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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1898

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

Our Muswellbrook Letter. Christmas Festivities.—the Athletic Club's Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 December 1898 · page 5

The delightful weather which followed the rain Friday and Saturday last made Christmastide of '98 a most enjoyable period, and all the festivities appertaining thereto were consequently carried out…

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Wallsend Races

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 December 1898 · page 4

A two day's race meeting was hold at Wallsend on Monday and Tuesday last. Results :— SHORTS HANDICAP, [?] furlongs. — Stolene…

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Cricket. by Umpire

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 December 1898 · page 3

P. Maher, playing with St. Patrick's against Branxton United on Boxing Day. captured five of the latter's wickets for no runs…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 December 1898 · page 2

THE intercolonial match between N. S. Wales and Victoria opened on Friday on a bad wicket, and resulted in a win for the Vic's, by 190 runs…

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Scone Oddfellows Races

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 December 1898 · page 3

THE now annual races promoted by the local Oddfellows, passed off very successfully on Monday (Boxing Day.) The weather, contrary to expectations…

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Cricket. the Australian Eleven. Opinions in Cricket Circles

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 December 1898 · page 3

The personnel of the Australian Eleven was a good deal discussed in cricket circles in Melbourne yesterday. Frank Allan, the veteran bowler (according to a telegraph in a Sydney journal)…

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Cricket. Inter-district Match

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 December 1898 · page 3

The long looked forward to match between the Junior cricketers of the Maitland and Dungog districts eventuated on Victoria Park on Poxing Day, in the presence of the largest…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 December 1898 · page 4

December 31,1898, and January 2, 1899—Dungog January 2—Northern Jockey Club. January 5—Newcastle Jockey Club. January 26, 28—Northern Jockey Club…

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Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 31 December 1898 · page 2

A MATCH has been arrangnd to be played at Aberdeen on Monday next, between teams representing the town and country clubs in the electorate…

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Denman Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 31 December 1898 · page 2

THE full programme of events to be run off at the annual meeting of the Denman Race Club, to take place on Wednesday, 11th January next,…

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Cricket. [By Umpire.]

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 December 1898 · page 7

Following is the list of matches arranged for the Singleton C.C. during the remainder of tho season :— Dec. 31.—Combined Team at Singleton…

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Cricket. Intercolonial Match. South Australia v. VICTORIA. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 December 1898 · page 3

The above match was commenced to-day on the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The weather was warm, and the wicket good. Peters was omitted from the visitors' team, and the Victorian team…

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Athletic Sports

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 31 December 1898 · page 2

We have been requested to state that owing [?] insufficient entries having been received, the athletic sports advertised in our last issue to be held at [?] Club Hotel…

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