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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1892

331 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 17

Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 4

A match is to be played on Victoria Square to-day between the Singleton C. C. and a combined 15 of Bulga and Broke, The following will represent the local…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 February 1892 · page 4

Owing to some of the Greta cricketers being desirous of witnessing the English team play at Newcastle, the match which had been arranged to take place between…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 February 1892 · page 4

W. L. Murdoch and J. J. Ferris are said to be performing welll with the English amateurs in South Africa. No greater tribute could be paid to any…

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Galloway and Pony Racing. Formation of a Local Club

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 February 1892 · page 3

IN accordance with an advertisement which appeared in our last issue, a meeting of gentlemen interested in the formation of a local Golloway and…

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The London Press on the Late Cricket Match

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 February 1892 · page 4

The Daily News, in commenting upon the result of the late International Cricket Match played at Sydney between England and Australia, expresses the opiuion that…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 February 1892 · page 4

A correspondent at San Grancisco forwards (he news that F. P. slavin and C. Mitehell arrived at New York on December 19. The former said he had come on…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 February 1892 · page 4

The St. james's Gazette, commenting on the defend of Lord Sheffield's team by the Australians in th second test match, ebserves that if the colonlal teams which…

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Sporting News. Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 4

Australian cricket has not sunk to such a low ebb as Englishmen were naturally led to think by the doings of recent cricket teams. Some of their denunciations have…

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Meeting of the Hinton Regatta Club

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1892 · page 3

On Saturday last a company of gentlemen connected with the late Hinton regatta assembled at Host McCarthy's to partake of some light refreshments and to discuss the modus operandi for…

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The Cricket Match " Mercury" v. Northern W. S. Company

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1892 · page 5

Elsewhere particulars are given of the cricket match which took place on Saturday afternoon between teams representing the Mercury Cricket Club and the Great Northern Wool Scouring Company…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 February 1892 · page 4

G. W. Moore, the backer of C. Mitchell, the English pugilist offers to back Slavin to fight J. L. Sullivan. the match to take place in England or Spain…

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Rosehill Races

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 February 1892 · page 4

These races took place on Saturday last, with the following results:— FLYING HANDICAP.—Pet Girl 1, Neta 2, Rosstellan 3…

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Sporting News. Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 February 1892 · page 4

The following will represent the Half Holiday C. C. in a match against the Bulga C. C. at Bulga to-morrow:—M. Dooham, B Coughlan, H. Geary, F. Burns, W…

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Albion Cricket Club. Special General Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1892 · page 6

In pursuance of announcement made in our business columns, a special general meeting of the Albion Cricket Club was held at Mr. R F Watson's Belmore Hotel, on…

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Cricket. Albion C.C. v. NEWCASTLE C.C.

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1892 · page 7

On Saturday last the Albions journeyed to Newcastle, where they met and defeated the representative club of the coaly city by 27 runs with 8 wickets to spare. The local team, having won the…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 4

Few people realise how seriously Blackha[?] plays a game of cricket, or how much he feels the responsibility of leadership. As long as a game lasts he can do little else…

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Sporting News. Turf. Wallsend races to-day

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 4

The Committee of the Northern Jockey Club this week held an investigation into the suspicious and contradictory running of the race mare Quicksilver in two events at…

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Wallsend Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1892 · page 7

There was only a small attendance at the meeting of the Plattsburg and Wallsend Amateur Turf Club, held on Saturday, and this was doubtless due in a measure to the…

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Newcastle Jockey Club Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1892 · page 7

The following entries have been received for the above club's races, to be held on the 3rd and 5th March next:— FIRST DAY…

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Wallsend Races

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 February 1892 · page 4

The meeting of the Wallsend and Plattsburg Amateur Club took place on Saturday last. The attendance was not good, but everything passed off most satisfactorily…

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