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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1892

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The Singleton Cricket Club-

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 October 1892 · page 4

A meeting of members of the Singleton Cricket Club was held at the Jersey Saloon on Monday night, about a dozen members being present. At the previous meeting…

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Racing Conference

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 October 1892 · page 2

A CONFERENCE of representatives of northern racing clubs took place at "Tattersals," the Royal Hotel, on Friday last, for the purpose of considering…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 October 1892 · page 2

In the event of an Australian team visiting England next year, a match between England and Australia will be played for the benefit of Arthur…

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The Singleton Races Declaration of Weights

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 October 1892 · page 2

THE weights in connection with the above meeting, which is to take place on Thursday and Friday next, were due this morning, but in order to make…

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Racing on the Park

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 October 1892 · page 6

The motion standing in the name of Alderman Wilkinson—the adoption of the report of the Park Committee—was called on when Mr. Mullen asked permission, as a matter of…

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Original Correspondence. West Maitland Park and the Maitland Races. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 October 1892 · page 3

SIR,—I presume every one interested has read the petition to the Council as Trustees of the Park for the use of the same at certain times for racing purposes, and I have heard there is only some small…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 October 1892 · page 4

A match was played at Maitland on Friday last between the second Albions and 15 of the Maitland Half-Holiday C.C. The latter made 59, and the Albions had…

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Singleton Races. [By the Vagrant.]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 October 1892 · page 4

Judging by appearances at time of writing, it would seem that the Singleton Jockey. Club has every chance of being favoured by fine weather for its two days' reunion which is set down to…

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Singleton Races. (By our own Reporter.) First Day

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 October 1892 · page 8

With a fortune that invariably watches over its welfare, the Singleton Jockey Club was on Thursday favoured with the weather which long custom has distinguished as "Queen's" for the first day of its…

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Singleton Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 October 1892 · page 7

We are told in mythology of a personage who was condemned to roll a great stone up a hill only to see it go thundering down again, and really it seems as if some of our Northern race…

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Lower Hunter Turf Club Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 October 1892 · page 6

The following entries have been received for the above races, to come off on Saturday next, October 29th. The weights will appear in our next issue. FLYING HANDICAP, 6 furlongs.—Decimal,…

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Some London Critics of Cricket

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 October 1892 · page 5

A good deal of the congregation at Lord's is merely celebrating a picnic. Given the bask seat of a coach, with a good view of the dresses and bonnets of the promenaders, with no chance of the…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 October 1892 · page 4

The Standard says that the visit of an Australian team will be advantageous to English cricket, and that the principal counties cordially favor the project…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 October 1892 · page 4

A match, the first of the season, will be played between married and single on the cricket ground this evening. As the sides will not be limited to 11, all players…

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Racing Mishaps

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 November 1892 · page 5

Forty Winks started in the Hotham Handicap, but finished a long way in the rear, having burst a blood-vessel. He will probably be scratched for all engagements…

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V. R. C. RACES.—First Day

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 November 1892 · page 2

Maiden Plate.—Dungar's Attalus, 1; Koys' E.K., 2; Clark's Angola, 3. Melbourne Stakes.—Clark's Autonomy, 1; Northern's Bungebah and…

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Sporting News. Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 November 1892 · page 4

A extraordinary game of cricket took place at West Maitland on Saturday last, when the rival clubs of that place—Albions and Pearls—met to decide supremacy. The…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 November 1892 · page 4

S. M. J. Woods secured three wickets for 201 runs in the second innings of the last match between the Gentlemen and the Players of England…

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Northern Jockey Club Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 November 1892 · page 2

The following weights have been announced by Mr. W. C. Quinton, the handicapper, for the principal items to be competed for at the above meeting, to take place, over Rutherford course, on Wednesday…

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Raymond Terrace Races. (From our own Reporter.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 November 1892 · page 7

The intensely hot weather on Saturday had a very depressing effect on the attendance at the meeting of the Lower Hunter Turf Club, held on the Motto Farm course, for although the cubtomary…

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