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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1908

1,298 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 65

Association Football. England and Scotland Draw. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 5

The Association football match between England and Scotland was played at Glasgow on Saturday, and ended in a draw, each side scoring a goal…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 3

At 8.30 o'clock on Thursday morning next at the Mission Hall, King-street, Newcastle, Jack Griffiths will enter upon his task of…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 3

City team v. Maitland, on Maitland green—Arnott, Brain, Rodgers, D. Miller, Gallon, W. Miller, Lasker, Breckenridge, MacDonnell, Blackall, Timbury, M'Leod…

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Rugby Footballers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—King Edward telegraphed to the English Rugby football team at Plymouth, when leaving for New Zealand, wishing them…

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Boxing in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 5

[?] Nelson, and Jim Griffin met for the second time within a month at the Gaiety to-night. Griffin, who has greatly improved since Nelson last defeated him in…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 3

Tom Burrowes has accepted the offer of a £175 purse to swing clubs against Jack Griffiths for the championship. The contest will take place in Adelaide early…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1908 · page 3

Mr. M. E. Champion, who annexed the main champion races of New Zealand, is 26 years of age, and turns the scale at 19st 12lb. He was born at Norfolk Island,…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1908 · page 3

A letter has been received by the New South Wales Rugby Union from Vancouver, stating that the team for England will be given several games. It is…

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A Queer Racing Craft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1908 · page 3

An interesting story is told in New Zealand in connection with the boyhood of R. Jackson, of Auckland, stroke of the Blenhelm Rowing Club's crew, which wo[?]…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1908 · page 3

This morning, at half-past 8 o'clock, in the Mission Hall, Newcastle, Jack Griffiths will enter upon his task of establishing a new world's record for…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 April 1908 · page 3

Ranji Burns expects to get a match with Paddy Lynch at Tamworth. Artie M'Kell, of Lithgow, is out with a challenge to box the winner of the…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 9

The Perseverance Club's thirteenth handicap attracted a fair attendance of members. The heat-winners were D. Gilmore, A. Way, W. Nipper, W. Scott, and…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 9

Club match, Wickham v. Waratah, will be played on Wickham green, not Waratah. Wickham champion rink v. Hamilton: Pepper, Wilkins, Morris, Richmond…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 9

D. Macgregor, the famous New Zealand three-quarter, who played for both the New Zealand amateur and professional teams in England, intends setting down…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 9

The old Half-holidays revived sufficiently to play a two-days match at Morpeth, on Thursdays, the 2nd and 9th inst. The latter batting first, made, 151, being…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 9

Ted Marphy writes from Sydney to say that he will fight Monk Ford at catch weights in Newcastle four weeks hence. M'Blane is waiting to hear from Peter…

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Football. East Newcastle's Opening Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 April 1908 · page 3

Other clubs will need to liven up considerably if they desire to keep pace with the East Newcastle players, On Saturday afternoon, at the Rugby Union Ground, the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 April 1908 · page 3

Costin, of Kurri Kurri, who recently defeated Ross at Maitland, has left a deposit of £5 for a match with "Darkie" Thompson, the contest to take place…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 3

Regarding the American champion swimmer, Daniel's alleged statements about having originated the "crawl" stroke, Mr. W. H. Mitchell, who went to…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 3

At a luncheon prior to the mach at Ballarat, Mr. W. Waddell, president of the New Zealand Association, said, with reference to the coming bowlers'…

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