District News. (From our own Correspondent.) Singleton. Cricket Match.—singleton Cricket Club Versus Singleton Volunteers
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 February 1875 · page 3
A match took place on Saturday, the 6th instant, between the Singleton Cricket Club and an eleven selected from the members of No. 4 Company (Singleton) Volunteer Rifles, resulting in an easy…
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The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1875 · page 2
RAIN has fallen since 11 a.m. The wet weather [?] the attendance at the races. Maiden Plate-Distance one mile and a half. Five horses started. Ma[?] lago I,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Intercolonial Cricket Match in Sydney. (By Telegraph from the Australian Associated Press.) Friday, received 4.30 afternoon
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1875 · page 2
The cricket match between New South Wales and Victoria began to-day on the Albert Ground. Mr. Coates, the captain of the New South Wales team, won the toss, and sent Thompson and D. Gregory in. Thompson…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Intercolonial Cricket Match in Sydney. (By telegraph, from the Australian Associated Press.) First Day
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1875 · page 2
On Friday, as published in Saturday's Mercury, the match began, the Sydney team first going to the wickets, and making 116 in their first innings. The Victorian team then went in, and played till…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wednesday, March 10, 1875. The Intercolonial Cricket Match
The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1875 · page 2
W[?]n a few years ago some differences threatened to put an end to the friendly rivalry of this colony and Victoria on the cricket grounds of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Review. the Laws of Cricket, with the scores and averages of all the Intercolonial matches. By F. J. Ironside. Gibbs, Shallard and Co., Sydney
The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1875 · page 3
The great end increasing interest taken in the game of cricket in these colonies is a matter which may afford pleasurable reflection to every patriotic mind There…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victoria Racing Club. Melbourne Autumn Meeting. (Associated Press Telegram to Herald.) First Day, Saturday, March 6
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 March 1875 · page 3
The weather to-day was very fine, and the attendance on the course, particularly at the stand and on the hill, was good. Hurdle Race.—A handicap sweepstakes of £5 each…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 March 1875 · page 3
The first meeting of the Hunter River District Athletic Club came off on the Newcastle cricket ground on Saturday last, the 13th inst. From the liberality of the programme offered by the…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1875 · page 7
I just drop a line to let you know how our Walcha races terminated. They came off on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 9th and 10th instant. The weather was all that could be…
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The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1875 · page 2
The Murrurundi Annual Races which had been the principal theme of conversation for some days previously took place on Wednesday last St. Patrick's Day. The day broke…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1875 · page 2
A match between the above clubs was played at the Albion Ground on Saturday last. Owing to the non-arrival of some of the Newcastle team, play did not commence till about twenty minutes past twelve,…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1875 · page 2
The Murrurundi annual races came off on St Patricks Day, and were in unqualified success, every thing passing off satisfactorily. The day broke beautifully fine, and about 800 people attended…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cricket. Parramatta Alfred C. C. V. Maitland Albion C. C.
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1875 · page 2
On Saturday last a match was played on the Albion Ground between representative elevens of the above clubs. Play did not commence till a quarter past eleven, and then not under the most…
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The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1875 · page 2
These who thought that, in consequence of having so recently had races in this township, those of to-day would be a failure, were [?] surprised when they saw the…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 April 1875 · page 5
A cricket match was played at Largs, on Easter Monday, between eleven chosen from the Star Cricket Club of Largs and a like number from East Maitland. The day was…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 April 1875 · page 2
A cricket match was played at Scone on Easter Monday between the 1st elevens of the Muscle Brook United and the Scone Cricket Clubs, and as will be seen by the scores below resulted in a win for the…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 April 1875 · page 2
A match was played on Saturday, the 27th March, 1875, between the above two clubs The match took place on the new ground of the Singleton Club, opposite Dr. Swayne's residence, in William-street. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Station Creek Athletic Sports. (From a Correspondent.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1875 · page 2
As previously announced, these sports were held on Easter Monday, at Mr. J. Cunneen's. The weather was uninviting in the early part of the day; however, a fair number of spectators were present to…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1875 · page 7
I have observed for some time past that most of the principal papers of the colony devote a portion of their spaces to sporting events, and knowing that it is also the desire of the new proprietors of the…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1875 · page 2
A cricket match was played on the Albion Grounds West Maitland, on Saturday last, between the above clubs, which resulted in the Nationals securing themselves an easy victory by 9 wickets and I run, being…
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