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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1891

654 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 33

CRICKET. Northern District Team for Queensland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1891 · page 3

The players chosen to represent the northern district in the matches to be played at Brisbane and Toowoomba during Easter leave here by mail train to-morrow…

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Newcastle Jockey Club Races. Officials: Chairman and judge, Mr. C. H Hannell; starter, Mr. A. [?]arthing; clerk of course, Mr. C. Parker; clerk of scales, Mr. J. Grisdale; handicapper, Mr. F. Wilkinson; secretary, Mr. A. Farthing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1891 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Newcastle Jockey Club was brought to a conclusion yesterday. The weather was threatening, but, happily, the rain kept off. The…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 March 1891 · page 7

The Brisbane Courier in a recent issue contains a description of the Northern district team, which visits Brisbane and Toowoomba during Easter. Our contemporary…

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Advance Football Club. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 March 1891 · page 7

The annual meeting of the Advance Football Club took place last night at the Centennial Hotel. Mr. W. Grahame occupied the chair, and there was a very large…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 March 1891 · page 7

Entries for Mororney's handicap, to be run next Saturday, will remain open till this evening…

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CRICKET. Northern District v. Queensland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 March 1891 · page 3

The Hunter River Cricket Association of West Maitland have sent a hearty vote of thanks to Mr. C. H. Hannell, for his liberal gift of trophies for highest scorer in the…

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Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 March 1891 · page 6

A meeting of the employees of J. Ireland was held in the Y.M.C.A. Hall last Monday, for the purpose of forming a football club in connection with the firm. There was a good…

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Wallsend Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 March 1891 · page 5

An excellent programme of events has been provided by the Wallsend Jockey Club for Monday. Six races are set down, the first starting at 1.30 p m…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 March 1891 · page 6

Liddle's third Novice Handicap will be run off this afternoon on the Newcastle Cricket Ground. A £10 Novice Handicap will be run off at…

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Wallsend Jockey Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 March 1891 · page 3

The Easter meeting of the above club will take place to-day, when a programme of six events will be discussed. The course is in splendid order, and the racing should be well…

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CRICKET. Albions v. Dungog

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 March 1891 · page 3

Another match also come off on the Albion Ground, Maitland, between an eleven from Dungog and an eleven of the Albion club, which terminated in an easy victory for the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 March 1891 · page 3

Some good running was witnessed at the Olympic Hall on Saturday night in the Nursery Handicap The next event is the Novice Handicap, to be run next Saturday…

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Wallsend Jockey Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1891 · page 3

The Easter meeting of the above club took place yesterday, there being a large attendance of the public; in fact, there must have been fully 8000 present. The scene…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1891 · page 3

Entries are due this evening for Moroney's £35 Novice Handicap, which is to be run next Saturday night. P. Molloy won the Novice Handicap at…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 April 1891 · page 3

Great interest is being taken in the playing off for Mr. Taylor's gold-mounted bowls. Mr. J. Frost, who so easily defeated his last opponent, has been drawn in the 5th round…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 April 1891 · page 3

A meeting of the Burwood Cricket and Football Club will be held this evening, at 7.80 p.m…

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Cricket Match. Victoria v. Tasmania. MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 April 1891 · page 5

The Victoria v. Tasmania cricket match commenced to-day, and though in the first innings Tasmania only scored 50, while Victoria scored 106, the Tasmanians, when the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 April 1891 · page 3

Peds are given a final reminder that entries close this evening for Moroney's Novice Handicap of 35 sovs, which is to be run off next Saturday and Monday nights…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Wednesday. CRICKET

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1891 · page 5

Victoria won the cricket match with Tasmania by nine wickets and three runs. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Joseph Price, a young married plasterer,…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1891 · page 3

Mr. Moroney bas decided to leave the entries for his £85 Novice handicap open till 4 o'clock this afternoon…

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