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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1906

1,299 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 65

Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 3

Adamstown A v. Waratah A, played at Adamstown, and won by the home team by 52 runs. Scores: Adamstown, 144 runs (Snelson 36, Watt 30, M. Jennings 29):…

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Interstate Cricket. N.S.W. V. South Australia. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 5

Owing to the heavy rain a start was not made with the interstate cricket match until three o'clock this afternoon. The wicket was soft, and both batsmen…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 3

T. Godfrey, one of the cleverest amateur boxers in England, and the winner of the featherweight championship in 1903, is said to be on his way to New Zealand, with the…

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Interstate Cricket. N.S.W. V. South Australia Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 5

The interstate cricket match was continued to-day in fine weather. The wicket was quite, hard when the not-out men, Carter and Garnsey went in to the bowling…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 3

Some weeks ago Bob Errol, of Sydney, issued a challenge, in which he expressed himself willing to box Bob Whitelaw, but owing to the Newcastle crack stipulating…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1906 · page 3

The Queensland Swimming Association has voted £25 towards the expenses in connection with the sickness and death of Kieran…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1906 · page 3

Hamilton C v. Waratah No. 2B.—Hamilton, won by an innings and 89 runs. D. Sheddon 70, not out, J. Clayton 12, Abbott 16, Duncan 11, A. Sheddon 10, batted best…

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Interstate Cricket. N.S.W. V. South Australia. Home Team Victorious. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1906 · page 5

The interstate cricket match was brought to a conclusion on the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day, in fine weather. The wicket played well…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1906 · page 3

A very large crowd, attracted by the fact that Bob Quigley, of Pyrmont, and Dan Hiam, the Marine, were to contest the best of 20 rounds, packed the…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 3

Letters from members of the New Zealand team clearly indicate that they are, as a whole, opposed to the suggestion that a match or matches be played on their…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 3

Some members of the Australian team evidently do not agree with the opinion that New South Wales will be badly beaten in the match to began to-day for…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 3

J. W. Morton, champion amateur sprinter of England, sailed recently for the old country, after a brief sojourn in New York and adjacent cities. Speaking…

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Boxing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 6

Messrs, O'Connel and Burke announce the conditions of their first boxing tournament, to be held in the Sports Club, Newcastle, on Friday and Saturday, February 2 and 3. The…

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Tirranna Picnic Races. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 6

At the Tirranna picnic races to-day, the Ladies' Mile was won by Forelock, with Alteration second, and Colorado third…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1906 · page 3

A meeting of swimmers is to be held at the Commercial Hotel this evening, for the purpose of forming a branch of the Kieran Memorial Fund in Newcastle…

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Carrington. the Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1906 · page 6

The committee of the Carrington regatta met on Thursday evening for the purpose of settling the accounts. The Mayor, Alderman J. Doran, presided, and among…

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Aquatics. Newcastle Annual Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 3

The curtain of the Newcastle annual ragatia was finally rung down on Sunday, when the committed hold a picnic in honour of the event. Mr. N. H. Callen,…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 3

Clem. Hill captained South Australia in seven consecutive matches against New South Wales prior to the latest, in which J. Darling officlated. The former also led…

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British Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—In the international match on Saturday, Wales defeated England by 16 points (two goals two tries) to 3 ( one try)…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 3

At a meeting of the Amateur Athletic Union, held at New York on November 20 all the sprinting records of Duffey were declared void, and President Joseph…

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