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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1878

124 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 7

Cricket. Argus Office V. Grammar School

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1878 · page 2

ON Saturday afternoon a match was played between an eleven of the Singleton Grammar School Club captained by Mr. Weiss, and an equal number…

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Merriwa Athletic Sports

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1878 · page 6

These sports, constituting a most enjoyable day's amusement, came off on the 18th instant, and, under the auspices of a nice cool day, passed off very pleasantly to all concerned—less pleasantly, of…

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Cricket. Raymond Terrace V. Newcastle

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 March 1878 · page 2

On Monday, 18th inst., a match was played at Raymond Terrace between the Uniteds, of Newcastle, and Raymond Terrace Undaunteds, and notwithstanding that the Uniteds were accompanied by…

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Cricket. Albions V. Mount Vincent and Cessnock Clubs

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 March 1878 · page 5

The success which attended the first eleven of the Albion C. C., when they met fifteen of the Paterson Club, led them to accept a challenge to play a combined team of eighteen from Mount Vincent and…

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Cricket Gossip

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 4

REFERRING to the necessity for improving our cricket 'old Hand' writes: —A few quotations on the questions, are bowler's born or made? 'nascitnr' or…

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The Macleay River Jockey Club Annual Races. (Abridged from the Macleay Herald, March 23.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 6

These races came off on the 20th and 21st of March, at Kempsey, on the Macleay River. On the morning of the 20th it was dull and a little rain fell, but it cleared up at noon, and…

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Cricket and Shooting Matches. New England V. Liverpool Plains

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 3 April 1878 · page 2

WE learn from the Armidale Express that the Grand Cricket Match between Liver Plains and New England, Which has been for some time upon the tapis was played…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1878 · page 14

SIR,—In answer to your correspondents' letters which appeared in to-day's issue anent the cricket match Albions v. Mount Vincent and Cessnock clubs, I am able to state that the challenge to the Albion…

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Cricket. Belvidere V. Albion (Maitland). (Herald, April 5.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 April 1878 · page 6

A match between the f[?]st elevens of the above-named clubs took [?] on Saturday afternoon, April 13, on the Association Ground, Sydney. The weather was [?]utifully fine, but,…

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Cricket. Sydney Albert C. C. v. ALBION C. C. (MAITLAND)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 April 1878 · page 4

The interesting cricket match, between on eleven from the Albert C, C., Sydney, and the Albion Club, Maitland, was begun on the Albion Ground, West Maitland, on Saturday. The day was beautifully…

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Cricket

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 24 April 1878 · page 2

ALBERTS V. ALBIONS.—The cricket match between the Syndey Alberts and the Maitland Albions was played on the Albion ground West Maitland, on Saturday and…

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Paterson Easter Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1878 · page 16

On Monday last about four hundred persons attended at the Paterson Racecourse, to witness the races advertised to be run for on that day The weather was beautiful and fine, and…

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Cricket. Mount Pleasant v. ELLALONG

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1878 · page 15

The Mount Pleasant Cricket Club played a match, by invitation, with the Ellalong club on Monday. The fogginces of the morning delayed the commencing of the match for some time…

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Telegraphic intelligence. [From Greville's Telegram Company.] Sydney. Randwick Races. Reed. Wednesday, 6 p.m

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1878 · page 2

BREEDERS' Plate.-Bo[?]worth 1,Strathearn 2, Alaric 3. Sydney Cup.-Democrat 1, Strathearn 2, Macaroni 3, Time, 3 min. 33 sec…

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Cricket. Sydney Albert C. C. v. Maitland Albion C. C. Saturday, April. 20, and Easter

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1878 · page 14

The long talked of match between the above clubs was begun on the Albion Ground, West Maitland, on Saturday last The weather was all that could be desired. There was a pretty…

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Blandford Athletic Sports

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 1 May 1878 · page 1

On Easter Monday the athletic sports advertised to be carried out at Mr. M. Doherty's, Blaudford ealivened that locality and attracted to it a considerable…

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Brisbane Water. Cricket Match Between the Wyong Eleven and the Eleven of Blue Gum Flat

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 May 1878 · page 7

On Friday last, the 20th instant, in Mr. William Alison's grounds, at Wyong Place, a cricket match came off between the Wyong Eleven and the Eleven of Blue Gum Flat,…

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Cricket. Seaham v. Ash Island

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1878 · page 7

A cricket match was played on Monday, April 22nd, between the Seaham Undaunted and the Ash Island Club?, on the Hexham Cricket Ground, which resulted in an easy…

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Sporting. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Gulgong Racing Entries. Gulgong

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1878 · page 15

TURF CLUB HANDICAP, 100 sovereigns.— Ivory's Macaroni, Ivory's Highland Chief, Mathew's Chieftain, L[?]er's Dean, Loder's Black Eagle, Kite's Dockwood, Kite's…

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Bathurst Races. (Reuter's Telegram Company.) Sydney, Wednesday evening. Mares Produce Stakes

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 May 1878 · page 5

Emily 1, Lord Burleigh 2, Lillian 3, Won easily. Time, 1 min. 19 secs. TRIAL STAKES. Glencairn 1, Norman 2, Aristocrat 3. Won easily…

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