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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1898

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'The Great Cricket Match. Brilliant Batting by the Australians

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 5 January 1898 · page 2

Fully 10,000 people were present to witness the first day's play of the second test match on Saturday at Melbourne. The weather was…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 January 1898 · page 3
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

Kelly, in the opinion of Ranjitsinhji, compares favorably as a wicketkeeper with any in the world. While Jones was bowling in Melbourne…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1898 · page 2

January 26—Newcastle. January 26—Words Creek ; entries, January 17. February 10.11—Singleton. March 17—Vacy…

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Athletics

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 January 1898 · page 3

Judging by a communication which the famous Scotch athlete, Donald Dinnie, who has over 700 victories to his credit, forwarded to the Now Zealand Sporting Review…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 3

The highest total ever got in a Test match is Australia's 585 at Sydney in December, 1894. Kelly, in the opinion of Ranjit…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calender Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 4

January 26—Newcastle. January 26—Werris Creeck; entries, January 17. February 10, 11—Singleton. March 17—Vacy…

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Cricket Fixtures. This Colonial and English Teams. Adelaide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 3

The New South Wales cricketers arrived to-day. The weather is intensely hot, with every probability according to the Government Astronomer's prediction, of continuing. The match promises to be…

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Cricket

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 3
Also in Singleton Argus

A premiership match between teams representing the Marrurundi and Aberdeen Cricket Clubs will take place on the Murrurundi ground on Saturday, 22nd instant…

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Sporting news. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 15

January 26—Newcastle. January 26—Werris Creek; entriea, January 17. February 10. 11—Singleton. March 17—Vacy…

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Horse Racing in N.S.W.

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 2

It has been frequently remarked, and not without cause, that horse-racing and sporting of all kinds, in this colony, has of late years been…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 2

January 26—Newcastle. January26—Werris Creek entries, January 17. February 3—Denman entries, Jan. 25. February 10, 11—Singleton entries, Feb 1…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 January 1898 · page 6

January 26—Newcastle. January 26—Werris Creek; entries, January 17. February 3—Denman; entries, Jan, 25. February 10, 11—Singleton; entries, Feb. 1…

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Cricket. the Intercolonial Cricket Match. New South Wales v. South Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 January 1898 · page 2

When we went to press on Saturday afternoon four of the New South Wales players had been dismissed for 94, Mackenzie being not out with 37 to his credit…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 January 1898 · page 3

Mason, with the reputation he brought here, has been a failure up to the present. A team from the Robertson electorate plays a two-days' match at Armidale on…

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Cricket. Intercolonial Cricket Match. New South Wales v. South Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 January 1898 · page 5

When the report of the above match closed in our issue of yesterday six south Australian wickets had fallen for 117, Walter Giffen being not out 10…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 January 1898 · page 6

January 26—Newcastle. January 26—Werris Creek; entries, January 17, February 3—Denman; entries, Jan. 25. February 10,11—Singleton; entries, Feb. 1. February 16,17—Quirindi; entries, Feb. 4…

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Athletics

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 January 1898 · page 3

On Saturday an athletic meeting was held at the Cricket Ground, for the purpose of raising funds to dispatch a team of athletes to England. Unfortunately the…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 January 1898 · page 6

January 26—Newcastle. January 26—Werris Creek; entries, January 17. February 3—Denman; entries; Jan. 25…

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