Bendemeer. Boxing Day Races, 1872
A fine day, a good muster of horses, everybody bent on enjoying themselves, must necessarily result in a successful race-day. The weather prophets, who are not always right, had…
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New Year's Day Regatta at Newcastle
The New Year's Day holiday opened with splendid clear weather, promising to be rather warm in Maitland Thousands of people seemed to have availed themselves of the cheap…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cessnock. Boxing Day Sports. (From a correspondent.)
On Boxing Day a cricket match came off on the Cessnock cricket ground between two elevens of the Cessnock Cricket Club for a dinner which was got up at Mr. John Picton's. I was unable to obtain the…
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The return match between the representatives of the Newcastle and Singleton Cricket Clubs took place on Tuesday, at Newcastle, and resulted in another victory for our far famed local…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Annual Races. First Day, Friday, Feb. 7. (From our own Reporter.)
What has come to be recognized as the principal meet of this part of the Northern district in sporting circles, commenced yesterday, on the Newcastle course, which is a standing evidence of the enterprise and pluck of the people of the city, who…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Annual Races. Second Day, Saturday, February 8. (From our own Reporter.)
The second day of the races was rather warm, but not unpleasantly so; the attendance was very limited, a fact to be regretted, for the sport was excellent. Below we give the particulars of the racing…
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We have been favored by Mr. W. J. Boydell with, the following telegram from Sydney, received at 8.50 yesterday (Friday) evening: — "The University Club out for 79 runs. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Intercolonial Cricket Match. (From the S. M. Herald.) First Day—friday, February 28
The Annual Intercolonial Cricket Match was commenced On Friday, on the Albert Ground. For some time past admirers of the game have been in a high state of excitement, and opinions have been much…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Intercolonial Cricket Match. (From the S. M. Herald.) Third Day
Considering the amount of satire, not unmixed with abuse, which the Sydney men have had to encounter during the past four days, it must have been refreshing for them to receive such marks of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tamworth Annual Races. (Abridged from the Tamworth Weekly News.)
These races were held on Wednesday and Thursday last, on the Tamworth racecourse, in the presence of a large gathering of spectators. The sport was of a high quality, the prizes numerous and valuable,…
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Races were held at the township of Largs, Dunmore, on Monday last. The course is situated in Mr. Moylan's large bush paddock, west of and close to the township. It is one mile in extent, but rather…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Telegraphic Intelligence. (From the "Herald's" Associated Press Telegrams, and from other Sydney papers.) Mudgee Races. Mudgee
[Evening News.]—Sapling Stakes: Speculation, 1; King of the West, 2; Julius, 3. Won easily. Time, 1.51. Prince of Wales Stakes.—Fireball, 1;…
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The Singleton races proved a source of attraction to a large number of holiday makers. Those lovers of turf sports who witnessed these races must have been highly gratified at the pleasant…
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Saturday being the day kept io Maitland and Newcastle as the anniversary of her Majesty's Birthday, it was celebrated by various sorts of amusements, in Newcastle by holding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Races [Continued from our fourth page.] Second Day, Monday, May 26
The morning of the second day broke foggy, with every indication of rain, but as the day wore on the atmosphere cleared, and delightful weather prevailed throughout the day. The…
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An interesting match was played on the reserve, East Maitland, on Saturday, between eleven employes of Messrs. Christian and Co., of the meat preserving works, Four-mile Creek,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cricket. Clarence Town V. SEAHAM. (From a correspondent.)
A match was played at Clarence Town on Monday last, between eleven of the Clarence Town Club and a like number of the Seaham Club. The Seahamitea went first to the wickets, and succeded in putting 49…
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The Grand Prix du Paris was run for yesterday, and was won by M. Le Feore's Bayard. Flageolet finished second, bearing Mr. Merry's Doncaster (3)— the winner of the recent Derby…
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Saturday last saw the cricketing season of 1872-73 in Maitland formally brought to a close. The past season has been one of the most successful, so far as our Maitland Albion Cricket Club is concerned, since…
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May 28.—The Derby of 1873 has been won and lost, with all the usual excitement attending that great national festival. The day was very fine, and the road was in excellent condition from the rain of…
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