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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1894

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Sporting News. Football

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 June 1894 · page 3

The following players have been chosen to represent the Singleton Football Club against the [?] Foolball Club this afternoon on Vietori[?] square; play to…

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English Cricket Notes

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 June 1894 · page 3

Mr W. G. Grace. playing for the Marylebone C.C. against Cambridge University on Wednesday, scored 105 runs. Susser and Somerset were having an…

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Football. Rugby Rules

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 July 1894 · page 4

On Saturday a large crowd gathered to see the Maitland United play 16 of the Greta F. C., and although the Maitland boys were without the assistance of their champions Cummins and White…

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Lawn Tennis

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1894 · page 2

On Saturday last, the Scono Lawn Tennis Club played their first match, their opponents being a team of six belonging to the Muswellbrook club…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 July 1894 · page 3

The visit of an English eleven next summer gives an additional interest to Australians in the season's play at home W. L. Murd[?]h is again showing first-rate form…

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Football. Australian Rules

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 July 1894 · page 4

With the expectation of seeing an exciting match, several followers journeyed to Wallsend on Saturday to see the old Norths and Wallsend meet in their first badge match. The day was perfect…

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Sporting News. Football

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 July 1894 · page 3

The Singleton and Cosmopolitians met on Victoria Square on Saturday last, the former wraning by 13 points to 5. The Universities were def[?] by the…

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Warwick Farm Races

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 July 1894 · page 3

Following were the results of the races which took place at Warwick Farm on Saturday last :— FLYING HANDICAP, 6furlongs.—Punches…

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English Cricket Notes

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 July 1894 · page 3

Surrey [?] Gloucestershire at the ov[?] by an innings and 200 runs. Surrey .386 (brookw[?] 107, K. J. Key 60, W. W Read 37 Lo[?]wood 34), Gloucestershire,82(W…

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Late Sporting Hews. [?] Newcastle Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1894 · page 3

The weather was beautiful to-day for the race meeting of the Newcastle Jockey Club, and as a consequence the attendance was large, despite the depression on all sides, and particularly in the coal…

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Football. MURRURUNDI v. SCONE

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1894 · page 2

THE above clubs met on the local ground on Saturday afternoon, and the result was a rather pleasant surprise to the Scone men who, after a…

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Sporting News. Football

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 July 1894 · page 3

The North[?] Team of footballers received a terrible drunbing at Sydney on Saturday last, in a match against a picked metropolitan team, who de[?] then by…

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Moore[?]eld Races

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 July 1894 · page 3

Following are the results of the races which took place at Moorosold Saturday last:— TRAMWAY HANDICAP, G [?] 50 yards…

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Football. Northumberland v. HAMILTON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 July 1894 · page 3

These clubs met for their first badge contest on Maitland Park on Saturday afternoon, and it resulted in a substantial win for the Norths, who kicked six goals nine behinds to their opponents' one goal five…

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Football. Rugby Rules

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 July 1894 · page 6

The competition for the senior badges will be continued on Saturday, when the Maitland United F. C. will go to Newcastle to play the Newcastle City's, and the Carltons will play the Centennials…

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Northern Jockey Club Races. First Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 July 1894 · page 5

Although the sky was dull and gloomy, portending rain at every quarter, the day grew beautifully bright and sunny as the hours ran off, and with the change in the atmospheric surroundings…

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Northern Jockey Club Races. First Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 July 1894 · page 3

The meeting of the Northern Jockey Club at Rutherford was graced by fine weather on Thursday, the sun being bright and the sky blue, but the worst of it was the wind blew, too, and made…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1894 · page 3

On the Albion Ground this afternoon a couple of matches were played under Australian rules. The weather was very cold, a strong westerly wind blowing across the ground during the play, which…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 July 1894 · page 5

New South Wales has got a new wicket keeper-Kelly, of Melbourne. The Marylebone Club, the authoritative body in all matters relating to cricket law,…

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Sporting News. Football

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 July 1894 · page 5

The following Players have been chosen to represent the Singleton Football Club against Greta Football Club at Greta today (semi-fnal b[?]igo contest). Players…

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