Cricket
The annual match between the smokers and non-smokers of the Land Board and District Survey Offices took place on Saturday, 6th April on the Albion Ground, and resulted in a decided triumph…
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Maitland Football Club—(Rugby Union Rules)
The annual general meeting of this club was held on Tuesday evening last, at Brown's Exchange Hotel, West Maitland. In the unavoidable absence cf Mr J. Gillies (President of the club), the chair…
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In retorting to the dive of Landeryou at Balmain on Saturday, the S. M. Herald says: "D. Landeryou, of Newcastle, was diving, and had gone the length of the baths…
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Notwithstanding appearances for the previous few days there was fine weather on Thursday for the Newcastle race meeting, which was attended about 800 people. The gathering was a very…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Castlereagh Amateur Races. (From a correspondent.)
The Castlereagh Amateur Race Club held their meetiug last Thursday and Friday, and a more successful meeting it bas never been my lot to attend. Old Sol shone out in all…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cricket. Oakhampton C.C. v. MORPETH C.C.
The above clubs met in an all-day match at Oakhampton on Easter Monday, which, after some excellent hatting on both sides, resulted in a victory for the juniors by 10 runs. The batting of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Sporting News. [By Telegraph From Greville's Company.] A. J. C. RACES
The second day of the Australian Jockey Club Autumn Meeting was favored by beautiful weather, and the attendance was satisfactory. Appended are the results:…
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LONDAN, Wednesday.—Mr Joseph Thompson, the well known Australian bookmaker, who is in London on a visit has offered to back Patrick Francis…
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Following are weights for the events to be run at the A J. C. meeting at Randwick to-day:- ROUSE HANDICAP.—Melos 9st 121bs, Volley 8 9, West Lynne 8.4, Lord P[?] 8, Pearlshell 7.11. Amina 7 9, Consequence…
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The following entries have been received for the various events to be competed for at the above race meeting to take place over Rutherford course on Friday next, May 3rd. Sportsmen will note with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Great Boxing Contest. the Challenge Accepted
LONDON, Thursday.- Charles Mitchell, the champion middle-weight boxer of England, has accepted the offer made on behalf of Patrick Francis Slavin, the Australian, by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pearl Cricket Club's Trip to Dungog. [By a Traveller.]
Early on Good Friday morning the members and supporters of the Pearl Cricket Club were astir preparing for the long-looked-for trip to Dungog during the Easter holidays. At a little after three…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Trip of the Albion Cricket Club (West Maitland) to Armidale and Tamworth. [By the "Evergreen"—one of Them.]
"When Mark Twain wrote his immortal book "Innocents Abroad," after his tour in the Quaker City, we can fully realise the intense delight he must have felt in his work,…
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The following adjustments have been announced by the handicapper (Mr. W. C. Quinton) for the above reunion, to take place on Friday next, May 3rd. It will be seen that an excellent array of…
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Following are the handicaps for the Rosehill race meeting:- MAY STAKES.—Keith 9.12, Manton 9.8, Paddy 9.3, Volcano 9, Steel Arrow 8.10, Nonsense 8.7,…
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The above came off in very favourable circumstances on Easter Monday; splendid weather after the rain. The course was in splendid going, although a trifle heavy in one spotf…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Athletics in the Canaries
The early inhabitants of the Canary Islands, who were subjugated by the Spaniards, in the fifteenth century, were, like the Greeks, devoted to athletic exercises. They held periodical games,…
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TEAM for Rovers against 15 of Bulga and Howe's Valley on Saturday next on Victoria Square:-Mather, Gray, Anderson, 'Roybleson, York, Cusick, M'Caffrey, Edwards,…
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Skinner, the winner of the last Botany Handicap, says he has been sixteen months in Australia, and that he came America with a burning desire to carry off a 26-guniea…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket. Wattagan Boys v. Laguna Boys
The above-named clubs met on the Wattagan cricket ground on Saturday last, and had a very pleasant game of cricket, which resulted in a win for Wattagan by one run. W. Hockey did good…
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