Turnbull's Paddock - Hamilton Athletic
This 1936 dated Parish Map shows a ground near the corner of Veda Street and Beaumont Street. This is to the west of the transport depot. Could this be Turnbull's Paddock? There is another ground at the corner of Stewart Avenue and Parry Street, to the est of the current Newcastle Athletics Field. This was the Rugby Union ground.
Hamilton Athletic Football Club was the 3rd club formed in the Newcastle area.
A newspaper article on 8 May 1886 announced that Minmi Rangers would play Hamilton Athletics on Turnbull's Paddock, Hamilton. (Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, Sat May1886, Page 8) This would have been the club's first home ground. Reference was also made to Turnbull's Paddock on 9 September, 1886 announcing a game to be played there on Saturday 11 September between Hamilton and Minmi. (Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, 9 Sep 1886, page 3)
We do not know the exact location of Turnbull's Paddock.
In 1890 Hamilton also made use of a ground at Tighes Hill.
In 1887 Hamilton Athletic became the first Newcastle club to win the state wide Gardener Cup when they defeated the 1885 and 1886 winners Granville 4-1.
Newspaper References
1887
Hamilton Athletic v Sydney Rovers at Hamilton 20 June 1887
Hamilton won 8-0 before 'a great number of spectators.' (Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, Mon 20 June,1887, Page 8)(
In 1887 Hamilton Athletic became the first Newcastle club to win the state wide Gardener Cup when they defeated the 1885 and 1886 winners Granville 4-1.
1888
Hamilton team to play Minmi 5 May 1888
P. Davidson, R. Jackson, P. Smart, M. Lambie, A. Jackson, D. Musgrove, J. Stevenson, G. Kilpatrick, R. Vardie, D. Currie, J. Edgerton, emergencies - D. Liddle, J. Orr
1890
Home game vs Pyrmont Rangers(Sydney) at Tighes Hill (Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, 26 May 1890, Page 5)