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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1893

788 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 40

Football Meetings. Advance F.C.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1893 · page 8

A SPECIAL meeting of the members of the Advance Football Club took place at the Royal Exchange Hotel last evening. Mr. E. Pike, one of the vice-presidents, occupied the…

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CRICKET. Burwood 1st v. East Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1893 · page 3

This match was played at Burwood on Saturday, and resulted in a win for the former by 71 runs. The East Newcastles, going in first, were all disposed of for 33 runs; Archic…

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CRICKET. Stockton v. Ironclads

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1893 · page 3

On Saturday the local cricketer went to the Ironclads' ground to play that club. The Stockton men won the toss, and went first to the wickets. There they scored 66 runs, of…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1893 · page 3

The conditions of Moroney's Hurdle Race Handicap appear in our business columns. This event will take place on the night of the Newcastle and Maitland race meeting, and…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 April 1893 · page 3

Entries for Moroney's Hurdle Race will be received hp to next Monday night. This event is causing some excitement in pedestrian circles, and should receive a large nomination…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 6

In our advertising columns to-day will be noticed an announcement to-day referring to the postponment of the Newcastle Swimming Club's sports owing to the alterations to the…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 6

A very pleasant afternoon was spent last Thursday on the Newcastle Bowling Club's green, when, a game was played between the aldermen, ex-aldermen and military and the…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 6

On Thursday last the Half-Holiday and Burwood Clubs met on the Newcastle, Ground the game resulting in a draw. Half-Holiday went to the wickets first and put up 198…

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Cricket Notes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 6

The cricket season of 1892-3 is practically at an end, as the majority of the important fixtures have been concluded Although to far the weather has not proved very wintry,…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 6

Moroney's Novice Handicap will be run off this evening at the Olympic Hall. A large entry has been received, and some first class sprinting should be witnessed. W…

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Sydney Hunt Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 April 1893 · page 3

There was a good attendance at Randwick on Saturday last to witness the Sydney Hunt Club races. The weather was fine, and the racing was all that could be wished. Following…

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CRICKET. City v. Suburbs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 April 1893 · page 3

The match between teams representing the City and Suburbs was commenced on the Newcastle Cricket Ground on Saturday afternoon. The weather was very pleasant, and…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 April 1893 · page 3

Entries for Moroney's Hurdle Race, which takes place on Thursday night next, close tonight night; also entries for next Saturday night's Nursery Handicap…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1893 · page 3

A meeting of the Northern British Football Association was held at the Oxford Hotel on Saturday last, Mr. Marshall, of Burwood, occupying the chair. A committee…

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CRICKET. Waratah United v. Georgetown Lyrics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1893 · page 3

An eleven of each of the above teams met on the latter's ground last Saturday. The Lyrics on winning the toss elected to bat, but owing to the bowling of O'Brien, who…

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The Northern Rugby Union. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1893 · page 8

THE annual meeting of the members of the Northern Branch of New South Wales Rugby Union was held last evening in the Grand Hotel. Mr. H. H. Lang, the…

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ATHLETICS. Hurdle Race Handicap

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1893 · page 3

The above event will be run off at the Olympic Hall to-night, and judging from the largo entry it should produce at good contest There are five hurdles, built of bushes,…

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Flood Relief Benefit Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 April 1893 · page 3

The race meeting promoted by the Newcastle and Northern Jockey Clubs in aid of the Hunter River Flood Relief Fund took place on the Newcastle Racecourse yesterday…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 April 1893 · page 6

The Newcastle Swimming Club will hold their Jersey competition sports at the Corporation Baths on Thursday evening next. A good programme will be gone…

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Football Matches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 April 1893 · page 11

ENGLAND and Scotland played, on March 4th, the last of their international Rugby football matches for the season. From beginning to end…

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