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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1880

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Newcastle Annual Regatta. (From our own Reporter.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1880 · page 12

President, Mr. C. H. Hannell; Vice-president, Mr. Joseph Wood; Treasurer, Mr. H. J. Trenchard; Starter, Mr. A. Frazer; Umpire, Captain Hacking; Judge, Mr…

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Merriwa. Cricket

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1880 · page 16

The first match of the season was played on the Recreation Ground here on Boxing Day, under the auspices of the Merriwa Combination Cricket Club, that being the designation…

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Cricket at Branxton

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1880 · page 2

THE Waratah United C.C. on their way home called at Branxton in order to test the power of the local team. Their success was unmistakeable; the…

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Sporting News. Hawkesbury Races

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1880 · page 2

THEThe excellent programme provided by the stewards drew together a very large crowd on the first day; unfortunately the railway accident had a deterr[?]…

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Warkworth Races. Judge: Mr. C. H. Durham; Starter, Mr. H. York Stewards-Messrs. D. Power, W. Consins and J. [?] Clerk of Scales, Mr. W. Hayes Secretary, Mr. E. Ball

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1880 · page 1

These races came off on New Year's Day, in the presence of nearly two hundred persons, many of whom came from Singleton. The fields were only…

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Goulburn Races. Goulburn

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1880 · page 15

The following list of nominations was posted at the Royal this morning:—Midsummer Handicap: Harmony, Undaunted, Southern Star, Judge, Prophet, and Tattoo…

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Buchanan Races. (From a Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1880 · page 6

The above, as announced, came off on the Donnybrook Course, on New Year's Day. The weather was all that could be desired, a cool refreshing breeze prevailing during…

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Cricket. Imperial C. CLUB v. Pearl C[?]club

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 January 1880 · page 2

On Saturday evening last eleven of each of the above mentioned clubs, met on the Town Reserve, Bank-street, East Maitland, for the purpose of enjoying a friendly…

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Inverell Races. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Inverell

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 January 1880 · page 2

For the second day of the races the weather was fine, and the attendance larger than yesterday. The following are the results:— Jockey Club Handicap, of £5, with £100…

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The Northern Jockey Club Races. the Straight Tip. [By " VOLUNTEER."]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 January 1880 · page 2

I promised in last Saturday's issue to endeavour to indicate Wednesday and Thursday's winners in to-day's paper, and thus I redeem my promise as far as I possibly can…

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Cricket. ADVANCE V. Ironolad Clubs

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1880 · page 2

ON Saturday fifteen members of the Singleton Advance C. C. met eleven of the Newcastle Ironclad C. C. on the ground of the latter at Newcastle, to…

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The Boxing Day Rioters at Timaru

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1880 · page 13

From the New Zealand Herald we learn that on the 3rd instant nine of the Timaru Boxing Day rioters appeared before a full Bench. There names were:—Jeremiah Kelly,…

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Northern Jockey Club Races. Second Day

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1880 · page 12

Judge, Mr. J. F. Doyle; Handicapped Mr. J. A. Scarr; Starter, Mr. C. J. Brackenreg; Clerk of the Course, Mr. F. G. Fullford; Official Timekeeper, Mr. J. Hart;…

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Muswellbrook Athletic Club.— Fifth Annual Sports Meeting. (From our own Reporter.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1880 · page 5

The Muswellbrook Athletic Club held its fifth annual sports meeting on the Show Ground, yesterday. The arrangements were well carried out, and a pleasant day's…

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Cricket

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1880 · page 2

ADVANCE C.C. V. JERRY'S PLAINS C.C THIS match, which was arranged at the eleventh hour; was played at Jerry's Plains on Monday, and resulted in a…

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Newcastle Races. (From our own Reporter.)

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1880 · page 2

A CLOUDY morning greeted the Newcastle committee on Monday. The attendance was sparse in the forenoon, but towards the hour appointed for the…

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Cricket. Albions v. DUNGOG

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 January 1880 · page 2

A cricket match between the Albion and Dungog clubs was played on the Albion Ground, last Saturday, and resulted in a victory for the latter club on the first innings…

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Newcastle Jockey Club Races. Second Day, January 27Th, 1880. (From our own Reporter.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 January 1880 · page 3

The weather for the second and concluding day of this meeting, was very favourable for out-door enjoyment. A little rain which had fallen during the previous night only had…

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Merriwa. Cricket Match

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1880 · page 15

A return match was played on the Merriwa recreation ground, between the Upper Wybong team and the Merriwa Combination team, which reaulted, as on the previous…

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Cricket. ADVANCE v. Mitchell' Flat

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1880 · page 2

This match was played in Singleton on Saturday, and as will be seen by the subjoined scores resulted in a victory for the home team by 58 runs. The play…

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