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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1899

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Blandford Races

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 27 May 1899 · page 2

Races were held at the Plough Inn, Blandford, on Wednesday last (Queen's Birthday) These races were originally advertised to be held on Easter Monday, but owing to the…

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Sporting. Newcastle Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 May 1899 · page 3

THE above races took place on Wednesday, with the following results: SHORTS HANDICAP, 6 furlongs.—Cromwell 1, Hereford 2, Surprise 3…

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Cricket in England

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 27 May 1899 · page 2

The match between the Australian Eleven and a mixed English Eleven was concluded at Eastbourne on Saturday last, and resulted in a victory for the Australians. The scores…

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Sydney Turf Club Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 May 1899 · page 3

The second day's racing of the above took place on Wednesday. Results:—HURDLE RACE.—Kiora 1, Mist 2, Wooral 3…

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Athletic Club Sports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 May 1899 · page 2

THE attendance at the Show Ground on Wednesday last, to witness the sports promoted by the local Athletic Club, was very small, and consequently,…

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Maitland District Public Schools Athletic Association

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1899 · page 12

On Saturday afternoon the first annual meeting of the Maitland District Public Schools Athletic Association was held in the old Masonic Hall, High-street. Mr. Geo. Wenbolz, one of the…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 May 1899 · page 2

The Oxford team, against which the Australians commence a match to-day, is not as strong as several of the counties, but it is a good team. Cunliffe, last year's captain, in a very good…

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Latest Sporting News. Wallsend Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 May 1899 · page 3

The following entries have been received for the race meeting of the Wallsend Jockey Club to take place on Saturday next: Shorts Handicap, sir furlongs.—Welcome…

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Athletics in New York

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 May 1899 · page 3

Kraenzlein, a Pennsylvania athlete, has covered 21ft, 4 1/2in, in the running long jump contest at the inter-university sports in New York. [The amateur record for the running long jump…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 May 1899 · page 6

The most important Rugby match in the Northern District Northern District competition on Saturday was that between North Newcastle and West Maitland, played at Newcastle. The teams…

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Football. [By Referee]

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 May 1899 · page 4

In Sydney on Saturday Pirates defeated University by 5 points to 3; Randwick beat Marrickville, 10 points to 3; and Wallaroo downed Sydney, 18 to 3. This…

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A Football Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 May 1899 · page 2

While playing football on Saturday afternoon last on Victoria Square, a lad named Percy Crampton, son of Mr H. Crampton, of this town, met with a rather…

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Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 31 May 1899 · page 2

A SCRATCH match, arranged for the purpose of guiding the selection committee in their choice of a team to represent the Robertson Association…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 June 1899 · page 3

Following are the batting averages for the South Singleton club for the season 1898-99. The season's engagements were abruptly terminated by the death of Mr…

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County Cricket in England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 June 1899 · page 3

In a match Surry against Somerset Robert Abel carried his bat right through for the magnificent score for 357. Middlesex scored 488 against Yorkshire, A.E…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 3
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West Maitland will play East Newcastle on the Albion Ground to-morrow at three o'clock, and the following players will represent the former:—Norman, White, Allan, Kingsley, McLean, Delanty…

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Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 2

The following are the games to be played to-morrow afternoon by the local teams competing in the series of badge matches, arranged by the H. R. D. Lawn Tennis Association:—…

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Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 2

THE following fixtures have been arranged for the Robertson trophy, competition:—10th June—Muswellbrook v. Sconc, at…

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Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 2

CONSIDERABLE interest is being manifested in the football match to be played to-day at Aberdeen between teams representing Robertson and…

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