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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1883

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Jerry's Plains Races

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 January 1883 · page 2

THE races passed off to day amidst great [?]. Over one hundred people were prerent on the course. The following are the results of the several events…

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New England Jockey Club Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1883 · page 7

The following weights were declared last evening by Mr. W. C. Quinton, who has been appointed handicapper for this club. It will be noted that the fields are unusually large,…

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Cricket. Maitland C. C. V. the Pearl C. C.

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1883 · page 2

The above met on Saturday last on the ground of the former, East Maitland, when a most pleasantgame was played, resulting in a win for the M. C. C…

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Cricket. Wallalong C. C. V. 2Nd Eleven Hint[?]n C. C.

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1883 · page 6

A cricket match was played on Saturday last b[?] tween the two above-named clubs at Hinton, r[?] sulting, as will be seen by the scores below, in an[?] easy victory for the Wallalong by one innings and[?]…

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Cricket. Brookfield V. Clarence Town

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1883 · page 5

A cricket match was played here on Saturday last between the above clubs, which resulted in a victory for Brookfield, being decided by the first innings. The batting of Messrs. Hancock, Gooley, and Monk…

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Cricket. Emerald C.c. V. Junior C.c

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1883 · page 5

A cricket match was played at West Maitland, on Saturday last, between the above clubs, which changed the tables this time, and resulted in a victory for the Emerald C.C. by 33 runs. The…

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Cricket. Glen William V. Clarence Town

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1883 · page 5

A match was played on Saturday last at Glen William between an eleven of the Clarence Town C. C. and a like number chosen from Glen William, Thalaba, and…

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East Maitland Athletic Sports

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1883 · page 6

Taking the entries as a criterion, the athletic sports to be held at East Maitland on Friday next (Anniversary Day) bid for to be successful in an [?]ent degree. An attractive programme has…

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Maitland Anniversary Regatta

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1883 · page 5

The entrances for the various events to be competed for [?]t this regatta to-morrow (Anniversary Day) closed at Tuck's Hotel, on Tuesday evening last. In addition to the trophy presented by Mr. M…

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Newcastle Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1883 · page 5

Following are the entries for the race meeting at Newcastle on February 15 and 17, and taking the list as a criterion the gathering promises to be one of the most…

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Northern Jockey Club Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1883 · page 6

Following is the list of entrances received for the various events to be run at this meeting, which takes place on Thursday and Friday, 22nd and 23rd February. It will be n[?]ticed by sport[?]men that the…

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Cricket Match at Glen William. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1883 · page 5

SIR,—In the report of a cricket match between the Glen William and Clarence Town teams, published in your paper of Thursday last, the latter is simply represented…

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Sydney Turf Club Races. [By Telegraph From Greville's Co.] Sydney, Friday evening, received 9.1[?]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1883 · page 4

The Turf Club ra[?] meeting was held to-day. FLYING HANDICAP.—Advalorem, 1; Hypatia, 2; Judith, [?] Time, 1 min. 17¼ secs. TURF CLUB HANDICAP.—Caractaous, 1; Sportsman, 2…

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The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, January 27, 1883. Anniversary Day Sports. Maitland Regatta and Aquatic Sports. OFFICIALS:—Judge, Mr. J. Lee, J P.,; starter, Major Wilkinson; hon. treasurer, Mr. E. P. Capper; joint hon. secre[?]aries, Messrs. J. Gillies, jun., and E. W. Norman; manager of aquatics, Mr. J. W. Pender; handicappers, Major Wilkinson, Messrs. J. Gillies And J. J. Sheppard; committee, Messrs. A. Wi kinson, E. P. Capper. G. L. Lee, J. Gillies, jun, J. D. Prentice, E. W. Norman, J. J Riley, J. Lee, J. W. Pend[?]r, C. F. Solling, R. Cracknell, T. Henderson, J. Clark, J. J. Sheppard, W. Morris, I. Morris, L. Morris, A. Morris, W. S. Harrison, W. J. Sloan, W. Short, W. Bussell, J. Tuck, W. H. Mullen, J. Pritchard, S. Owen, jun., H. Levy, B. W. Levy, J. A. Pulbrook, W. T. Poulton, H. Beckmann, J. D. Birrell, R. Hyndes, J. Hart, R. W. Thompson, G. Cohen, J. W. Allison, M. Moore, J. Ternes, J. Waller, J. Taylor

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1883 · page 4

To assert that no holiday of the year is more significant of general rejoicing than Anniversary Day would of course appear [?]bsurd. But we may safely say that, so far as West Maitland is concerned,…

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Glen William Cricket Match. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1883 · page 5

SIR,—A letter appears in Saturday's issue of your paper, referring to a report of a cricket match played between Clarence Town and Glen William, and stating that the Clarence Town Club…

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Original Correspondence. the Late Athletic Sports at East Maitland. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1883 · page 7

SIR,—In honour to myself I feel it my bounden duty to vindicate my character from the cruel and uncalled for slanderous imputations cast upon me, as one of the handicappers at the late sports, in…

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