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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1876

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Cricket. Sydney Alberts V. Maitland Albions. First Day

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1876 · page 4

The match between the above teams commenced on the Albion Ground, West Maitland, on Saturday last, bat owing to a heavy downpour of rain at about two o'clock, bad to be…

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The Easter Cricket Dinner

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 April 1876 · page 4

At the dinner given on Monday evening to the Albert club eleven by the Albion cricket club, at Fullford's hotel, some sixty or seventy gentlemen were present, including many of the…

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Cricket. Rouchel V. Kyuga

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 April 1876 · page 3

In the absence of your correspondent who has now left this place, (Aberdeen) for an appointment, I take the liberty of enclosing for publication, the, details of a cricket match played…

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Merriwa. Cricket.—brindley Park. V. Cassilis

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 April 1876 · page 7

An attempt has been lately made to infuse new life into cricketing affairs here (Merriwa); our old club has undergone reorganisation, some new appointments were made, and the…

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Cricket. Phoenix Park C.C.v. WARATAH C.C. (SYDNEY.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 April 1876 · page 3

[?]et match was played in Morpeth on Saturday [?]th April, between the above clubs, which resu[?] in an easy victory for Phœnix Park, they winning in one innings with two runs to spare…

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Cricket. W. S. Friend and Co, Sydney, V. E P. Capper and Sons, Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 April 1876 · page 6

On Easter Monday a cricket match was played on the University Oval, Sydney, between a team selected from the establishment of Messrs W. S. Friend and Co., Sydney, and one from…

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CRICKET. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 April 1876 · page 7

Sir,—When I sent you the report of the match Raymond Terrace v. Seaham, which you returned, I did not think of the writing on both sides of the paper being any inconvenience to…

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Singleton Cricket Club

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 May 1876 · page 5

On Wednesday evening last a publicly-called general meeting of the members of the Singleton Crieket Club, was held at the Caledonia Hotel, George-street, for the purpose of taking into…

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Cricket. Albion C, C. V. Hinton C. C.

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 May 1876 · page 7

A match between the above clubs was played the Albion Ground, West Maitland, on Saturday afternoon, resulting in a victory for the local team by 41 runs. As the Albions,…

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The Maitland Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1876 · page 4

It is scarcely necessary to remind the public that the Northern Jockey Club May meeting commences on the Maitland racecourse on Tuesday next, the 9th inst., and continues the following day, Wednesday;…

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Broke Races. (From the Correspondent of the Singleton Argus.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1876 · page 3

Yesterday Broke awoke from its usual lethargic condition to zealonsly celebrate its annual races. Those who prophesied that the races would be a failure because of its not being a…

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The New South Wales Coursing Club. [By Telegraph.] (From the S. M. Herald's special correspondent.) Bathurst

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 May 1876 · page 4

There was a large number of visitors at tho coursing matches to-day, and the number of hares was astonishing. The ground was very heavy. The following are the results of each…

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Ipswich Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 9

Town Plate.—Nemo. Governor's Cup.-Irish Stew.. Miller took a thousand to eight hundred at starting about Irish Stew…

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Cricket. Bomera V. Premer

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 7

I send you an account of a cricket match played at Bomera on Easter Monday, between eleven players captained by Mr. Geo. Lonsdale, of Premer, and eleven players from Bomora,…

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Soratching for the N. J. C. Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 4

TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES.—Lady Mary Filly, Queen's Head, Tocal, and the Countess Colt. N. J. C. Cup.—Prince Charlie DUCKENFIELD PARK STAKS.—Prince Charlie…

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Distict News. [From Our Various Correspondents.] Ward's River and Gloucester. (From a correspondent.) Cricket Match

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 7

A return match was played hore on Wednesday, the 26th ult., between the Ward's River and Gloucester teams The game had to be played with ten men aside, as the Gloucester[?]…

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Sporting. Adelaide May Races. (By Telegraph to the Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1876 · page 3

The following are the ontries for the events enumerated. FLYING HANDICAP.—Poodle. Red Gauntlet, Terlinga, Doctor, Superstition, Lady Fergnson,…

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Nominations and Acceptances for the N. J. C. Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1876 · page 4

The following are the nominations and acceptances for the various events to be run to-day and to morrow, at the N. J. C. Meeting:- FIRST DAY, TUESDAY, MAY 16…

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Newcastle May Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1876 · page 4

The following entries were received on Thursday evening:- MAIDEN PLATE. Mr. [?]. De Mestre's br.h Timothy, 3 yrs…

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The Settling on the N.J.C. Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1876 · page 4

The settling on the late race meeting of the Northern Jockey Club took place at Fullford's Hotel on Thursday night, when the amounts of the various prizes were paid over. The attendance was…

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