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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1879

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Telegrams. [From Greville's Telegram Company] Sydney. Monday. the Cricket Match

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1879 · page 2

PLAY was resumed to-day, The Englishmen won the match in one innings and 41 runs to spare. Tuesday…

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The Row on the Cricket Ground

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 February 1879 · page 3

The Echo thus describes the disturbance on Moore Park in connection with the English Cricket match:— The match was continued on Saturday, and,…

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Cricket. Dungog C. C. v. ALBION C. C.

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 February 1879 · page 5

A team from the Dungog club visited Maitland last week, to try conclusions with our local knights of the willow. Upon their visit to the Albion Ground last season, they not…

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Sporting. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Armidale Races. Armidale

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1879 · page 6

The annual races commenced to-day. The course was in splendid order, and there was a very fair attendance. Maiden Plate.—Margravel, Young Chester…

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Namoi Jockey Club Annual Races. [By Electric Telegraph.] (From our own correspondent.) Narrabri

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1879 · page 4

The weights for the Namoi Jockey Club Handicap just received, are as follow:—A. Loder's The Dean, 4 years, 9st 8lbs; J. Jurd's Commodore Nutt, aged, 8st 31bs; R. J. Nowland's Kingsworth, 4 years,…

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The Cricket Ground Disturbance in Sydney

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1879 · page 3

A case of more than ordinary interest, not only to Sydney, but to the people of the colony, was heard at the Water Police Court on Friday morning, (says the Echo) before…

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The Cricket Ground Trespass Case. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1879 · page 2

Sir,—Enclosed I hand you a copy of the letter which I wrote to John Bourke, the defendant in this case, after he had called upon me to effect a settlement. You will…

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Sporting. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Cooma Races. Cooma

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1879 · page 7

The Cooma races commenced to-day. Maiden Plate.—Ravenswood I, Miss Whiffler 2. Mare's Produce Stakes.—Ganwaile 1, Belgravia 2. Jockey Club Handicap.—Valetta 1, Beda, 2,…

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Hamilton Races, Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1879 · page 6

At the Hamilton races to-day the St. Alban's stable won two races, with Athena and South Hamilton. The Western District Cup was won by Zambesi hands down. The racing…

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Visit of a Team of English Football Players

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1879 · page 4

Very few of our readers, we believe, a[?] aware that a team of English Footb[?] Players contemplate a visit to the Australi[?] colonies during next winter. From a circ[?]…

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Sporting. (By telegraph to the Herald.) Cooma Races. Cooma

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1879 · page 6

The following are the results of the seeond day's racing:— Cooma Handicap.—Belmore 1, Beda 2. Novel Race.—Bavenswood 1, Valetta 2…

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Tamworth Races

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1879 · page 2

THE selling took place at Mrs. [?] Post-office Hotel. about half-past [?] when the following amounts were [?] over:—Mr. Loder, £203 10s. Mr. [?]…

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Amateur Turf Club Races

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1879 · page 2

Flying Handicap.—Knight. Hurdle Race.- Glencairn 1, Jupiter 2, Kingfisher [?]. Welter Cup -Newlawn 1, Free…

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The Cricket Club Concert. (From an occasional correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 February 1879 · page 7

Thus the Bard of Avon and so agree the good people of Musclebrook; hence their attendance in goodly number at the School of Arts, on Thursday evening, for the…

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The Waterloo Cup Coursing Meeting. Liverpool, Feb. 22

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1879 · page 16

The Waterloo ties finished to-day, and the Cup was won by Mr. H. G. Miller's bk. and w. d. Masterton, by Contango—Lina, the runner-up being Mr. R. B. Caruthers's br. b…

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Musclebrook. Cricket Match.—musclebrook V. Kayuga

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1879 · page 16

Saturday, the 22nd inst., was the loveliest day of all this lovely summer, and the sweet serenity of its seductive beauty was not without an exhilarating effect on the spirits of our…

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Cricket. Dunmore Public School Versus Paterson Public School

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 March 1879 · page 5

Tuesday, the 25th ultimo, being a public holiday, the heads of the above schools arranged for the return match between the boys of the respective schools. Play was…

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Cricket. Albion Second Eleven v. UNDAUNTED C.C.

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 March 1879 · page 7

A match between the 2nd eleven of the Albions and the 1st of the Undaunted C.C. was played on the Albion ground on Saturday afternoon, and resulted in a victory for the…

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Northern Jockey Club Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1879 · page 7

We desire to draw the attention of horse owners and the public generally to the very liberal programme in our advertising columns just issued by the committee of this club, who evidently are…

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Muswellbrook Cricket Club. (From an occasional correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1879 · page 7

Our indefatigable cricketers not being at all inclined to repose on their recent well-won laurels, readily accepted a challenge from the Wybong knights of the willow, and, means of conveyance…

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