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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1881

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Australian Jockey Club Races. (From our own Reporter.) Third Day

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 September 1881 · page 3

The weather for the third day of the above meeting was very propitious, and although it is considered an "off" day, about 6000 people paid Randwick a visit, including a considerable…

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Coursing at Muswellbrook. (From our Muswellbrook correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 September 1881 · page 2

This spo[?]t, which seems to have become popular in the country, was duly appreciated here on Saturday last, in a paddock adjoining the Municipal boundary, lent for the occasion by the Messrs…

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Northern Jockey Club Races. by the "Vagrant."

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 September 1881 · page 6

On Tuesday and Wednesday next the spri[?]g' [?]ting of the above Club will be held on the [?]t Maitland racecourse. Wednesday and Thursday last were the dates originally fixed for the meeting, but…

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Women Racing Horses for Twenty Miles. (From the Denver Tribune.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 September 1881 · page 5

This twenty-mile race had been the talk of horsemen, and, in fact, everybody interested in racing, for months before it took place. Twenty-mile races have not been run often…

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Northern Jockey Club Races. [By the "Vagrant."]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 September 1881 · page 7

To-day and to-morrow the spring meeting of the Northern Jockey Club will take place on the West Maitland Racecourse. As is already known, it was found necessary to…

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Cricket

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 September 1881 · page 3

The first match of the season, under the auspices of the Dungog Cricket Club, was played on the recreation ground last Saturday afternoon. The match was to have been…

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Blue Gum Flat Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 September 1881 · page 2

Never has such a crowd of visitors been seen at Blue Gum Flat as was present on the 8th and 9th of this month, having come to witness the big events of the Spring…

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Paterson Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 September 1881 · page 8

The following weights were declared last evening by the handicapper, Mr. W. C. Quinton, for the three most important events to be competed for at this meeting, which takes place on Saturday next,…

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Albion Cricket Club. Annual General Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 September 1881 · page 4

The annual general meeting of the members of the Albion Cricket Club was held at Cohens (late Fullford's) Famly Hotel, High-street, on Thursday evening Not with standing the very unfavorable state of…

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Murrurundi Races. [By Telegraph.] [From our own Correspondent) Murrurundi

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 September 1881 · page 5

The races passed off splendidly. The weather was fine, and the attendance about five hundred. MAIDEN PLATE. Eudocia................................ 1…

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Murrurundi Races

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 October 1881 · page 2

MURRURUNDI, Wednesday.-The races passed off splendidly. The weather was fine, and the attendance about 500. MAIDEN PLATES…

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Paterson Races. [By the Vagrant.]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1881 · page 7

To-day what promises to be a pleasant outing will be given by the newly formed Paterson Jockey Club. The prizes offered are not large, but the entries are very fair, and good fields promise to go to the post. The Paterson township is within twelve…

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Paterson Races

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

The committee of the newly-formed Paterson Jockey Club were favored with beautiful weather on the occasion of their first meeting on Saturday last. The racecourse…

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District News. [From Various Correspondents.] Paterson. (From a correspondent.) Cricket Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 October 1881 · page 7

A meeting was held in the School of Arts, Paterson, on Tuesday evening, the 27th inst., for the purpose of forming a cricket club. There was a good attendance of the public…

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Cricket. Second Eleven Albions V. Opera Company

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 October 1881 · page 4

A match was played on the Albion Ground on Saturday last between the second eleven of the Albion Cricket Club and an eleven chosen from the Montague-Turner Opera Company,…

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Science. Dangers of Athletic Training

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 October 1881 · page 4

[?] only by the development of all parts of the body. The man with [?] at steel and a [?] heart cannot he said to in good…

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Cricket. Albion C.c. V. Morpeth C.c

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 October 1881 · page 7

A one innings match was played on Satur[?] day afternoon last on the Albion Ground, West Maitland, between the above clubs, and it resultad in an easy victory for the Albions,…

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Albion Cricket Club

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 October 1881 · page 3

The Secretary of the Albion Cricket Club has handed us the following list of handicaps given to the different players in the first eleven of the above Club, in competing for the…

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Narrabri Races. [By Electric Telegraph.] Narrabri

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

The weather on the second day of the above meeting was splendid, and the attendance good. The following is the result of each event on the card:…

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Cricket. Albion C. C. V. Morpeth United C. C.

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 October 1881 · page 3

A match was played at Morpeth on Saturday last, the 22nd inst., between the 2nd elevens of the Albion Cricket Club and the Morpeth United C.C., and resulted in a win for the…

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