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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1877

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Nawcastle Autumn Races. (From our own Reporter.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1877 · page 3

Patron, His Excellency Sir Hercules Robin son, K.C.M.G.; President, Mr. F. S Macdermott; Vice-President, Mr. W. Jennings; Judge, Mr. E. Chippendall;…

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Newcastle Autumn Races. [From Our Own Reporter.] (Continued from another page.) Second Day-fbiday, May 25

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1877 · page 4

Similar weather prevailed during the second day of the meeting to that which prevailed during the first day, the Burwood band being also in attendance. The attendance was very small, only about…

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Singleton. Cricket Match—singleton Cricket Club Versus Grammar School

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 May 1877 · page 6

The final match of the Singleton Cricket Club for the present season, was contested on the old ground, on Thursday, the 24th instant, when an eleven met twenty-two players from…

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Cricket. Scone v. MUSWELLBROOK

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 May 1877 · page 8

On Saturday, 12th May inst., a cricket match took place on the Scene Cricket Ground, between two elevens, representing Scone and Muswellbrook. the Scons eleven scored 101 in the two innings; the total…

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Sporting. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Victorian Coursing Club. Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 31 May 1877 · page 2

The matches of the Victorian Coursing Club, at Sunbury, terminated [?]day. Telegraph won the Tasmanian Plate; [?]el, the Ston[?]he[?] Stakes; and Josephine, [?]he Bowen Stakes…

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Cricket. Lochinvar v. OSWALD. (From a correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 31 May 1877 · page 5

A return match between the above cricket clubs came off'at Harper's Hill, on Queen's Birthday, resulting ina. very easy victoty for Lochinvar, by nina wickets. The day was fine; but a cold westerly…

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Sporting. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Kensington Park Races. Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 June 1877 · page 3

There was a good attendance at the races to-day. The weather was splendid. Hurdles—Sweetbriar 1, Stampede 2, Comedian 3…

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London and Australia. New Telegraph Company—reduction of Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 June 1877 · page 4

A communication of great importance to the commercial interest of this colony (says the Melbourne Age of Wednesday), has been received by the Government from the authorities…

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Cricket. Stanhope v. OSWALD

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 June 1877 · page 5

[?]though the cricketing season is over, and the weather has set in cold, that only a slight blow from the ball ia sufficient to cause a fracture of the skin, yet so great is the enthusiasm enkindled among the…

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Football. MAITLAND v. NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1877 · page 5

This match, which had been talked of for a week or two previous, attracted a goodly number of spectators, a large proportion of which were ladies, to the Albion Ground, on Saturday afternoon. The…

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Albion Cricket Club

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1877 · page 10

The Secretary (Mr. D. A. Garvan) of the above club, has kindly sent us the analysis of the batting and bowling averages for the past cricketing season. The club engagements numbered twenty-five,…

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Cricket. Phoenix Park V. Dunmore

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1877 · page 10

The Phoenix Park cricketers wound up the season on Saturday, by a scratch match, which was played at Morpeth. The weather was all propitious for the occasion, and left nothing to be desired by the most…

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Sporting. (By telegraph to the Herald.) Inverell Midwinter Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1877 · page 2

The first day's racing of the Inverell Midwinter Races took place to-day with the following results:— Maiden Plate.—15 sovereigns, 1½ mile. Forester 1, Deerfoot 2, Vixen 3…

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Sporting. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Inverell Midwinter Races. Second Day

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1877 · page 7

Publicans' Purse, a handicap sweepstakes of £2, with £30 added—Forestor 1, Counterfeit [?] Carrington 3. [?] of Wales' Stakes of £12.—Hora[?]…

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Sporting. (By telegraph to the Herald.) Grafton Races. First Day

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1877 · page 3

The weather to-day was fine, and there was a moderate attendance. Marts' Produce Stakes.—T. H. Smith's Nun 1, T. H. Smith's Athleta 2. Mr. Greave's Wolf 3…

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Clarence River Jockey Club [?] Races 1877. (Abridged from the C. and R. Examiner, July 14.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 July 1877 · page 10

The annual races under the auspices of the above club were held at Grafton on Wednesday and Thursday, the 11th and 12th July. On the first day the weather was fine, and only…

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Sydney Amateur Turf Club Races. (From the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 July 1877 · page 2

After having been postponed from the 14th, the midwinter meeting of the Sydney Amateur Turf Club duly came off at [?]ndwick on Saturday last, when the weather was fine but somewhat…

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Singleton Cricket Club. Special General Meeting

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 1 August 1877 · page 2

A MEETING of members of the Singleton Cricket Club, specially called by the hon secretary was held at the Caledozis hotel on Monday evening last. At the hour for…

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Football. WARATAH V. ALBIONS

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1877 · page 6

On Saturday last, the Albion Ground, West Maitland, was the scene of a grand football contest, between the Waratah Club of Sydney, and the Albion Club, Maitland, which resulted in an…

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Bathurst Coursing Meeting. [Greville's Telegram Company.]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 August 1877 · page 4

The coursing commenced to-day. The weather was splendid; and there was a large attendance. LEEHOLME STAK[?]S. Lady beat La Rose…

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