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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1882

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Tattersall's Turf Club Races. [By Telegraph From Greville's Telegram Co.] Sydney

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1882 · page 5

The above races took place to-day, there being a very large attendance. The following is the result:- HURDLE RACE; 2 miles…

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Sydney Turf Club Races. [By Electric Telegraph From Greville's Telegram Co.] Sydney

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1882 · page 5

The summer meeting of the Sydney Turf Club came off at Randwick on Saturday, with the following results:- THE HURDLE RACE; 2 miles 1 furlong…

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Newcastle Annual Regatta. President and Judge, Mr. C. H. Hannell; Vice-president, Mr. Joseph Wood; Treasurer, Mr. J. W. Greaves; Umpire, Mr. D. Fitzpatrick; Starter, Mr. A. Fraser; Hon. Secretary, Mr. Frank Gardner; Committee—Messrs. J. Chapman, T. Robinson, S. Keightley, W. Grisdale, Jos. Broughton, J. Aggar, A. Langwill, J. Burke, and John Ash

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1882 · page 4

New Year's Day is the day above all others in the year in which Newcastle is made the centre of attraction, the annual regatta held on that day holding out…

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Cricket. Married V. Single

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 January 1882 · page 7

A cricket match was played on Saturday, the 31st December, 1881, between eleven single me[?] and eleven married men of Mulbring, the single men being victorious by 24 runs. Appended are the scores of…

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Gresford Annual Athletic Sports. (From a correspondent.) Committee:—Messrs. W. Laraghey, G. Grey, F. W. Grey,—M'Donald; starter, G. Grey; judge, F. W. Grey; referee, J. Lawrie

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 January 1882 · page 6

The above sports came off very successful on New Year's Day, on Orindina cricket ground, in the presence of about 600 persons. A large proportion of the attendance was made up of the fairer sex, whose…

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Cricket. Seaham V. Raymond Terrace

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1882 · page 7

On January 2, representatives of these two clubs engaged in a friendly struggle for the mastery at Baymond Terrace. For the Seaham Club Henery did exceedingly well,…

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Albion Cricket Club

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1882 · page 4

A special meeting of the Albion Cricket Club, at which there was a g[?]od attendance, was held at the Club Rooms on Thursday evening last, when the following resolutions…

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Newcastle Races. [By the Vagrant.]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1882 · page 2

Newcastle races take place on their usual dates, the 26th and 27th January, and judging from the liberal manner horseowners have responded to the invitation to have a go…

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Cricket

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1882 · page 2

A cricket match [?] Bundella bury Crick[?] Groun[?] W[?]ams Ri[?]er, on the 7th ult., between the Eccleston Cricket Club an[?] Sawyer's Club, which proved an…

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Northern Jockey Club Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1882 · page 8

The following entrances were received on Tuesday last for the leading evemts to be competed for at this meeting, which takes place on the 7th and 8th February next. It will be seen at a glance that the…

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Cricket. Dalwood V. Stanhope

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 2

A cricket match was played at Dalwood, on the 14th, between the Dalwood team and eighteen boys of the Rising Star team, o[?] Stanhope, and resulted in a win for Stanhope by twelve runs. The bowling…

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Newcastle January Races. (From our own Reporter.) First Day

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1882 · page 5

Thursday, the Ninety-fifth Anniversary of the foundation of the Colony, was a close holiday in Maitland, and in the early morning gave promise of a glorious day for outdoor…

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The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, January 28, 1882. Newcastle January Races. Second Day

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1882 · page 4

The attendance on Friday, the second day of the Newcastle meeting, was not nearly so large as on the opening day, although the early down trains disgorged their fair quota…

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Muswellbrook Athletic Club. Annual Sports Meeting. (From our own Reporter.) President, Mr. R. G. D. Fitz-Gerald; Vice Presidents, Messrs. W. Glendinning and A. Bussell; Treasurer, Mr. W. Davison; Secretary, Mr. Jas Wheeler; Starter, Mr. G. Gunter; Judge, Mr. A. Bussell; Referee, Mr. F. Bennett; Committee, Messrs. H. Wheeler, J. Foley, J. McArthur, P. Curran, M Jeans, F. Bennett, R. Thomas, and F. Beattie

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1882 · page 6

Perhaps the best evidence of the success of any gathering is the fact that it has become an annual institution. The inhabitants of Muswellbrook have for some years past been…

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Maitland Anniversary Regatta and Aquatic Sports. Officials.—Treasurer, Mr. E. P. Capper; Joint Hon. Secretaries, Messrs. J. Gillies, jun., and E. W. Norman. Committee:—Messrs. J. J. Riley, E. P. Capper, A. Wilkinson, J. Lee, J. D. Prentice, C. F. Sölling, R. Cracknell, J. W. Pender, T. Henderson, J. Clark, J. J. Sheppard, Isaac Morris, W. S. Harrison, W. J. Sloan, W. Short, H. Decoy, A. Morris, L. Morris, W. Bussell, J. Tuck, W. H. Mullen, J. Pritchard, D. Ring, S. Owen, jun., J. Mazlin, H. Levy, T. J. Honery, B. W. Levy, J. Wolfe, jun., J. M. Reynolds, J. A. Pulbrook, W. T. Poulton; starter, Mr. A. Wilkinson; assistant starter, Mr. W. Sloan; Umpire, His Worship the Mayor (Mr. J. J. Riley); managers of aquatic events, Messrs. J. W. Pender, J. Lee, and W. J. Sloan; handicappers, Messrs. A. Wilkinson, J. Gillies, jun., and J. W. Pender

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1882 · page 6

Thursday last being Anniversary Day was kept a close holiday in Maitland. The weather which had been threatening for rain since the excessive hot day on Monday…

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Cricket. SINGLETON C. C. v. B[?]LVIDERE C. C.

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 February 1882 · page 2

THE match on Saturday last between the above Clubs proved to be very interesting, and r[?]ulted in a win for Singleton on the first innings by 17 runs, there not being…

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Mount Vincent Races. (From a Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1882 · page 4

The above races took place on the Mount Vincent course on Anniversary Day, and considering the attractions elsewhere (Maitland regatta, Newcastle races, &c.), there was a very fair attendance on the…

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The M[?]itland Mercury. Saturday, February 4, 1882. Maitland Races. [By the Vagrant.]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1882 · page 4

Tuesday and Wednesday next will be regular gala days in Maitland, for those are the dates chosen by the Northern Jockey Club to hold what perhaps may be its last…

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East Maitland Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1882 · page 4

Mr. W. C. Quinton has declared the following weights for three of the handicaps to be decided at the East Maitland races on Saturday. Entries for the Maiden Plate…

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