Football
Perey M'Donnell (the crack cricketer) and "Jimmy" Wooden (Newcastle's best batsman) have joined the Newcastle City Football Club. Their advent in the field is…
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291 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 15
Latest Sporting News. [By Telegraph Prom Greville's Co.] Rosehill Races
Despite the rain whioh fell on Saturday, there was a very fair attendance at the Rosehill race meeting, which resulted as follows:- SAXONIA HANDICAP; 6 furlongs…
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A coursing match in to take place on Saturday next at Jerry's Plains. The first [?] is a silver cup, value 5. Other sweepstakes will be run for during the day,…
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THE Glennie's Creek and Mitchell's Flat Clubs meet at Mr H. J. Sattler's, Rosendale, on Saturday. The latter will be represented by W. Ballentyne, R. B[?]rns, E. Tacon,…
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THE June meeting of the Bosehill Facing Club tock place on Saturday last, with the following results:— SAXONIA HANDICAP, 6 furlongs.— Retort,…
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The Caritons were fixed to meet the Advance Club in Newcastle on Saturday,' but to their discredit it must be recorded to at a team could not be gathered together to take…
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The following are the results of the second day's racing in connection with the Sydney Turf Club meeting:— SECOND NURSERY HANDICAP. seven…
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The programme of the cricket season begun on Easter Monday (says the Home News) contains nothing of novel interest. Indeed, all said to the contrary, the national game of England suffers…
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THE postponed meeting of the Plattsburg and Wallsend Amateur Turf Club races took place on Thursday. The weather was fine, and the attendance was good. A serious…
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The following imposts have been declared by the handicapped Mr. W. C. Quinton, for the above race meeting, to take place over Rutherford course, on Saturday next, June 15th. It will be observed…
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On Saturday afternoon the Newcastles and Carltons met on Howe Park, and the match resulted in a decisive win for the visitors. They did not bring up their strongest team…
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The match fixed to-day between the carlton and West Maitland clubs has been declared "off" by the latter, presumably in return for the disappointment they met with through…
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On Saturday last I journeyed to Newcastle to see the above match, arranged to take place on the City Cricket Ground. A large crowd of spectators had gathered there for a similar purpose,…
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On Saturday afternoon the Northumberland Football Club journeyed to Wallsend to meet their old rivals, and were accompanied by a few of their supporters. Owing to the train being late in…
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The Maori Football Team beat a New South Wales fifteen, playing Rugby rules, by 12 points to 9. Playing Australian rules, the Wallsend F. C. beat…
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It is singular what unfortunate circumstances have lately attended the efforts of the N. J. C. at catering for the sporting public, for success has been marked most conspicuously by its absence…
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On Saturday, the 15th, the long-talked-of match came off on the Park, West Maitland. Rumour was afloat that the Maitland boys were to be beaten ignominiously. A new arrival from the Emerald…
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THE cholera scourge is still raging in the Ganjam district, Madras. Her Majesty the Queen has forwarded a message of sympathy with the sufferers…
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SIR,—I am informed that an application was made by the now famous Maori Football Team, who have just returned from a victorious tour through England, for the use of the Albion Cricket Ground…
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The Maori team of footballers played the return match against a combined New South Wales fifteen to-day under Rugby rules, and the New Zealanders won by 16 points to 12…
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