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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1896

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Letters to the Editor. Proposed Half-holiday for the Northern Jockey Club Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 August 1896 · page 7

Sir,—In your Local and General Items column on Saturday evening appears a paragraph to the effect that Mr, W. C. Markwell, as hon. Secretary of the Northern Jockey Club, waited on a number…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 August 1896 · page 3

At Tamworth a match was played on Saturday between Gunnedah and Tamworth for, the New England Union Cup, which was won by Qunnedah by 13 points to nil…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 August 1896 · page 3

In a county match between Surrey and Essex, finished on Friday last, the latter won by an innings and 110 runs. In their previous match Surrey won by an innings…

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Lawn Tennis

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 August 1896 · page 3

The Singleton Lawn Tennis Club play a match on their courts to-morrow (Thursday) against the Grota club. The following will represent the local team:—Messrs…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 August 1896 · page 8

August 12, 13—Northern Jockey Club. August 15—Newcastle September 9, 10—Narrabri. COURSING…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 August 1896 · page 4

The following team has been chosen to represent the Uniteds against Carltons at Newcastle on Saturday :—Full-back, Logan ; three-quarters, Lindsay, F. and C. White ; halves, Navin and Norman; wing…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 August 1896 · page 4

August 15—Newcastle September 9, 10—Narrabri. COURSING. August 15—Largs…

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Northern Jockey Club Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 August 1896 · page 3

The luck, or rather luck of luck, which has for years characterised the operations of the Northern jockey Club, was thought to have changed when the beautiful weather and the splendid racing on…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 August 1896 · page 4

August 15—Newcastle September, 10—Nurrabri; entries principal events August 19 other handicaps, Sept. 7. COURSING…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 August 1896 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

In the football match at Wellington (N.Z.) in Wednesday, between the team of Queenslanders and Wellington, the latter won by 40 points to 7. So…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 August 1896 · page 2

Donnan says that Australia is years ahead of England in the matter of ground appointments. The eleven to be got together by Mr C…

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Northern Jockey Club Races

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1896 · page 2

What should be a very memorable meeting of the Northern Jockey Club was begun under very pleasant auspices at Rutherford on Wednesday, when it in no exaggeration to say that the air was…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1896 · page 3

September 9, 10—Nurrabri ; entries principal events August 19; other handicap, Sept. 7. PIGEON SHOOTING. September 12-Lochinvar; entries, Sept. 3…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 August 1896 · page 6

There was no football in West Maitland on Saturday. The B team were fixed to play Burwood, but as it was too wet to play the match on the Albion Ground the game was postponed, as…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 August 1896 · page 6

September 9, 10—Narrsbri; entries principal events August 19; other handicaps, Sept.7. PIGEON SHOOTING. September 12—Lochinvar; entries, Sept. 3…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 August 1896 · page 6

September 9,10—Narrabri; entries principal events August 19; other handicaps, Sept. 7. PIGEON SHOOTING, September 12—Lochinvar; entries, Sept. 8…

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Albion Cricket Club. Annual Report

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 August 1896 · page 2

A general meeting of the Albion C.C. was held at C. Phillips' hotel on Wednesday night last, for the purpose of receiving the annual…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 August 1896 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

The four teams left in the second round in the second junior competition are :—Rosedale, Maitland United, Hamilton, and Miami, with positions as follows…

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