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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1881

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The Intercolonial Cricket Match. Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 January 1881 · page 1

THE 25th International Cricket Match between Victoria and New South Wales was commenced at noon to-day on the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The weather…

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Cricket. THE S. C. C. at Tamworth

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 January 1881 · page 2

FROM a quarter to ten on Friday morning till nearly four in the afternoon the representatives of the Singleton Cricket Club were locked up in a railway carriage…

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Cricket. Singleton Advance C Peth Advance

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1881 · page 1

A very pleasant and excit cricket between the above club at Morpeth on New Year's Da sulted in a win for the Morpeth…

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Gresford Annual Athletic Sports. (From a Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1881 · page 2

The above came off on Orindinna Cricket Ground on New Year's Day, in the presence of about 600 spectators. The fair sex turned out in large numbers, and their gay toiletts…

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Cricket. "Mixed" Albions V. "Mixed" Cambridge. [By a Spectator.]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1881 · page 4

There was a good afternoon's cricket on the Albion Ground last Saturday between the above teams, it being an impromptu match got up for practice, neither clubs were…

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Geelong Racing Club Annual Meeting. the Acceptances. [From Greville's Telegram Co.] Received Wednesday, 7.30 p.m

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1881 · page 5

The following are the acceptors for the Geelong Cup and Geelong Handicap, to be run at the above meeting on the 28th and 29th of January:- GEELONG CUP…

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Denman Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1881 · page 4

Following are the entrances for the Denman and Flying Handicaps, which take place 1st February:- DENMAN HANDICAP.—Express, Kingscraft,…

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East Maitland Athletic Sports

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1881 · page 8

We give below a complete list of the entrances for the principal events to be competed for on Anniversary Day, at East Maitland. It will be seen that the entrances…

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Newcastle Races. [By the "Vagrant."]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1881 · page 3

The weights for the three principal handicaps of the Newcastle Jockey club meeting, to be held on January 26th and 27th, have been published. The handicaps in question…

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Morpeth Athletic Sports

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1881 · page 6

Following are the entries for the Friendly Societie's Grand Handicap, to be run st Morpeth on Anniversary Day:- F. Fairhall, Morpeth, scratch…

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East Maitland Athletic Sports

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1881 · page 2

Following are the handicaps for the various events to be run on Anniversary Day, on the Banks-street reserve, East Maitland, under the direction of the East Maitland Athletic Sports Committee. Mr. G…

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Anniversary Regatta and Aquatic Sports

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1881 · page 4

Following are the entries and handicaps for the Anniversary Regatta and Aquatic Sports, to-morrow: IST RACE, FOR AMATEURS. Look Out—W. Priddle and L. Priddle; coxswain, J: Varley…

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East Maitland Athletic Sports

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1881 · page 4

The following handicap has boen decided upon for the Committee's Race, to be run at the above sports, on Anniversary Day:- C. Mitchell, scratch…

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Newcastle Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 January 1881 · page 5

Our reporter supplied us with a full report of the running at Newcastle on the first day, but we are obliged to keep his account over for our next issue. He says that there was…

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East Maitland Athletic

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 January 1881 · page 4

The East Maitland Sports Comm[?] be complimented on the successfu[?] which their sports were brought y[?] About 500 persons were present t[?]…

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[?] Vincent Races. [?] an occasional correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1881 · page 7

[?] Hy. Hector; starter, Mr. D. [?]rny; clerk of scales, Mr. H. Rae; [?] of the course, Mr. D. Young; [?]wards—Messrs. Wm. Wellard, J…

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Cricket. Waddy Challenge Cup. Albion C.c. (Holders) V. Morpeth C.c

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1881 · page 7

The above match was finished last Saturday afternoon and resulted in a very easy win for the Albions. In their first innings the Albious made 103 runs, and the Morpeth…

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District News. [From Various Correspondents.] Clarence Town. Anniversary Day Athletic Sports

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1881 · page 10

The weather was beautiful on Anniversary Day, just such weather as one would have cut out for athletic sports had it been so left. A warm clouded sky, with a gentle breeze from…

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Sport[?] Racing on Eales [?]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 February 1881 · page 5

HORSE RACE FOR £20.—[?] Burke's well-known pony Jaspres[?] Webster's bay horse Saddler, for £10 asi[?] mile, weight 7st 7lbs. each, came off on t[?]…

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Horse Racing in Mait[?]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1881 · page 9

A sweep, arising out of the back races ot[?] nesday, was run off on Friday afternoon on the K[?] Maitland racecourse, in the presence of about [?]le spectators. The late matches have given [?]…

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