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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1890

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Cricket. Clarence Town C.C. v. SEAHAM C.C.

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 November 1890 · page 4

The above clubs met on Saturday last, on the former's ground. The game resulted in a very easy win for the Clarence Town club by an innings and 104 runs. For the winners Scully 83, Wind[?]oss 56, Atkinson 81, Barton 18, Weller 1[?], played very…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 December 1890 · page 2

The following will represent the Half Holiday Cricket Club and second Singleton United in a cricket match to be played on Victoria Square to-morrow afternoon:—Half…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 December 1890 · page 4

The selection committee have picked 13 from which the final 12 to represent this colony at Adelaide will be selected : Messrs Moses, A. Bannerman, Ferris, Charlton, S…

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Cricket. Albion C.C. v. GRESFORD C.C.

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 December 1890 · page 6

On Saturday last the Albions met a team representing the Gresford district on the ground of the latter club and defeated them by one innings and six runs. The team having journeyed to…

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Sporting News. CRICKET

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 December 1890 · page 4

The first eleven of the Singleton United C.C. played the Albions at West Maitland on Saturday, the contest being in connection with the. premiership of the Hunter…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 December 1890 · page 4

A writer In London Truth says:—" I was speaking the other day with an enthusiastic football player of my acquaintance, an amateur be it noted, and the…

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The Races

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 13 December 1890 · page 2

THE following accepted for the three principal events to be run in connection with the races on Wednesday:—SHORTS HANDICAP—6 furlongs.—J. H…

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Sporting News. CRICKET

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 December 1890 · page 4

Playing for the Tamwotth C.C. against Manilla on Saturday last, at the latter place, W. Gray, an old Singleton player, put together 16 runs in the first innings, and 43…

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Cricket. SCONE v. MUSWELLBROOK

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 13 December 1890 · page 1

THE return match between the above clubs took place at Muswellbrook on Saturday last. On this occasion, the Muswellbrookites turned the tables on…

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Newcastle Races. (From our own Reporter.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 December 1890 · page 2

The Newcastle Jockey Club held another of its popular meetings on Saturday last, but it cannot be recorded that the gathering was as successful as many of its predecessors, although it is pretty…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 December 1890 · page 2

A boxing match has been arranged between Frank Slavin, the Australian, and Jem Corbelt, the American pugilist, to fight for a purse of £200. Tha contest is to…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 December 1890 · page 2

A match is to take place to-morrow after, noon on Victoria Square between the Singleton United and 15 of tho Half-Holoday [?] The following will represent the…

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Victoria Racing Club Acceptances

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 December 1890 · page 5

Following are the acceptances for the two principal handicaps at the above races to be run on New Year's Day:— STANDISH HANDICAP.—Cuirassier, Churchill,…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 December 1890 · page 4

The following team has been chosen to represent Victoria in the match against New South wales, to be played in Melbourne on Boxing Day:— W. Bruce. Blackbam, R…

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Cricket. Albion C.c. V Paterson District C.c

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 December 1890 · page 8

The above match was played on the Paterson Park on Saturday last, and resulted in a victory for the Albions by 26 runs after a very interesting and enjoyable game. For the winners the batting…

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Wallsend Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 December 1890 · page 3

The glories of the Wallsend Jockey Club are far from having departed to that bourne from whence the successes of many provincial racing institutions have gone, alas never to return, and we are…

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Boxing Day in Sydney. (From the Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 December 1890 · page 2

Australians, in common with their English-speaking brethren, almost all the world over, on Friday gave themselves up to enjoyment. As a matter of fact, a holiday, at whatever period of the…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 December 1890 · page 1

A great crowd assembled at the Association Cricket ground, Sydney, on Boxing Day, to witness a game at cricket between teams composed of ladies. The match created a…

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Warkworth Races

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 December 1890 · page 1

The abovenamed annual race meeting took place on Friday last (Boxing Day), and were attended by a great number of spectators who all seemed to enjoy…

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