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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1888

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Sporting News. Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 March 1888 · page 3

Newcastle played fifteen of Lambton on Saturday. The latter went in first and scored 123—93 runs being registered when the third wicket fell. Newcastle at the end…

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Singleton Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 March 1888 · page 5

The meeting of the Patrick's Plains Jockey Club began yesterday, when there was fine weather, good racing, but a small attendance. We are compelled to withhold full particulars,…

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Cricket. Chichester C.C. v. Dungog Rover C.C.

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 March 1888 · page 3

The abovenamed teams met on the Dungog ground on Saturday, the 10th inst., and played a pleasant afternoon's match, which, owing to the splendid batting displayed by A. Bignell, was won…

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Athletic Sports

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 March 1888 · page 2

The meeting convened for the purpose of taking steps to arrange athletic sports, for Queen's Birthday, was held at the Golden Fleece Hotel on…

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Latest Sporting News. [By Telegraph From Greville's Telegram Co.] Hawkesbury Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1888 · page 6

The Autumn meeting of the Hawkesbury Race Club began to-day, when the weather was fine, but the attendance small. Following are the results of the different events:…

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Northumberland Football Club. Annual General Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 March 1888 · page 2

The sixth annual meeting of the Northumberland Football Club was held on Thursday evening at Barry's Commercial Hotel, at which there was a very large attendance of members, numbering about…

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Sporting News. Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 March 1888 · page 3

The following players will represent the Carlton C. C. in their matches against 15 of Baroona C. C. on Friday, and at Broke on Saturday :—M. M'Millan, Alex. Mather, W…

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Cricket. East Maitland V. Pearls

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 March 1888 · page 7

The final match of this season was played by these clubs on the West Maitland Park on Saturday last, and resulted, as the scores show, in a decided victory for East Maitland by an innings and 19…

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Maitland Football Club. Annual General Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1888 · page 2

The annual geineral meeting of the Maitland Football Club was held at Brown's Exchange Hotel, West Maitland, on Wednesday evening There was a large attendance of members, and the…

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Eastee Monday's Racing

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1888 · page 5

There was a large crowd at Randwick to-day. The racing resulted thus:- FLYING HANDICAP. Mitrailleuse. (Williams) 1…

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Wallsend Races. First Day

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1888 · page 5

The rain which began to fall on Saturday, and which fell incessantly during the day, necessitated a postponement of the first day's racing at Wallsend from Saturday until Monday, when, luckily for…

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Wallsend Races. Second Day

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 April 1888 · page 6

There was very little inducement held out to sportsmen to make the pilgrimmage to Wallsend on Tuesday, for the second day's racing, as the sky was dull and the air was…

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Yarraman Jockey Club Races. (From our Yarraman Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1888 · page 8

Easter Monday turned out a splendid day. In consequence, about 200 of the residents from about attended. The course was in good going. One accident occurred (but fortunately uothing serious),…

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Cricket

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1888 · page 5

On Easter Monday a cricket match was played at Campsie between the Campsie schoolboys and the boys of the Vacy school, which resulted in a victory for Campsie boys, who won by 27 ruus. Appended…

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Latest Sporting News. [By Telegraph From Greville's Co.] A. J. C. RACES. Sydney

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1888 · page 5

The above meeting concluded at Randwick today, when the attendance was large, and the weather pleasant. The results of the different events follow…

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Swimming

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 April 1888 · page 4

The race of 500 yards, the first of three events, between Kenny, of Melbourne, and Ernic Cavill, of Sydney for the Champianship of, Australia, came, off on Saturday:…

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Cricket

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1888 · page 2

A cricket match between the Smokers and non-Smokers of the District Land Board and Survey Offices at East Maitland, took place on Saturday last, on the Albion Ground, before a fair attendance…

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Departure of the Football Team for Australia

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1888 · page 3

The Rugby football players, who have arranged to play a series of matches in the Colonies during the forthcoming season, left London on March 8, The team, compesed of 21 men, left Fenchurch…

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Swimming

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 April 1888 · page 3

The second event of the swimming match for the championship of Australia, between Ernest Cavill, of New South Wales, and Kenny, of Victoria, was won by the former…

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Athletic Sports at Ellerston. (From a Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 April 1888 · page 3

A few of the sporting public of the Upper Hunter, in order to complete a genuine day's sport on the day of the Morria-M'Laughlan £50 match (7th April) collected amongst themselves the respectable…

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