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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1893

788 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 40

Dungog Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1893 · page 3

A peculiar blunder appears to have been made in connection with the Dungog races, which were to have been commenced yesterday and concluded to-day. The meeting had…

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CRICKET. Victorian Cricketers' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 3

At a meeting of the Victorian Cricketers' Association on Tuesday night, the secretary reported that the following dates had been fixed for intercolonial matches:—28th…

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Cricket Items. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 5

AFTER the intercolonial cricket match between New South Wales and South Australia yesterday it was determined by the New South Wales Association to do…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 6

At the usual play on Thursday afternoon, on the Newcastle Bowing Green, Mr. F. Gardner presented the trophies won to the successful players during the last two months…

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CRICKET. Half-Holidays v. Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 6

The latter batted first, but failed to make any stand, the total being only 49, Terry and Raysmith doing the necessary trundling. The H.H. responded with 153—Horne 59, Harris…

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To-day's Races. Lower Hunter Turf Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 6

The Lower Hunter Turf Club will held their January meeting on the Motto Farm Racecourse this afternoon. The course is in splendid order, and as will be seen below…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 6

A grand united demonstration will be held on the Singleton Show-ground on the 26th January. The principal event of the day will be the Demonstration Handicap of £27,…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 January 1893 · page 3

The Albion C.C. visited New Lambton an played 13 of the local club, and defeated them by eight wickets and 32 runs. The local men batted first, and put together 6[?]…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Sunday. CRICKET

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 January 1893 · page 5

South Adelaide made 212 runs against a Hindmarsh team, who made 79 for five wickets. Adelaide made 361 (Haldane 124) against the Norwoods, who scored 63 for two…

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District News. Stockton. North Shore Lawn Tennis Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 January 1893 · page 7

The committee of this club met last week, there being present the Rev. W. F. James in the chair, and Messrs. W. T. Hubbard, J. P. Rees, C…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1893 · page 3

Considerable dissatisfaction is expressed in Victorian cricketing circles at the inclusion of W. Giffen in the Australian team, and the omission of such an excellent performer as…

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Racing to Auckland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1893 · page 4

It will be recollected that the Miowera and Rotomahana left Sydney on Saturday within a short period of each other for Auckland, and considerable interest was taken in the result of their run across…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1893 · page 3

At a meeting of the Maitland Pearl Cricket Club, held last Tuesday evening, much disappointment was expressed at the omission of Leon Moore from the team chosen to…

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Newcastle Swimming Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 6

On Thursday evening at the Newcomon-street baths, the members of the Newcastle Swimming Club brought off their second club handicap race. There was a large attendance…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 6

A telegram from Melbourne says a statement has been made that the Australian eleven are contemplating a visit to the United States on the completion of their English…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 6

"Joe" Goddard, of New South Wales, will fight Smith, of Denver, Now Orleans, on the 3rd March. Dortmund, a Westphalian city, has invented…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 January 1893 · page 3

Mr. Moroney will run off one of his Nursery Handicaps on next Saturday evening…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1893 · page 3

In consequence of the opposition shown by the other colonies in reference to the Australian Eleven as submitted by Mr. V. Cohen, the manager, the South Australian Cricketing…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1893 · page 3

The East Maitland athletic sports will be held on Thursday next. Entries for the various events are due to-morrow evening. Moroney's Nursery Handicap will be rim…

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Wallsend Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1893 · page 7

At Lake Macquarie the principal event to be gone through is the annual regatta of Wallsend and Plattsburg. All the events have filled well, and…

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