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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1893

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Sporting. FOOTBALL

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 June 1893 · page 2

THE New Zealand footballers have arrived in Sydney, and played their first match against Parramatta on Wednesday, whom they defeated by 8…

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Rugby Rules. Maitland Pirates V. East Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 July 1893 · page 5

The above club match was played on the East Maitland Reserve on Saturday afternoon in the presence of a large number of spectators. The match was arranged in consequence of the Senior…

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Football. Australian Rules. (By Follower.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 July 1893 · page 4

The most important contest on Saturday last was the match between the Nurtha and Barwood for the Association medals, at Burwood. The game resulted in a substantial win for the Norths by 4…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 July 1893 · page 3

The following mwmbers have been chosen to represent the Juniors against the Muswellbrook Juniors to-morrow afternoon, play to commence at 3.15 p.m. sharp…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 July 1893 · page 3

The return cricket match between the counties of Surrey and Yorkshire has been won by Surrey by 10 wickets. The Speaker says that the Australian…

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Late Sporting News. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Tuesday. Football Match

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 July 1893 · page 3

THE match to-day between the team of footballers from New Zealand and Eighteen Juniors, was won by the former by 19 points to nil…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 July 1893 · page 4

The match at Newcastle on Thursday between the New Zealanders and a Northern District team resulted in a very easy win for the visitors by 25 points to…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 July 1893 · page 4

The friends of the quondam Sydneyite, J.J. Ferris, will be very pleased to know that, if he cannot now command his old success with the ball, he is one of the best…

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Northern Jockey Club Races. First Day

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1893 · page 5

Seldom has more interest been exhibited in a race meeting in Maitland of late years than that which began at Rutherford yesterday, but the usual ill fortune of the old club attended it, for…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1893 · page 2

The match between the Australians and Leicestershire resulted in an easy win for the former by an innings and 56 runs to spare. The Australians…

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Sporting. FOOTBALL

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1893 · page 2

The return match between the representative teams of New South Wales and New Zealand was played at the Association Cricket Ground on…

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Football. Australian Bules

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 July 1893 · page 8

The Norths A and Burwood A played a club match on the Albion Ground on Saturday afternoon, and, after a well-contested game, it resulted in a win for the local team by 3 goals 9 behinds to…

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Rugby Rules. Carlton A. V. Maitland Pieates

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 July 1893 · page 8

The long-looked-for match between the above teams eventuated on Saturday last on the Albion Ground, and once again the Carltons proved their superiority. After the Association game had been…

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Northern Jockey Club Races. Second Day

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 July 1893 · page 7

The meeting of the Northern Jockey Club which was commenced so successfully at Rutherford on Friday concluded auspiciously on Saturday, leaving behind it the only…

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Newcastle Jockey Club Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 July 1893 · page 2

The following are the entries for the Newcastle Jockey Club races, to be run on the 22nd instant: FLYING HANDICAP; six furlongs:—Lioness, Whitefoot, Minting, Cassandra, Mariner,…

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Sporting. Football. Scone V. ABERDEEN

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 July 1893 · page 2

THE following team will probably represent the Scone Club in the match to be played at Aberdeen to morrow afternoon:—G. North, back; F. North…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 July 1893 · page 6

In the course of the first three days', play at Lord's between M.C.C. and, the Australians, 1167 runs were scored for 38 wickets, giving an average of 30 per…

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Sporting Fixtures. Horse Racing

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1893 · page 2

July 22—Newcastle Jockey Club. August 5—Wallsend Jockey Club; entries, July 28. August 17—Singleton Jockey Club; entries Aug. 8. Oct. 10, 11—Tamworth Jockey Club…

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Football. Rugby Rules. Maitland a V. PIRATES

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 July 1893 · page 8

The above teams met for the second time this season on the Albion Ground on Saturday—this being a badge match—in the presence of a fair number of spectators, the Pirates gaining a narrow…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1893 · page 2

The match against Sussex was concluded on Saturday, and resulted in a win for tho Australians by 8 wickets. Sussex, in their first innings, made 107,…

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