Raymond Terrace Regatta, 1853. (From Bell's Life, Dec. 31.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1854 · page 4
Monday, the 26th December, being kept a general holiday here, a regatta was announced to come off, which attracted large numbers of fun lovers from all parts of the district,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hunter River District News. [From Our Correspondents.] Raymond Terrace Races
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 January 1854 · page 2
These races came off on Monday and Tuesday, the 2nd and 3rd of January, much to the credit of the inhabitants of the township and district. As regards the racing, it was of a…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1854 · page 2
The[?]e races came off on Thursday and Friday, December 29th and 30th. We are indebted to a gentleman who was present, for the following account of some part of the races, his memory…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1854 · page 2
These races came off on Thursday and Friday l[?]t, the 5th and 6th January. A gentleman who was present has obliged us with a brief report of the running…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scone Ch[?]istmas Races. (Fro[?] Bell's Life[?] January 7.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1854 · page 2
These r[?]ces came off [?]n Monday, the 26th Dec[?]m[?]er, on St. A[?]bin's race course. The wea[?]h[?]r was bea[?]ful, and a c[?]l refreshi[?]g b[?]e[?]ze tem[?]ered the hot sun. The number of…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 March 1854 · page 2
This regatta, after a discontinuance of some years, was revived on Monday, under the discouragement of dull, drizzling weather. There was however a fair attendance of spectators,…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1854 · page 4
The following is the result of the rices which c[?]me off here on the 15th and 16th February, 1854:- The Dundee Purse of £25, for all Lorses;…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 March 1854 · page 2
These races came off on Friday last, Saint Patrick's Day, and the day following. Subjoined is the result of each day's sport. FIRST DAY…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local News. Cricket Match
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 April 1854 · page 4
A match between the Maitland and Newcastle Cricket Clubs, for £2 a bat, including the cost of a dinner, was arranged to come off at Newcastle on Monday last; but the weather being…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 April 1854 · page 2
On Monday, the return match between the Maitland and Newcastle Cricket Clubs came off, on the usual ground, West Maitland. The game commenced about eleven o'clock in the…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 April 1854 · page 2
The above races came off on the 19th, 20th, and 21st April, and the following is the result: FIRST DAY. The first prize—the Publican's Purse of £20,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hunter River District News. [From Our Correspondents.] Newcastle. Cricket Match
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 May 1854 · page 2
A match between ten married men and ten single men of the Newcastle Cricket Club, for 10s. 6d. per bat, took place on Wednesday, the 24th instant. The single men were the victors…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney News. Homebush Races.—first Day. (From our Correspondent.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1854 · page 4
These races commenced on Wednesday last, May 31st, but owing to the rainy appearance of the sky, and the few horses likely to contend for the various prizes, were but poorly attended…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Homebush Races. (From the Englishman. June 3.) Second Day, Thursday, June 1
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 June 1854 · page 4
The ground was hard and dusty as on the previous day, and the coldness of the wind made it very uncomfortable during the whole time of the racing:…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hunter River District News. (From Our Correspondents.] Singleton Turf Club Races
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 August 1854 · page 2
These races commenced on Wednesday morning, on the old race course, as usual. Had the c[?]k of the weather received a handsome bo[?]s for picking out a fine day he c[?]uld not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hunter River District News. [From Our Correspondents.] Singleton Turf Club Races
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 August 1854 · page 2
These races were concluded on Friday, on which day there was a larger attendance than on the two previous days. We have already given you a report of the first race we will now…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 August 1854 · page 2
The races commence this morning, and we hope some good sport will be shown, although the horses in training, so far as we can learn, are scarcely so numerous as usual. We have…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 September 1854 · page 4
These races commenced on Wednesday. The weather was very fine, being breezy, and the sun's warmth tempered by clouds: but in the afternoon, just as the last race was coming off,…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 September 1854 · page 2
The weather was scarcely so favourable this day as the previous day, the morning being showery. No rain, however, fell in the afternoon, although clouds hung about, and the wind…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 September 1854 · page 2
These races same off on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday last, the 7th, 8th, and 9th instant. The course was in pretty fair order, but the grass was rather too green and slippery for the…
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