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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1883

302 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 16

Football. NORTHUMBERLAND v. East Sydney

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 June 1883 · page 7

For the past couple of weeks the members of the Northumberland Football Club have been in active practice for their engagement with the renowned East Sydney Club in the…

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Morpeth Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1883 · page 4

The following are the entrances, with the weights declared by the handicapper, Mr. W. C. Quinton, for this little meeting, which will take place on the 29th instant. The initiated…

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The Adelaide Racing Club and the Bookmakers. (From Echo's telegraphic correspondent.) Adelaide

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1883 · page 6

The case of Thompson against Blackler and others, lessees of the Adelaide racecourse, commenced in the Supreme Court before his Honor Judge Boucaut to-day. Mr. Symon,…

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Morpeth Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1883 · page 8

The good folk of Morpeth and neighbourhood made high holiday yesterday afternoon, and turned out in great numbers to their much talked of and long expected race…

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Lower [?] Races

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 June 1883 · page 2

Grafton, Wednesday:- At the [?] Club [?] to-day, at Rocky Month the weather was [?], and the attendence moderate. Following was the…

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The Adelaide Racing Club and the Bookmakers. (From the S. M. Herald's Correspondent.) Adelaide

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1883 · page 4

The bookmakers' case was continued to-day. Mr. J. H. Symon, Q. C., applied for an interlocutory injunction restraining the lessees of the racecourse from charging an entrance fee…

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Clarence Town Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1883 · page 4

The following weights for the Clarence Town races have just been declared:- STEWARDS' HANDICAP. st. lbs…

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Football. Newcastle City Club V. Northumberland Club

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1883 · page 7

As was long ago predicted in these columns, the Association game of football has become a great favourite with the public of the northern district, and has fairly usurped the…

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Sport. FOOTBALL

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 July 1883 · page 2

The [?] and North[?] the [?] has been kindly tent for the purpose by [?] Play will commerce on these…

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Morpeth Races

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 July 1883 · page 2

The Morpeth races came off on [?] [? well attended. Nearly [?] and the racing was very good. [?] [?]…

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Athletics

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 July 1883 · page 2

The famous Maorl [?] now in London, and a very [?] [?] strength and longer resen then [?]…

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Sport. FOOTBALL

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 July 1883 · page 3

It has been found necessary to play the match this afternoon between the Singleton and Football Clubs this afternoon on the Recreation Ground. Mr. Howe very kindly,…

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Original Correspondence. Football, (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1883 · page 4

SIR,—In reporting last Saturday's match between the Newcastle City and Northumberland clubs, your reporter was evidently misinformed concerning Mr. Fenwick's reason for not umpiring the second half,…

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Athletics

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 July 1883 · page 3

Mitchell and Sullivan have met in a boxing match in America. The result was as was expected, viz., that Sellivan won, but he did not have such an easy victory as he had…

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Football. NORTHUMBERLAND F. C. v. SINGLETON F. C.

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 July 1883 · page 6

On Saturday the team chosen by the Northumberland Club to do battle against the Singleton Club left Maitland by the eleven o'clock luggage train in company with a few…

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The Intercolonial Football Match

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1883 · page 8

Judging from the interest already evinced, the forthcoming intercolonial football match between the South Melbourne Club and a combined Northern District team, which is…

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The Intercolonial Football Match

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

This (Tuesday) afternoon the important football match between the South Melbourne Club and a Combined Northern team will take place on the Albion Ground, West…

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Football. NORTHUMBERLAND F. C. V. Newcastle City C.

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 July 1883 · page 6

On Saturday last a new era was opened in the history of football in Newcastle. For years past the coaly city had been regarded as the stronghold of the old Rugby game in the…

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Football. South Melbourne F. CLUB v. Northern Team. No game was ever yet worth a rap For a rational man to play, In which no accident, no mishap, Could possibly find its way

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1883 · page 4

So sang poor Adam Lindsay Gordon, and so apparently think the thousands who annually follow the grand old English game, football, as a pleasure and a pastime. Tuesday last…

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