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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1895

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Football

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 May 1895 · page 2

The following players having signifed their intention of playing in the fancy dress football match on Saturday [?] May 11th requested to practce during…

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Lawn Tennis

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 May 1895 · page 2

The intercolonial match between N.S. Wales and Victoria is to be commenced on the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day. The team to represent N.S. Wales will be…

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Sporting News. Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 May 1895 · page 2

Charlie Bannerman, playing with the Sydney ground members against a team from the Trianway Guards the ohter day scored 90 not out…

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Fancy Dress Football Match

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 May 1895 · page 6

At a meeting of footballers and cricketers held in the Mechanics' Institute on Tuesday evening, it was decided to tender Mr C. Patrick a…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 May 1895 · page 1

May 7, 8—Tamworth. ATHLETIC SPORTS. May 24—Singleton. May 24—East Maitland Athletic Club…

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Football. [By Half-back] Maitland United r. GRETA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 May 1895 · page 4

The above teams met on the West Maitland Park on Saturday afternoon, but owing to a dispute by the Greta players at the umpires' decision of a try gained by E. Thomson for the Uniteds, the visitors…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Athletic Spouts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 May 1895 · page 2

May 24—Singleton. May 21—East Maitland Athletic Club. THE GUN. May 18—Pigeon Shooting (Pithers'), East Maitland…

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Sporting News. Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 May 1895 · page 2

The cricket season has ended in Sydney and all the grounds are now being used for football matches. Singleton C.C. defeated twenty-two [?]…

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The South Australialn Governor. No Races or Theatres. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 May 1895 · page 2

SIR FOWELL BUXTON, the new Governor of South Australia, it is reported, will, after entering upon his office, dealing to attend races or visit…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1895 · page 3

Tho Half-holiday Club sent a team to Morpeth yesterday to engage the local men, and a very rough game on a very rough ground was the, result. The M. F. C. representatives had most weight on…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 May 1895 · page 2

A large number of pepole assembled at Plymouth (Eng.) to welcome the members of Stoddart's cricket team, who arrived there on Tueday. Speaking of the tour,…

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Fancy Dress Football Match

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 May 1895 · page 2

This afternoon, on the racecourse, a fancy dress football match is to be tendered to Mr C. Patrick, who is about to leave the district, and who, curing the past cricket…

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Football. Maitland v. MORPETH

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 May 1895 · page 4

When our report of the match played on the Albion Ground on Saturday last, between the A team of the Maitland United and 18 of the Morpeth Club, closed in our last issue, the Morpeth team at…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 May 1895 · page 3

The following 20 players are requested practice for the coming badge match, pirates v. Greta, to be played at Greta next Saturday—A. Balls, W. M'Ginley…

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Sporting News. Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 May 1895 · page 3

M'Kibbin was, on Saturday night, preconted at Bathurst with a testimonial by the Western District Cricket Umon, in recognition of his bowling performances in…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1895 · page 3

The Stockton C team was to have come to East Maitland this afternoon to try conclusions against East Maitland B, but at three o'clock they had not arrived, and the latter team will therefore have…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 May 1895 · page 5

The Paddingten Cricket Club celebrated the close of the season and the victory in the Hordern Shield competition by a banquest on Saturday, at which upwards of…

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A Great Cricket Score

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1895 · page 3

Dr. W. G. Grace, cricketer, is at present in good form with the bat. In a match against Bristol to-day he scored 288…

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Athletics

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 May 1895 · page 5

Victorians are marvelling at the exhibitions given by Herr Hajek, the" Australian Hercules," in connection with Hamilton's Circus and Water Pantomime now touring…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 May 1895 · page 1

When our report of the match played on the Albion Ground between the Maitland United team and the East Maitland fifteen closed in our last issue the East Maitland team had scored from…

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