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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1883

302 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 16

Cricket. Merriwa C. C. V. Bunnan C. C.

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 March 1883 · page 7

A [?]icket match took place on the Merriwa cricket ground on Satur[?]day, the 10th, between eleven of Merriwa C.C. and eleven of Bunnan C.C., which resulted in a victory for the Merriwa knights of the…

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Gunnedah Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1883 · page 6

Following are the acceptances for the two principal events to be decided at the Gunnedah meeting on Monday and Tuesday next:- TOWN PLATS…

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Cricket. Seaham v. Nelson's Plains

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1883 · page 4

A cricket match was played at Seaham on the 17th instant, which ended in a victory for Seaham by two wickets and two runs. The bowling on both sides was very good, which accounted for the small…

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Cricket. Albion v. PARRAMATTA

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 March 1883 · page 4

On Saturday a cricket match was played at West Maitland, on the Albion Ground, between the Albion Club and the Parramatta Club. As it was a one day's game, it was…

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Vacy Annual Races. (From a corretpondent)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 March 1883 · page 3

Saturday (the 17th) being St. Patrick's Day the usual Vacy annual races were held on Mr. P. M'Cloy'[?] course, which presented quite a charming appearance, the recent rains…

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Cricket. [?]Cred Heabt College v. ABEBGLASSLYN

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 March 1883 · page 7

[?] above elevens played a match on the [?]ge grounds on Saturday afternoon, [?]h resulted iu a victory for the Sacred [?]t. The batting of Messrs. Egan and…

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Athletic Sports at Singleton. (From cur own re[?]erter.) OFFICIALS:—President, Mr. A. J. Gould, M L.a.; Vice-presidents, Messrs. J. P. Quinn, J.P. and Alex. Munro; Treasurer, Mr. T. C Norton; Judge, Mr, Geo Loder, Mayor of Singleton; Starter, Mr. T. K. Coughlan; Joint Hon. Sec[?], Messrs. T. K. Cough[?]an, and J. B Fredericks

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 March 1883 · page 5

It was predicted that, with not a single counter Attraction of any moment, the sports held under the auspices of the Singleton Athletic Club yesterday would most surely be extensively patronised as an…

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Wallsend Races. (By our own Reporter.) Second Day

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 March 1883 · page 2

The heat was intense on Tuesday, the second day of the Wallsend Jockey Club meeting, but notwithstanding the attendance was very good, although not approaching…

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Yarraman Easter Races. (From a Correspondent)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1883 · page 3

These races came off on Monday, the 26th instant. In the early part of the morning the weather had threatening appearance, and promised a good downpour of rain; but,…

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Cricket. Ellalong V. Wollombi

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

The above clubs met for a friendly game of cricket at Ellalong, on Saturday, March 17th, which resulted in a win for Ellalong, in one innings and five runs to spare. The bowling of H. Bridge and…

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Cricket. Maitland C. C. v. Half-holiday Association C. C.

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1883 · page 4

The above teams met on Friday last on the M.C.[?] ground. Neither team was represented by i[?] strongest eleven, several prominent members of ea[?] side being absent. The game resulted in a [?]…

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Cricket

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1883 · page 7

On Saturday last, 7th instant, a return match was played at Denman, between Jerry's Plains "Nil Desperandum" C.C. and Denman C.C., resulting in a win for the Nil's by…

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Cricket. Sacred Heart College Second Eleven V. Prince Imperial C.c

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1883 · page 6

A match between the above clubs was played on the College ground last Saturday, and resulted in a victory for the College by 11 runs. For the winners G. Maher played…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1883 · page 4

Fo[?]lowing are the Sydney entr[?]es for the Cup and Royal Stakes, to be run for at the m[?]eting of the above club on Queen's Birthday:- BIRTHDAY CUP—Legerdemain, Wollon, Comet,…

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Northumberland Football Club

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 April 1883 · page 7

The second annual general meeting of the Northumberland Football Club (playing under New South Wales Association's rules) was held in the Masonic Hall, on Monday…

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Cricket. Albion C. C. V. Railway Clerical Club

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1883 · page 5

The last match of the season was played on the Albion Ground on Saturday afternoon, between the above clubs, the result being a win for the Albions by 52 runs. A pleasing…

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Murrurundi Jockey Club Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 May 1883 · page 4

The following weights were declared yesterday by the handicapper, Mr. W. C. Quinton, for the two big events to be competed for at this meeting, which will take place on…

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Newcastle Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 May 1883 · page 7

Following are the nominations for the principal events to be decided at the Newcastle meeting on 24th May. The weights are due on the 18th May, and, if the handicaps are satisfactory, a good day's…

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Copeland Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 May 1883 · page 7

Following are the weights for the four principal handicaps to be decided at the meeting of the Copeland Jockey[?]Club, on May 24 and 25:- FLYING HANDICAP; 1 mile…

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