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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1898

1,031 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 45 of 52

Cricket. Duncog Juniors V. THALABA

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 November 1898 · page 3

Saturday's disagreeable and boisterous weather did not have the effect of preventing the Dungog Juniors aud Thalaba from fulfilling an…

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Coursing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 2 November 1898 · page 2

A GOOD deal of excitement was evinced on Saturday alternoon at Aberdeen over a hare coursing match for a stake of I aside, between G…

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Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 2 November 1898 · page 3

A wire was received from Aberdeen on Saturday to soy that the Aberdeen Club were unable to keep their engagement to meet Muswellbrook in the…

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Muswellbrook Athletic Club

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 2 November 1898 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the Muswellbrook Athletic Club, will be held in the School of Arts, on Saturday night next, at 8 o'clock; to receive the…

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Veterans' Cricket Match

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 November 1898 · page 2

The annual match between the veteran cricketers of Singleton and Maitland takes place to-day on thr show ground, and us both tennis are truly representative a…

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Veterans' Cricket Match at Singleton. SINGLETON v. MAITLAND. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 November 1898 · page 3

The cricket oval in the Show Ground was opened to-day with a contest between the Maitland and Singleton veterans. Prior to the commencement of the game, Mr. P. M. Waddy, the skipp a of the…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 November 1898 · page 4

The match Greta v. Albion B will be played on the Albion Ground, to-morrow afternoon. The following players will represent the Albions:—Johnston, Carr, Smith, Bond, A. Lindsay, R. Scobie…

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Veterans' Cricket Match. MAITLAND v. SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 November 1898 · page 4

An interesting game of cricket was played on the now cricket pitch on the Shown Ground, yesterday, between the MaitUnd and Singleton veterans. The visitors, who arrived by the 10.10…

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Public Schools Athletic Association. Inaugural Sports Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 November 1898 · page 3

A short time ago a branch of the Public Schools Athletic Association was formed in the Maitland District. The matter was taken up warmly by the teachers of the schools in the district, and is was…

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Blandford Races

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 2

The adjourned meeting in connection with the Blandford Boxing Day Races was held at the Plough Inn on Saturday evening last, when there was a fair attendance. The…

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Races at Aberdeen

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 3

We understand that the Aberdeen Amateur Race Club intend holding at registered meeting on the 19th instant, when about £20 will be offered in prize money…

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Cricket. [By Umpire.]

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 2

A match will be played on Wednesday next (Prince of Wales' Birthday) between the Wickham Albions C.C. and Singleton C.C. The visitors are said to possess a…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 2

November 9—Quirindi. November 9, 11.—Northern Jockey Club. December 28 and 29—Merriwa; entries, Dec. 13. January 26.—Northern Jockey Club…

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Sporting. V.R.G. Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 5

THE Victorian Racing Club commenced their four days' Spring Meeting on Saturday. The morning broke with a gold cutting wind and occasional…

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Cricket. Pearl B[?] Raymond Terrace

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 3

These teams met on the Park to-day. Pearls went to the wickets and scored 71. Raymond Terrace lost one wicket for 10. ALBION B v. GRETA…

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Show Ground Oval Veterans' Cricket Match Maitland v. Singleton

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 6

The new cricket pitch on the N.A.A. Show Ground was opened on Thursday last with a cricket match between the Singleton and Maitland veteran…

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Public Schools Athletic Association. Inaugural Sports Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 5

The above fathering was carried on after the report in our last issue closed. The weather kept fine and cool to the last, and in that respect the Association was most fortunate. The attendance…

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Our Muswellbrook Letter. Athletic Club—annual Meeting of Members

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 November 1898 · page 5

The annual [?]eeting of the members of the Athletic Club [?] was held in the School of Arts on last Saturday [?] night. The President of the Club (Mr [?] R. T. Keys) occupied the…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 November 1898 · page 2

THE first match in the Scott trophy competition, played under the auspices of the Robertson Cricket Association, took place last Saturday afternoon, at…

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Moorefield Races

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 November 1898 · page 3

The above races took place on Saturday last, with the following results :— HURDLE RACE, 2 miles.—Playboy, 10st 5th Freeland), 1; Ladylike, 9st 5lb, 2;…

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