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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1901

1,043 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 53

Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1901 · page 6

"A Spectator" writes as follows:—A friendly game was played at Carrington on the 25th between the local team and Smedmore. Carrington compiled 113, and…

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Intercolonial Cricket. Victoria v. South Australia. Travers As a Trundler. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1901 · page 4

The Victorian and South Australian cricket teams met on the Melbourne Cricket Ground to-day in the 31st intercolanial match. Worrall won the toss from Reedman, and the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1901 · page 6

"A Looker-on" writes as follows:—I am much disgusted with the way the sport of foot running in being carried on in this district. Instead of the promoters trying to…

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Commonwealth Aquatic Carnival. a Successful Regatta. Chapman Wins the Allcomers. a Storm Abruptly Terminates the Sport

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1901 · page 3

The annual New Year's Day regattas, which have become famous in Newcastle, thanks largely to the zealous efforts of Mr. C. H. Hannell, would now…

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Newcastle J.c.'s Races. Salute Wins the Handicap

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1901 · page 7

The Newcastle Jockey Club made a departure this year by holding a race meeting on New Year's Day. Formerly this was regarded as one of the club's annual…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 7

"Smedmore" writes as follows respecting the game recently played between Carrington and Smedmore:—A few lines just to put ourselves right with the cricketing public…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 7

The projected glove contest between M'Coll and Conlon is off. Ike Stewart and Ruenalf fight in Sydney next week for a side wager and the gate…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1901 · page 6

The following players will represent Waratah against Newcastle Lowlands on the Lowlands' green to-morrow:—O'Mara, Greaves, Parnell, Silcock, Skeleton, Kilgour,…

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Inter-state Cricket. N.S.W. V. South Australia. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1901 · page 5

The New South Wales selectors me this morning for the purpose of picking a team to represent New South Wales in the match against South…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1901 · page 6

''Bag punching is one of the best muscle developers I know of,'' says Corbett. ''No matter at what hour you arise, you can get at the bag and punch it for all you're worth…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 3

The following players have been chosen to represent the Lowlands Club in a match to be played against the Waratah Club on the former's green this afternoon. viz.:—Messrs…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 3

T. Hogan, the ex-Minmi boxer, who is at present in Western Australia, has a big engagement on hand this evening, when he meets Benance (formerly light-weight…

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Inter-state Cricket. N.s.w. V. South Australia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 January 1901 · page 5

The New South Wales and Adelaide cricket teams met in the return Inter-State cricket match on the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday, in the presence of…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 January 1901 · page 6

Charles Mowett, Hamilton, writes as follows:—In answer to the much disgusted "Looker On" in your issue of the 1st inst., I have much pleasure in giving a complete…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 6

J. M'Cusker, the American swimming champion, has challenged J. Nabball, the professional champion, to swim a series of races for the championship of the world and a stake of…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 6

P. M'Alister, of the E.M.C.C. has been presented with a bat in recognition of his grand innings of 163 in the recent pennant match, when the Jollmonters defeated…

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Inter-state Cricket. N.S.W. V. South Australia. Home Team Still Batting. a Mammoth Score. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 5

The inter-State cricket match, N.S.W. v. South Australia, was continued to-day on the Sydney Cricket Ground. Iredale (107) and Nobel (43) resumed batting to the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 6

Details are just to band of the boxing match at Kroonsuad between Tom Burrows and Corporal Day, of the 16th Lancers, in which the latter was backed to stop the…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1901 · page 7

The next bit event in the swimming world will be the Australian swimming championships, fixed to start at Ballarat (Vic.) on the leit prox. Teams will be present from…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1901 · page 7

The mammoth score of 91s put up by New South Wales in the Inter-State match against South Australian in Sydney establishes a world's record in first-class cricket, the…

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