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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1884

266 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 14

Athletics

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 July 1884 · page 3

M. J. Bourke runs R. Price on Saturday week for £5 aside, 100 yards. W. Neddrie, of Muswellbrook, runs Mole of Scone, for £50 aside on August 23…

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Coursing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 2

Mr. W. Copper's twenty-four greyhounds were sold in Melbourne [?] Tuesday, and fetched 1417 guineas, [?] was sold for 260 [?] Captain, for 175 [?] Rent…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 2

Murdech, the captain of the Australian 11, lately received the following epist[?]e:- " Mr. Murdech,— You deserve to be beaten in every match for your neglect of Mr. Scott…

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Athletics

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 2

On Tuesday night articles were signed for a match at 175 yards between Malone and Frank Arnold. The stakes are £200 a side; Arnold to receive five yards start. The…

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Football

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 July 1884 · page 2

No game was ever yet worth a rap For a rational man to play Into which no danger, no m[?]shap, Can possibly find its way.—A. L. GORDON…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 July 1884 · page 3

Wallsend bent the Newcastle Cities on [?] and the Lambton men succumbed to the Northumberlands. the Queenslanders were defeated on…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 July 1884 · page 3

On May 26, Cambridge University met the [?] eleven, and were defeated by the T[?]es in one innings. Cambridge made [?] and 222. Yorkshire scored 530-Hall…

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Athletics

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 July 1884 · page 3

Farrell and Warne are matched to ran 100 [?] for £50 a-side, at Botany, on August 2d, Warms receiving two yards start. The boxing match between Jackson of…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 July 1884 · page 2

The match Combined North against Combined Sydney, fixed to take place in Maitland to-day, is "off owing to the inability of some of the Sydney palyers to come up…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 July 1884 · page 2

At the conclusion of the Middlesex match cur cricketers had scored 5382 runs for 294 wickets, and the Englishmen 5263 runs for 838 wickets, giving the respective averages…

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Athletics

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 July 1884 · page 2

The Jackson v. Farnan glove fight at Melbourne to-day. The stakes are £100 n-side…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 July 1884 · page 2

The following players have been chosen to do battle against the Wallsenders on Saturday :- Allen, Cobereft, Dines, Collett, Dalton, Ensterbrook, Crampton, Cooper…

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Athletics

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 July 1884 · page 2

Melbourne Monday—The glove contest between Farnan and Jackson, under the Marguis of Queensberry's ruler, for£200 and the heavy weight championship of Australia…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 August 1884 · page 2

G. B. Studd, the well-known cricketer, has been in very bad luck. Last year he had a [?] attack of typhoid fever, with lung trouble supervening, and was laid up…

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Athletics

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 August 1884 · page 2

Jackson is to box Farnan again in five wcoks. The Darkey's supporters are not satisfied with last Saturday's affair. The wallsond correspondent of the…

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Football

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 August 1884 · page 7

No gama was ever yet worth a rap For a rational man to play Into which no danger, no mishap. Can possibly And its way.—A. L. GORDON…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 August 1884 · page 2

Newcastle Cities played a drawn match against Lambton on Saturday. The Singleton men are engaged to go to Maitland on Saturday. Let as hope the best…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 August 1884 · page 2

The Australians (says a writer in London Truth) fully de[?]ive their victory over Notts, as their second innings was a genuine exhibition of plucky cricket. As has often been the…

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Athletics

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 August 1884 · page 2

On Saturday, Ellem of Grafton, defeated Noud, of Gratton, in a 160 yards spin, for £60 aside. Owen Hate, the young Irish athelte, at…

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