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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1852

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Patrick's Plains Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 August 1852 · page 2

To report the above is a dull tale, but we are bound to fulfil the duty to prevent misrepresentation. They commenced on Wednesday the 11th with…

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Maitland Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 August 1852 · page 2

The races commence to-day, and will be continued on Thursday and Friday. The course is in capital condition, from the effect of the late drying winds, and as there are a considerable…

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The Maitland Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 August 1852 · page 2

The annual races commenced on Wednesday. The day opened very fine, the wind being less sharp than it has been lately; it got cloudy, however, as the day advanced, but continued…

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Local News. Maitland Races. Fourth Day, Saturday, August 28

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 September 1852 · page 1

The attendance on the course this day was naturally less than eithe[?] of the others, but still a good number of spectators were present. The weather was very fine. As on the previous days,…

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Doncaster Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 December 1852 · page 3

The attendance at the races has been less aristocratic this year than usual: but the receipts exceeded last year by about £[?]00, being the largest ever known. In some respects,…

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