that the…

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Maitland Picnic Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 July 1900 · page 8

The following weights have been declared by Mr. Charles Mitchell:— Opening Handicap six furlongs.—Inquirer 10st 10lb. Torment 9st 7lb. Privateer…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 3

Queensland and New South Wales play the first intercolonial match of the season this afternoon. A team has to be blown out of the…

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Maitland Picnic Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 3

A picnic race meeting is to be held to-day at Rutherford, under the management of Mr. W. Atkinson. There are five events on the card, and as they have each filled…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 3

Green and Dempsey continue to train assiduously for their glove contest, which is down for decision in the Victoria Theatre. Win or lose, it is Green's intention to…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 July 1900 · page 6

The sixth round in the champion rink contests was finished on the greens selected for the purpose on Saturday afternoon. The round resulted as follows:—Gardner…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 July 1900 · page 8

West End and Morpeth met on the Albion Ground on Saturday evening, in the presence of a fair attendance of spectators, and the result was a win for Morpeth by 5 points…

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Saturday's Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 July 1900 · page 6

A fair crowd of spectators turned out on Saturday to witness the sixth series of badges matches being played off at the Union Ground. The game between Tighe's…

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