Athletics
W. G. Grace, Jan., son of the great crioketor, has been shining in the athletic world, winning two mile races, one half-mile, and a sprint race, besides getting second in…
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Football
A football match took place on the East Maitland Reserve on Saturday last between the East Maitland Juniors and the Greta Rugbys. Greta kicked off against a slight wind, and after about…
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The Half-Holiday boys journeyed to Newcastle, on Friday last to meet the 2nd team of the Newcastle Club, when after an exciting game the Maitland lads won by 8 points to 6,…
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The finish of the running for the Waterloo Con[?]ing Cup took place to-day at Melbourne where Referce beat Good News, and won…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rugby Football—newcastle v. West Maitland. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—Hearing there are a few false reports going about Maitland, re the match played there on June 21st between the Carlton F. Club of Newcastle and the first fifteen of…
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On June 6 Yorkshire defeated Sussex by five wickets. The scoring in this match was very heavy. Sussex made 285 and 260, giving a ground total of 545, Yorkshire…
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A VERY unusual circumstance occurred at the meeting of the Kisma Council on Thursday. For a considerable time past this body has become notorious for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rugby Football.—newcastle v. West Maitland. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—A letter in your issue of Saturday, the 19th inst., signed "A Carlton," commenting on a game played between the Carlton and West Maitland Rugby Clubs some three weeks or more ago, demands…
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The Rosehill race meeting was postponed till Thursday, on account of the wet weather…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Sporting News. [By Wire From Greville's Company.] Intercolonial Football. Sydney
In the football match New South Wales beat Queensland by fifteen points to three…
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A goodly number of people gathered on Maitland Park on Saturday afternoon to witness a match between the best 15 the Maitland Rugby club could put into the…
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A cablegram to the London "Sporting Life" from America says:—"Peter Jackson has been set upon by a dozen Germans in San Francisco. Pete, however, was in no…
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The return match between New South Wales and Queensland, under Rug by rules came off on the Association ground, Sydney, on Saturday last. The game was most…
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The Machester Athletic News pays a great compliment to the fielding abilities of S. Gregory, of Sydney, by saying that the "midget" is equal, if not superior, to any…
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A dispatch from Sacramento, Californie, dated June 19, says: "Attorney General Johnson addressed a letter to the Governor yesterday in reply to the latter's recent…
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The running of the 275 yards Botany Handicap resulted thus—C. McGilvery, 1; E. Stokes, 2; R. Darrell, 3; O. Cowley, 4. Won by a yard. Time, 28[?] sees…
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Great excitement has been caused by the match between Slavin and M'Aullffe, of San Francisco, for a purse of £1000 offered by the Ormonde Club. An offer, has been made…
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A grand Football match took place in Melbourne on Saturday, between South Melbourne and Carlton, the two crack clubs of Victoria.. South Melbourne won by 3…
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Cycling' and gymnastics are among the other accomplishments of the lady cricketers in England. After a cricket match recently they gave exhibitions of both. It may…
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The Sir Josoph Banks BOtany Handicap, which was run at Botany on Monday evening was won by C. M'Gilvery, 9 yds; R.Stokes, 17yds, being second; B.Darrell,…
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