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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1897

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Hare-Coursing at Singleton

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 August 1897 · page 2

A Maitland and Sydney party, with the view of having a day's sport, took a brace of dogs with them and visited Mr George Loder's Abbey Green Estate on Thursday…

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sporting news. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 August 1897 · page 15

september 9—Newcastle; entries, Sept.4. Nov.9.10—Northern Jockey Club. Jan.26—Northern Jockey Club. CYCLING…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 August 1897 · page 3

September 9—Newcastle; entries, Sept. 4. Nov. 9, 10—Northern Jockey Club Jan. 26—Northern Jockey Club. COURSING…

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Cricket in England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 August 1897 · page 3

Surrey has defeated Lancashire by six wickets, and is now leading in the contests for the county championship…

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Football. Maitland United v. BRANXTON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 August 1897 · page 3

The Maitland United A team put up something in the nature of a record on Saturday, when it defeated the Branxton United 15 by no less than 51 points to nill. The contest took place at Branxton…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 August 1897 · page 4

September 9—Newcastle; entries, Sept. 4. Nov. 9, 10—Northern Jockey Club Jan. 26—Northern Jockey Club. COURSING…

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Athletic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 August 1897 · page 3

Tom Burrows, the Australian athlete who has been in England, America, and elsewhere giving exhibitions of boxing, club swinging, etc., has accepted Griffith's challenge for a match at…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 August 1897 · page 6

A meeting of the committee of the Northern Rugby Branch was held at Newcastle last evening. The statement of expenses for country week was forwarded from headquarters, but it was decided to…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 August 1897 · page 6

September 9—Newcastle; entries, Sept. 4. Not. 9, 10—Northern Jockey Club Jan. 26—Northern Jockey Club. COURSING…

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Swimming in England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 August 1897 · page 5

Percy Cavill, of Sydney, won the quarter of a mile saltwater championship yesterday at Skegness, on the east coast of Lincolnshire, a place much resorted to for sea bathing. There were four…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 August 1897 · page 3

At Newcastle on Saturday, the Carlton Club defeated a team representing Randwick by 24 points to 8. The intercolonial football match. New…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 August 1897 · page 6

September 9—Newcastle; entries, Sept. 4. Nov. 9, 10—Northern Jockey Club Jan. 26—Northern Jockey Club. COURSING…

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The English Cricket Team Captain Wynyard Ordered Away. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 August 1897 · page 3

OWING to Captain Wynyard having been ordered to join the second battallion of his regiment in India, he will be unable to accompany…

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Singleton Cricket Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 August 1897 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above club was held at the Mechanice' Institute last evening, when Mr. M. Anderson presided. Others present were—Messrs. T.K. Smith, L.A. Lamb, C. Maguire, M…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 August 1897 · page 4

September 9—Newcastle; entries, Sept. 4. Nor. 9. 10—Northern Jockey Club Jan. 26—Northern Jockey Club. COURSING…

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Swimming in England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 August 1897 · page 3

Percy Cavill, of Sydney, the long-distance amateur champion of Australia, yesterday won a half-mile handicap swimming match at Manchester. At the commencement Cavill, who had 10 seconds…

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A Football Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 August 1897 · page 4

SIR,—I notice in your issue of last night a report of a football match played on the Maitland Park on Wednesday between the Rosebuds and Sacred Heart College. No such match took place between…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 August 1897 · page 4

September 9—Newcastle entries, Sept. 4, Nov. 9.10—Northern Jockey Club Jan. 26—Northern Jockey Club. COURSING…

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Lawn Tennis

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 August 1897 · page 2

A very enjoyable tonnis match was played on Thursday afternoon between the Singleton and Waratah Clubs on the latter's courts, resulting in a win for the…

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Cricket Umpires' Mistakes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 August 1897 · page 2

Cricket umpires sometimes make funny mistake. In a match, a rather important one, too, there was waterhole within the boundary, for which no provision had been made. In the last innings,…

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