Branxton Races
The people of Branxton, anxious to show their usual loyalty to our Sovereign lady the Queen, issued a programme of races for Thursday last, and were well rewarded for their enterprise. Mr. P. F…
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Plattsburg Amateur Turf Club Races
The following weights were declared yesterday by the handicapper, Mr. W. C. Quinton, for the events for this meeting, which takes place to-day, the 26th [?]nstant,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cricket. Eccleston C. C. V. Williams River C. C.
The following cricket match was played on the Eccleston cricket ground on Saturday last, 19th May, between ten of the E. C. C. and twenty of the Williams River C. C. combined, which resulted in an…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Adelaide Racing Club and the Bookmakers. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Adelaide
His Honor Justice Boucaut has been asked to grant an interlocutory injunction restraining Messrs. Blackler, Ferry, and others, to whom a lease of the Adelaide racecourse has been granted by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hinton Annual Regatta. (From our own Reporter.) Patron, Mr. Robert Wisdom, M.L.A.; Treasurer, Mr. James Hesp; starter, Mr. Jonas Foot; Judge, Mr. James Reynolds; Referee, Mr. M. Burrows; Secretary, Mr. J. Cameron
The good people of Hinton, encouraged by the success which attended their first regatta, determined upon continuing this favourite amusement, and on Queen's Birthday their…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Plattsburg and Wallsend Amateur T. C. Races. (By our own Reporter.)
Horseracing at Wallsend is always pleasant, but when aided by fine weather and all the adjuncts necessary for a pleasant day, as was the case on Saturday last, a visit to…
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Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colly Blue Races. (From our own Correspondent.)
The weather for the above meeting, which took place on Queen's Birthday, threatened very much like rain, but I am happy to say only a slight shower fell, but nothing to interfere with the day's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cricket. Singleton C.c. V. Morpeth C.c
A match between the above-named clubs was played on the Singleton ground on the 24th instant. The day was anything but Queen's weather, it being a dull, raw, cold…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scone Annual Athletic Sports. (From our Scone correspondent.)
Queen's Birthday, set apart for a general holiday and also the day for our sports, opened rather gloomy looking and cloudy, and as it promised about two o'clock a smart shower fell, this no doubt…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Northumberland Football Club
A movement has been started by the Northumberland Football Club with the object of bringing about a match with the South Melbourne Club at West Maitland,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Football. Sydney Club v. Northumber-land Club
The Northumberland Football Club successfully inaugurated its second season on Saturday afternoon by a very exciting and enjoyable match with the Sydney Football…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Murrurundi Races
Second Day, Wednesday, June 6. Flying Handicap.— Marmion, 1 Budelight, 2; Verdict, 3. Hack Rac[?] – B'uegown, 1; Bando,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murrurundi Races. [By Electric Telegraph.] Murruurndi, Wednesday evening
The second day of the annual races was very successful. There was a large attendance of the public and the entries were very numerous. Rain having fallen during the night, the course was rather heavy,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murrurundi Races. (From our correspondent.) First Day, Tuesday, June 5, 1883
These races commenced on Tuesday last, with dull weather and every appearance of rain, which kept off until the last race was run. The rain then commenced. There was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Maitland Mercury Saturday, June 9, 1883. East Maitland Athletic Sports
The management of the East Maitland athletic sports were very unfortunate as regards weather for their gathering. The meeting was originally fixed for the 24th May, but the heavy rains which fell…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mount Vincent Races. (From a correspondent.) Judge, Mr. Hy. Hector; Starter, Mr. Wm. Wellard; Clerk of the Course, Mr. Wm. Groves; Clerk of Scales, Mr. Jn, Grant; Stewards, Messrs. John Leggett, H. Taylor, and George Avery
The above came off on the racecourse in Mr. Hector's mill paddock, on the 1st instant. The weather was all that could be desired; the wind was high and cold the fore part of the day until noon, when it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Killed While Horse-racing. (From the Tenterfield Star, June 9.)
A fatal accident we regret to say occurred on Monday last on Bolivia Hill, resulting in the death of a young man named Matthew Gahegan. From the evidence adduced at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cricket. Mitchell's Flat V. Stanhope
A cricket match was played at Stanhope on the 9th inst., between the Mitchell's Flat and the Stanhope Rising Star cricket clubs, which resulted in an easy win…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lawn Tennis. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—In your issue of Saturday last you credit the East Maitland Lawn Tennis Club with a victory over the Singleton Lawn Tennis Club which is not correct…
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