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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1892

656 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 33

Wallsend and Plattsburg Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 5

THE members of the Wallsend and Plattsburg Aquatic Club are making every preparation for the great annual aquatic carnival at Lake Macquarie on the 26th…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 3

The selection committee of the Victorian Cricketers' Association made their choice of the next eleven to represent Victoria against New South Wales on Thursday night, and…

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Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 3

The Newcastle Jockey Club will run their annual meeting on Thursday and Saturday, March 3 and 5. A programme of twelve events has been drawn up, and is laid out…

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Victoria. a Cricket Substitute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 7

Owing to Phillips not being able to go to Sydney to play in the inter-colonial cricket, E. Hutton, of the university team, has been selected in…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 3

Last night articles of agreement were signed between W. Green and G. Allen to box to a finish, on Monday evening next, at the Olympic Hall, for a £20 purse, hung up…

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Wallsend Regatta Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1892 · page 4

WITH reference to the above club's annual aquatic carnival, at Lake Macquarie, on the 26th instant, we desire to correct an error in our previous report relative to the double…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1892 · page 3

The "go" between Bill Green and George Allan, which it to take place at the Olympic Hall on Monday night, should be a most exciting one. The men fight under the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 January 1892 · page 3

The Crane Employees will hold their annual picnic to Toronto on Tuesday next. when it is expected there will be a large crowd present. A long programme of event…

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Cricket. the English Team Defeated. The Malvern Team Scores Another Australian Win. MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1892 · page 4

THE English team of cricketers were defeated by the Malvern twenty-two, who scored 191 to 137 runs, thus winning by 54 rune, the same number by which the English were…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1892 · page 6

The committee of the Newcastle Athletic Club announce in another column that they intend giving a purse of 50 sovs for a tug-of-war contest, to take place about the middle…

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Pony Racing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 January 1892 · page 3

The Wallsend and Plattsburg Pony Race-course Company held a meeting on Saturday last. There was a fair attendance and some excellent racing. The programme opened…

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Cricket Matches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 January 1892 · page 5

There will be several cricket matches played to-morrow, but the principal one will be the test match between the beat 11 and the next best 15 of the district on the…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 January 1892 · page 3

The forty-eighth intercolonial match was commenced in Sydney on Saturday, when there was a very large attendance on the Association Ground. The teams competing…

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Northern Jockey Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 January 1892 · page 5

One of the features of the district will be the Northern Jockey Club's races, which are to be held at Rutherford course. A special train will leave Newcastle at 11.20 for the…

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CRICKET. Newcastle v. Ironclad

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 January 1892 · page 3

The above clubs met on the latter's ground on Saturday, when the 'Clad's were treated to an afternoon's leather hunting. Wooden, skipper of the city club, won the toss, and…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 January 1892 · page 3

The boxing match between W. Green and G. Allan, for a purse of 25 sovs, will take place to-night at the Olympic Hall, under the auspices of the Newcastle Amateur Athletic…

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Boxing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1892 · page 3

A match to a finish for a purse of £50 and a side wager of £25 a side has been made between George Powell and S. Barnes of Sydney, the event to take place in Newcastle…

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The Boxing World

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—John L. Sullivan expressed his willingness to accept the challenge of Peter Maher, the Irish champion, to box any man in the world…

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CRICKET. Intercolonial Cricket Match. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1892 · page 3

The intercolonial cricket match, Victoria v. New South Wales, was continued to-day. When play ceased on Saturday the state of the game was—New South Wales, six…

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Sydney Turf Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1892 · page 3

The Sydney Turf Club will hold their annual meeting to-day at Randwick, the principal events being the Challenge Stakes end the Anniversary Handicap. There has…

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