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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1882

166 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 9

Cricket. Albions V. Dungog

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1882 · page 5

The return match between these Clubs was played on the Albion Ground, on Saturday last. Play was to have commenced at 10.30, but the stumps were not pitched until after 11. The result was that the…

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Cricket. Wollar V. Cassilis

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1882 · page 2

On Saturday, 11th M[?]rch, the match between the Cassilis and Wollar teams came off at Wollar. The members of the Cassilis team were on the ground at about ten o'clock. On the arrival of their opponents…

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Hunter River Amateur Turf Club Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1882 · page 4

The following weights were declared by the handicapper, Mr. W. C. Quinto[?], for these races, which take place on the West Maitland racecourse on Saturday next, the 25th March. It will be observed…

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District News. Paterson. (From our correspondent.) Vacy Annual Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1882 · page 4

Friday last being St. Patrick's, Day, the residents of Vacy held their u[?]ual annual races—to celebrate that event on previous occasions the races were run on a course at the rear of the Half-way House Inn…

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[?]allsend Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1882 · page 5

Judging by the entries received by our wallsend friends for their meeting on Easter Monday and Tuesday, 10th and 11th April, the forthcoming meeting promises to be about the best ever held in…

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Hunter River Amateur Turf Club Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1882 · page 5

The following are the entrances and handicaps for the trotting event to take place at this meeting on Saturday next, 25th instant: HANDICAP TROT; 2 miles…

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Gundy Annual Races. (From our C[?]rrespondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1882 · page 6

One of the most successful race meetings ever held at Gundy came off on Friday, the 17th March, at the racecourse in Old Gundy paddock, kindly lent by the Messrs. White…

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Cricket. Albion C.c. (Second Eleven) V. the Oakhampton C.c

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1882 · page 7

A cricket match between the second eleven of the Albion C.C. and the Oakhampton C.C., was played on the Cambridge Ground on Saturday afternoon last. There not being…

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The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, March 25, 1882. Hunter River Amateur Turf Club Races. [By the Vagrant]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1882 · page 4

It is said that "brevity is the soul of wit," and bearing that old saying in mind, I will be concise in my ideas as to to-day's racing probabilities. THE SHORTS—Clementina, 1; Little Nell, 2; Raven, 3…

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Gunnedah Annual Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1882 · page 6

The following are the weights for the Town Plate and J. C. Handicap:- TOWN PLATE. Mr. R. Dwyer's Godiva, 5 years, 8st 1lb…

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Cricket at Gundy

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1882 · page 7

On Saturday, after the r[?]ces, we had another day'[?] sport in the shape of a cricket match, which had been arranged between the Muswellbrook and Gundy clubs. About ten o'clock Mr. Guilfoyle and…

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Hunter River Amateur Turf Club Races. Officials:—President: John Eales, Esq.; Vice-Presidents: Frank Reynolds, Esq., and James Ephraim Wolfe, Esq.; Judge: James F. Doyle, Esq.; Stewards: John Eales, Esq., E. Waddy, Esq., Joseph Clift, Esq., J. E. Wolfe, Esq., Dr. R. J. Pierce; Committee: H. J. Adams, Esq. (Chairman), H. H. Capper, Esq., H. L. McDougall, Esq., E. V. Morisset, Esq., Wm. Birkenhead, Esq., S. A. Fullford, E[?]q.; Treasurer: C. E. Scriven, Esq.; Hon. Sec.: W. H. Mullen, Esq.; Official Time Taker: J. Hart, Esq.; Starter: J. Adams, Esq

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1882 · page 6

On Saturday Maitland sportsmen were busy on the West Maitland racecourse, at one of the Hunter River Amateur Turf Club's pleasant little racing reunions. The weather…

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Gunnedah and Wallsend Races. [By the "Vagrant."]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 4

The weights for the two principal events of the forthcoming Gunnedah meeting have appeared, and given a great deal of dissatisfaction to some of the horseowners. It…

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Lochinvar Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 April 1882 · page 4

The following are the declared weights for the two principal events to be run for on Easter Monday:- SHORTS HANDICAP…

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Wallsend Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 April 1882 · page 4

The following are the acceptances and scratchings for the principal handicaps for this meeting also the general entrances for the minor event[?], and weights for handicap hurdle race on the first day of the…

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Wallsend Races. [By the Vagrant]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 April 1882 · page 5

The meeting at Wallsend on Monday and Tuesday promises to be very successful, and the attendance on both days should be large, and in connection with this it may be observed that favourable train arrangements have been made to encourage…

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Lochinvar Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1882 · page 4

Despite the many counter attractions in the district, a good many of the Maitland sporting fraternity decided on making Lochinvar their place of rendezvous, and early in the morning crowds could…

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Cricket. Merriwa V. Cassilis

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1882 · page 2

The match between Merriwa and Cassilis cricket clubs occurred on the 1st April, on the Recreation Ground, at Merriwa. It was rather late in the morning when the game commenced. The day was…

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Wallsend Races. First Day, 10Th April, 1882. (From Our Own Reporter.) Officials:—President, Dr. Nash; Handicapper, Mr. W. C. Quinton; Judge, Mr. P. W. Young; Starter, Jas. Fletcher, jun.; Clerk of the Course, Mr. G. W. Allen; Clerk of the Scales, Mr. G. Cooper; Stewards: Messrs. H. Wilkinson, Jas. Fletcher, jun., R. Lavis, J. Birrell, D. Renfrew, J. P. Tyler, D. Jones; Mr. E. Coucher, Secretary

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1882 · page 4

The morning of Easter Monday broke auspiciously as old Sol peeped forth in all his glory, gladdening the hearts of thousands of holiday seekers, among whom your sporting representative may be numbered;…

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