Muswellbrook Amateur Athletic Club
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 October 1878 · page 2
The first half-yearly meeting of the Muswellbrook Amateur Athletic Club was held at the School of Arts, on Friday, October 11th. Mr. Porcy, the president, in the chair. The following report was read…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 October 1878 · page 6
On Saturday last the East Maitland, Singleton, and West Maitland Public Schools Cadet Corps held their annual sports meeting on the Albion Ground, West Maitland. This is…
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The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 6 November 1878 · page 2
Melbourne Stakes: Chester 1, Cap-apie 2, Device 3. Hotham Handicap: Levant 1, Egremont 2, Vagabond 3…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 November 1878 · page 3
Our Morpeth friends, after working patiently and hard for some time past, have been rewarded for their exertions by receiving very liberal entries for the various events to be contested at their regatta to-day,…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 November 1878 · page 6
President, Robert Wisdom, M.L.A.,; Vice-president, James N. Meiklejohn; Hon. Treasurer, Thomas H. Porteus; Umpire, Thomas Jones; Judge, P. K. Haydon;…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 November 1878 · page 6
Patron: His Excellency Sir Hercules Robinson; President, Mr. John Eales; Vice-presidents, Messrs. J. E.Wolfe and Frank Reynolds; Judge, Mr. J. G. Doyle;…
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The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 13 November 1878 · page 3
WEST MAITLAND, Saturday.—The races on Eales' course, under the auspices of the Amateur Turf Club, were well attendud, and resulted as follows:—…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 November 1878 · page 4
The prizes won at the above were [?] over to the successful competitors [?] evening last, at the School of Arts, Morpeth. There was a good attendance of the committee…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 November 1878 · page 2
A cricket match between these clubs was commenced on Saturday last, when, owing to the stand made by the local team, it was only possible to play [?] innings each. It will be…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 November 1878 · page 6
By the courtesy of the energetic secretary of the club (Mr. Isaac Moses) we are enabled to give an account of the last race on Saturday, and of the decisions as to the protests in…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 November 1878 · page 6
A cricket match was played on Saturday (Prince of Wales Birthday), at Newcastle, between the I.X.L. C. C of Newcastle, and the Undaunted C. C. of West Maitland, which resulted in the defeat of the former…
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The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 20 November 1878 · page 4
LAST Saturday being the Prince of Wales' birthday, our townspeople fully did their share as loyal subjects by keeping the holiday as proclaimed. All…
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The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 20 November 1878 · page 5
IT was easy to see that something unusual was taking place here on Thursday, the 7th instant. As the morning advanced gaily dressed group were to the seen…
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The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 23 November 1878 · page 3
ONE of the most disgraceful exhibitions (says the Evening Times) in connection with football that has ever occurred in Geelong took place on…
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The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 27 November 1878 · page 2
Last Saturday the first contest of the season, between the first elevens of the City Club of Newcastle and the Singleton Club took place on the old…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 November 1878 · page 16
The annual meeting of the members of the above club was held in the School of Arts, on Saturday, the 23rd instant. Mr. W. Guilfoyle being voted to the chair, called upon the…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 December 1878 · page 6
On Saturday last a friendly game was played at Largs between ten boys from each of the above schools, and their respective teachers, who captained the teams. Play…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 December 1878 · page 4
On Friday the match between the Australian Eleven and Fifteen of a New South Wales team was commenced on the Association's new ground, Moore Park, Sydney. A great…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 December 1878 · page 7
A cricket match was played at Raymond Terrace, on Saturday, November 23, between the Raymond Terrace Undaunted C.C. and the Minmi C.C. A rather unpleasant wind…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 December 1878 · page 5
JERRY'S PLAINS HANDICAP.—Elos, Slowboy, Vanity, Landsborough, Hard Times, Barbara late Black Swan, Nancy Lee. FLYING HANDICAP,—Elos Slowboy, Vanity,…
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