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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1899

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A Friendly Kind of Fight. Football Three Centuries Ago

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 1

The prevailing notion is that "flying wedges," "tandems," and other massed plays in football are modern devices. Perhaps they are, but it seems that as early as 1583…

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Lochinvar-greta Cricket Protest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 January 1899 · page 3

SIR,—Certain remarks made by the Chairman of the Committee of the Hunter River District Cricket Association at their meeting on Friday evening last whilst the above protest, was under…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1899 · page 2

ON Saturday, a weak team journeyed from here to Muswellbrook, to engage the senior club there. The visitors had rather a bad time of it. They…

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Wallabadah Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1899 · page 4

The annual races passed off very successfully at the ancient township of Wallabadah on New Year's Day. The only city of Ahaseurus, which means something connected with long shandies, had a…

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Cricket match Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 January 1899 · page 2

During the match between Bulga and South singleton clubs last Saturday, Mr D. Hooker, who was keeping wickets for his side, was struck on the eye with the…

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Our Singleton Letter. Cricket. Singleton V. Branxton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1899 · page 2

Teams from the above clubs met on Howe Park on Saturday. When time was called there were five wickets of the home team down for 264, young Jerman playing a me[?]itorius innings for 104. The…

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Racing Irregularities

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 4

ACCORDING to a Narrabri contemporary the Amateur Meeting of the Wee Waa Race Club was remarkable for some glaring reversals eof form, and it is…

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Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 4

THE Scone and Muswellbrook teams met in a club match on the local ground on Saturday last. The former were very weak and made but a feeble…

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Lochinvar-greta Cricket Protest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1899 · page 3

SIR.—In your issue of 9th inst, I notice a letter over the nom de plume "Straight-hit" about the above matter, in which he attacks me for my conduct as chairman of a committee meeting held on…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 3

THE intercolonial match between New South Wales and South Australia, was brought to a conclusion in a few minutes on Wednesday last, the…

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Cricket. Morpeth v. NEWCASTLE H.H.

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 3

The above teams met on the Association Ground at Newcastle in a whole day's match on Thursday last, and had a most enjoyable game, returning home the winners of the contest by 101 runs on the…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 2
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The following will represent All Saints C.C. in their match against Dunlolly Public School C.C. Play to commence at 2 p.m. sharp:—A. Yates, P. and G. Crapton, P…

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The Lochinvar-greta Cricket Protest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 4

SIR,—There is an old adage known to everyone except the "ignoramus" "That abuse is no argnment." D.L.S. Glasheen, after his crcoked reply (if it can be termed a reply) to "Straight Hit" in…

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Cricket. N.S.W. v. South Australia

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 2

The seventeenth match between New South Wales and South Australia was commenced on the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday, 6th instant, and was continued on…

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Athletic Sports

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 2

Athletic Sports are advertised in our business columns to be held at the Commercial Hotel on Anniversary Day, 26th instant…

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Cricket in South Africa

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 January 1899 · page 3

Playing with Lord Hawke's team of cricketers. which is touring South Africa, against a team of 15 at Port Elizabeth, A.E. Trott, formerly of Victoria, took ten wickets for 45 runs and scored 84…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1899 · page 4

Teams from St Patrick's and Sedgefield clubs met on the latter's wicket on Saturday, the scores being: Sedgefield, 104 (E. Capp 28, C. Onus 15, W. Wake 13): St. Patrick's, 30 (A. Sheehan 6),…

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Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 18 January 1899 · page 2

THE Electorate trophy match between the Muswellbrook and Rouchel Clubs, which was played at Rouchel, on Saturday last, resulted in an easy win for…

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Muswellbrook Athletic Club

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 18 January 1899 · page 2

The Committee of the above club met at the School of Arts on Monday night last, when there were present: Messrs E. C. Brecht (Vice President, in the…

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