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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1900

994 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 44 of 50

Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 November 1900 · page 7

This is from late issue of London "Sporting Life":—"The Australian bowling season, which is said to begin on October 1 and never end. will start a week of two earlier…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 November 1900 · page 7

Half Holiday Rovers v. Morpeth, at Morpeth.—Former's team: Clement, Menzies (2). R. Davidson, Hogue (2), Alderton, Truebody. M'Gregor (2), Lott, Kingwell…

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V.r.c. Races. Cup Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 November 1900 · page 7

The V.R.C. Spring Meeting will be continued to-day, when the all-important event—the Melbourne Cup—will be decided. Flemington is expected to be at its best, there…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 November 1900 · page 7

With the decision of the 500 yards amateur championship which was won by J. A. Jar[?] of Leicester, in 6min 49 1-5sec, the amateur champion repeated his fine performance…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 November 1900 · page 6

The venue of the Australasian Swimming Championships this year will be Victoria. This is in accord with a scheme drawn up and approved by the various associations of the…

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Wallsend. Regatta Club

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

The members of the Wallsend and Plattsburg Regatta Club met in Mr. Hetherington's Colliery Inn Hotel on Monday evening. There was a fair attendance, and the…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 November 1900 · page 6

The first day's play of the champion single-handed bowls tournament inaugurated by the Melbourne Cricket Club was got through successfully on Monday, under favourable…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 November 1900 · page 6

A trial match between the first eleven of the colony and fifteen colts will be played on Saturday and Monday next at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The following have been…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 November 1900 · page 6

F. M. Crow, of the Hull A.C., by his defeat of Wadsley, at Widnes, and the Midland crack, A. V. Edwards, at Leicester, has stamped himself as one of the finest English…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 November 1900 · page 6

Mr. G. E. Upward, after an inspection of the four built by Nielsen for Sydney Rowing Club, expressed his admiration of the bout and the fittings…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 November 1900 · page 6

The following members of the waratah Bowling Club are chosen to visit Sydney to meet the Randwick Club on Monday next, viz.:—Messrs. Shaw, Skelton, Bull, Harris,…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 November 1900 · page 6

Hamilton H. H. C.C. defeated Operative Bakers' C.C. by 41 runs, Hamilton 81 and live for 68, Bakers 40. For Hamilton Jones 16 and 15 not out, Street 30 not out, and Buckley 21,…

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Late Sporting. V.R.C. Races. the Spring Stakes. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 November 1900 · page 8

The final acceptances for the Spring Stakes on Saturday are Maister and Kinglike, both at 9st 6lb, including 10lb penalty; Clean Sweep, Acumen, The Idler, Woolbroker, and…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 November 1900 · page 6

Gaffney is willing to fight Williams either in Newcastle or Sydney, with or without a side wager. Dan O'Connell and "Snowy" Sturgeon have…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 November 1900 · page 7

At a meeting of the New South Wales Association in Sydney on Wednesday night, it was resolved that the returning swimmers, Messrs. F. V. Lane, J. Hellings, and…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 November 1900 · page 7

Play for the Single-handed Bowls Championship Tournament was continued in Melbourne on Wednesday. The visitors fared as follows:—W. Ledingham (Auckland),…

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Maitland District Northern Jockey Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 November 1900 · page 8

The following entries were received last evening for the Grandstand Handicap, seven furlongs, to be run in connection with second day's races of…

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V.R.C. Races. Haulette Wins the Oaks. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 November 1900 · page 5

The V.R.C. racing carnival was continued this afternoon at Flemington in the presence of a very large attendance. The weather was beautifully fine. In the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 November 1900 · page 7

The 9th novice handicap promoted by Messrs. Griffith and Dorrity was run off on Wednesday afternoon, under favourable circumstances. There was a good…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 November 1900 · page 3

The necessary permission having been obtained, an inter-club handicap is to be decided in the new boat harbour under the auspices of the Pirate Club…

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