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45 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 3
On Easter Monday a cricket match was played between eleven married and eleven single men of the district on the cricket ground, Stroud, and resulted in favor of the latter. The weather was most unpropitious, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In addition to the following report, furnished by a Maitland friend who is visiting Randwick, we have been favoured with a full report by our Sydney correspondent We intended publishing this report also, as it gives a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The above races came off at Tamworth on the 7th and 8th of May FIRST DAY. First Race.—The Maiden Plate of 50 sovs, with a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A return match was played on Saturday between Mr. Fraser's school club and Mr. Boyd's school club, the former winning by four wickets. We append the score:— SAUCHIE HOUSE SCHOOL…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The chief event that occurred in our city to make the Queens Birthday a holiday was the races, which were held on the new race coarse, near the Lake Macquarie road. It may be in the recollection of our…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On the Queen's Birthday a cricket match was played in Maitland between the Star Club of Maitland, and the Union Club of Singleton, all the players being juveniles. The Union Club scored 17 in their first innings, and 23 in the second. Peter…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The races held on Saturday on the Racecourse again resulted (as on the previous day) very successfully. The favourable state of the weather induced many persons to once more visit the course to witness the events to take…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[Herald]—Second day, Friday.—Hack Hurdle Race: Flanagan'[?] Dobbin, 1. Farmer's Purse: Candius's Independent, 1. District Purse: Mahon's Fireball, 1 — Third day, Saturday.—The Publicans' Purse was a dead…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Owing to the apatby of the owners of race-horsesin this diatrict, who appear to lose sight of their own inttrests by not supporting a good annual race meeting in Singleton, the want of sufficient encouragement of sportsmen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[Herald]—First Day, Tuesday.—Maiden Plate: Vanderdecken, 1; Lady Benson, 2; Butterfly, 3. Town Plate: Not filled. Prince of Wales Stakes: Steersman, 1; Rosabelle, 2. Hack Race: Hard Times, 1;…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[Herald.]—Third day, good attendance. Ladies' Purse: Gulnare, 1; Reindeer, 2; Crab, 3. Racecourse Handicap: Crabbydown, 1; Maid of Athens, 2; Steersman, 3. Consolation Stakes: Gardiner, 1; Lady Benson,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The third match between the Cassilis members versus those of Merriwa, came off at Merriwa, on Saturday, the 14th instant, the Cassilis team coming off victorious for the second time. It will be seen by the appeuded score…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →These races came off on Wednesday last, Ootober 2nd, and everything went off well. First Race.—The Malden Plate, £25, with a sweep of £2 per horse added. Three horses started; one event; twice…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The postponement of these races for a week was a decided success, as far as the weather was concerned, but, in a pecuniary point of view, it is to be feared that the Jockey Club will again sustain a loss. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It having been arranged in West Maitland to celebrate the anniversary of the Prince of Wales' Birthday on the Monday, as a more convenient day than the Saturday, yesterday was observed as a thorough holiday in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Were commenced by an exhibition of spear throwing on the part of the darkies, and in which the whole of them took part. Some little difficulty was at first experienced in keeping an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The play was resumed at twelve o'clock, Mullagh and Redcap again took their places at the wickets, Readett taking the bowling at J. Moore's end, off whom Mullagh got one for the first ball, which he followed by another off…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The match between the aboriginal cricketers and eleven players of Singleton took place on Thursday, on the ground at the rear of the Mechanics Institute, and proved an easy victory to the darkies, who won the match…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The grand cricket match between Lawrence's Aboriginal team and members of the City Club, took place on Friday and Saturday, 15th and 16th instant, on the Newcastle Cricket Ground, near St. John's Church, a very…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The weather is magnificent, but rather warm. The city in all its decurations looks beautiful, and the preparations for the races have been on the most extensive [?]e…
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