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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1898

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Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 November 1898 · page 2

A MATCH has been arranged for this afternoon on the Show Ground between Muswellbrook A team and the Kayuga Club. Play is to start at…

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Blandford Races

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 26 November 1898 · page 2

We would direct attention to the programme of the Blandford Annual Boxing Day Races which appears in another column. It Kill be seen that entries for the two…

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Warwick Farm Races

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 26 November 1898 · page 2

At the Warwick Farm November meeting, held on Saturday last, Mr. J. W. Brodie's Holdfast obtained third place on the Hurdle Race of 50 sovs., which was won by Mr. E…

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Cricket. Albions v. PEARLS

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1898 · page 5

These old rivals mat again this afternoon on the Albion Ground, after a lapse of about eighteen months. W. Lindsay won the toss from J. Kerrigan, and sent the Pearls in. Harden and R…

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Sporting news. the Calendar. Horse Racing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1898 · page 15

December 1 and 3—Newcastle Tattersall's December 15 ana 16—Singleton December 26—Dan O'Connell Course, Branxton December 26—Stroud ; entries, Dec. 19…

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Swimming in England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 November 1898 · page 3

J. H. Derbyshire, of the Osborne Swimming Club, swam 100 yards at Manchester on Saturday in 60 1/[?] seconds…

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Cricket

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 November 1898 · page 2

The return match between Dungog and Stroud was played on Saturday last in Dungog and resulted in an easy victory for the local players by an…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 November 1898 · page 3

For a few days a past a number of our best cricketers have been practising on the Albion Ground for the match against Newcastle next Saturday. Yesterday afternoon the selection…

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Sporting. Randwiok Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 30 November 1898 · page 3

The above races took place on Saturday last. Results:—Hurdle Race, 2 miles.—Aboriginal, 9st 111b (Fallon), 1; Auditor, 9st, 2;…

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Cricket. Woodville B v. St. Mary's Endeavour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 November 1898 · page 6

A team representing St. Mary's Endeavour C. C. journeyed to Woodville on Friday last to meet the W[?]dville B team, but the locals proved too strong, as they had an easy win by 75 runs. The visitors…

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Athletic Club

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 30 November 1898 · page 2

THE Committee of the above Club met at the School of Ar[?]s on Monday night to draw up a programme and make arrangements for the Boxing Day…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 December 1898 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

The following will represent St. Patrick's C.C. against the Half-Holilay C.C, on Victoria Square this afternoon:- W. Magairs M. M'Millan C. Maguire A…

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Inter District Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 December 1898 · page 3

THE gentlemen responsible for the selection of teams to represent the Hunter River District Cricket Association in inter-district matches met…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 December 1898 · page 2

The following will represent Albion B in a match against Pearl B on the Pearl's ground to-morrow, play to commence at 2.15 p.m.:—W. Dixon A. Johnson, A. Lindsay, W. Holmes, H. Peck, M…

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Boxing Day Sports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 December 1898 · page 2

IN this issue will be found the programme of the Muswellbrook Athletic Club's sports, which includes 32 items of land and water events, and…

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Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 December 1898 · page 2

THE A team go to Scone to-day to meet Scone Club in the trophy competition. A return match between Muswellbrook B team and the Kayuga…

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Cricket. Hunter River Association v. Newcastle Association

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

These teams played an all-day's match, on the Albion Ground, to-day, starting at eleven o'clock. The Hunter District team had possession of the wickets first. H. Harden and R…

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Letter to the Editor. the Public School Athletic Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 December 1898 · page 4

SIR,—As one of the winners, I would be pleased to hear when the prizes for the Maitland District Public School Athletic Association are to be handed over. As the schools will shortly be closed for the…

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The Intercolonial. Cricket Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 December 1898 · page 3

The selection committee has selected the following team to represent Now South Wales against Tasmania:—Donnan, A. C. McKenzie, Gregory, Iredale, Kelly, Pye, Howell, McKibbin, Trumper…

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