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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1893

388 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 20

Sporting News. Football

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 July 1893 · page 5

The following players will represent the Singleton Club in the badge match against Morpeth to-day on Victoria Square, at 3 o'clock:—W. H. Mutton, H. W…

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Original Correspondence. the Gunnedah Football Club. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1893 · page 2

SIR,—As you have already given our players a wholesome fillip in one or two pungent paragraphs, mill you kindly increase the obligation by publishing the enclosed.—Yours, etc.,…

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Rugby Rules

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1893 · page 4

The Pirates journeyed to Newcastle on Saturday and met the Rosedales. The match took place on the Centennial Park, and was far from being enjoyable either from a player's or spectator's…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1893 · page 2

The third intercolonial match between New Zealand and New South Wales came off in Sydney on Saturday last, and resulted in a win for the…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1893 · page 2

In the return match against Middlesex, the Australians have lost four wickets for 364. Bannerman, 102 not out; Lyons, 51; G. Giffen, 43…

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Sporting. CRICKET

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1893 · page 2

The cricket match between the Australians and Surrey resulted in a win for the latter by two wickets and four runs. Considering the big score…

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Football. Australian Rules. [By Follower.]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1893 · page 4

Local footballers under the banner of the Australian Rules had a quiet day on Saturday last, owing to the wet weather experienced during the week…

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Sporting News. Football

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 August 1893 · page 3

The deciding match between the New Zealanders and Now South Wales took place on the Association Ground, Sydney, on Saturday last, and resulted in the defeat…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 August 1893 · page 2

To morrow a team representing the Scone Belmore Club proceed to Murrurundi, where they will meet a team from that place. The following will…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 August 1893 · page 2

In the match between the Australian Eleven and the Oxford and Cambridge Universities combined, the Australians made the enormous score of 843—the…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 August 1893 · page 6

Geo. Lohman, the well-known cricketer, expects to be able to arrange for an English team of cricketers to tour Australia during the 1893-94 season…

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Sporting News. Football

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 August 1893 · page 6

The selection committee of the Singleton Football Club have chosen the following players to represent Singleton in the match Singleton v. Muswellbrook to be…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1893 · page 2

The match between the Australian Eleven and Essex ended in a draw. The weather was unsettled during the game, and caused several delays, [?]ce…

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Rugby Rules. West Maitland V. East Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 August 1893 · page 4

The above teams met on Saturday on the Albion Ground in a club match, when the West Mailanders managed to score a win after a fair game, a lot of kicking being indulged in. Yeates secured a…

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Football. Belmore v. MURRURUNDI

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1893 · page 2

Only ten men left Scone to play the above match, but had the weather been promising, a full team would have gone. When they arrived at…

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Football. Australian Rules. [By Follower]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 August 1893 · page 4

The only match in town under Australian Rules on Saturday last was that between the Northumberland A and Burwood [?] which was fought out on the Albion Ground in the presence of a large…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 August 1893 · page 3

The fianl macth in the Rugby competition for the cup presented by the Trustees of the Association Cricket Ground, Sydney, took place on Saturday last, the teams…

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Newcastle Races

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 August 1893 · page 5

Following are the nominations for the race meeting of the Newcastle Jockey Club, which will be held on Saturday, August 19:— FLYING HANDICAP.—Hercules, Lioness, Navarine,…

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Cassilis Cricket Club

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 August 1893 · page 7

The annual meeting of the Cassilis Cricket Club was held at the Cassilis Hotel on Wednesday last, the 2nd inst., when a good number of members attended. Mr. H. W…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 August 1893 · page 3

The score of 133 made by Alee Bauncerman against the Combined Past and Present of Cambridge and Oxford Universities in the [?]gets he has ever made in…

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