Raymond Terrace Races. First Day, Tuesday, June 15, 1880. (From our own Reporter.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 June 1880 · page 3
Officials:—Judge, Mr. John Barry, jun.; starter, Mr. A. M'Pherson; clerk of scales, Mr. S. Clark; clerk of course, Mr. W. Frazer; stewards — Messrs…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 June 1880 · page 8
If all the arranged matches take place this season, lovers of this manly game will have no cause to complain of idle Saturday afternoons as it will take all their time with…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 June 1880 · page 7
A scratch match in the above club was played at Mitchell's Flat, on Thursday, the 10th inst., between the Married and Single. There only being eight Married Men present,…
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The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 23 June 1880 · page 2
THE long looked-for races came off on the 8th inst., in Mr. R. Harris's paddock. The course being rather heavy for galloping, I believe the strongest…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 June 1880 · page 6
These races came off on Wednesday, 9th inst., the time originally fixed for them, and, so far as the actual racing was concerned, were a decided success. Fears were at one…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 June 1880 · page 6
These two clubs met at Aber[?] on the 24th May last, when the Aberdeen steam won with five wickets to spare. They again met at the Rouchel on…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 June 1880 · page 3
Sporting men who visited the West Maitland racecourse on Saturday—and the gathering was composed for the most part of sporting men—bad the pleasure of witnessing two…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 July 1880 · page 3
A match took place in East Maitland, on Saturday afternoon, between the Carltons and the Sacred Heart College Club. The game was well contested on both sides, but…
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The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 7 July 1880 · page 3
MISS Beek with on Saturday night (May 8) at ten o'clock in the presence of a numerous company of spectators successfully terminated her thirty hours…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 July 1880 · page 7
On Saturday afternoon a match between the Albion Football Club, Maitland, and the Waratah Club, of Sydney, took place on the West Maitland racecourse. The Albion Club…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 July 1880 · page 6
The above sport is rapidly gaining ground in our town, judging from the patronage bestowed upon "our boys" at the late Waratah match. Every year we find fresh men in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sporting. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Deniliquin Jockey Club Races. Deniliquin
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 July 1880 · page 6
The Deniliquin Jockey Club Midwinter Meeting was held to-day, and passed of successfully. There was a fair attendance, and the weather was splendid. All the events…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 July 1880 · page 4
The long-talked-of match between the above clubs was commenced on the racecourse last Saturday afternoon, and bofore the time had half expired the Albion representatives…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 July 1880 · page 7
AS predicted, the coursing carried out under the direction of the Hunter River Coursing Club, Greta, on Saturday, proved highly successful, and the committee are to…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 July 1880 · page 7
The Turf Club meeting commenced to-day, when the following events were decided:- HANDICAP of 10 sovereigns. Golden Locks.............................. 1…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 August 1880 · page 4
An interesting football match was played at East Maitland, on Saturday afternoon, between teams representing the Sacred Heart College and the Carlton Club, East Maitland…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 August 1880 · page 7
SIR—In the account of the above match, which appears in your issue of Tuesday last, the following passage occurs—"The Albions quietly walked off the ground. The…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 August 1880 · page 3
The race was over a course of four miles, with a turn, and bad the following starters: 1. Wallace Ross, St. John, N.B. 2. Geo. W. Lee, Newark, N.J…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 August 1880 · page 4
The match arranged between these two clubs came off on the West Maitland racecourse on Saturday afternoon, in the presence of about one hundred spectators. Owing to…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 August 1880 · page 7
The annual general meeting of the members of the Morpeth Advance Cricket Club was held at Morpeth, on Friday evening. There was a fair attendance. Mr. Michael Hickey…
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