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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1899

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Rosehill Races

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 June 1899 · page 3

A day's racing took place at Rosehill on Saturday last Results:-Granville Stakes, 6 forlongs.-Ireland's Eye, 6st 10th (J.M.Farlane), Lady lee,…

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Football. SCONE v. ABERDEEN

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1899 · page 3

THESE teams met for the first time this season at Aberdeen on Saturday last in a trophy match. Consequent upon the vast improvement shown by…

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Coursing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 28 June 1899 · page 4

THE Scone Coursing Club commenced their opening match on Thursday last. Owing to about 25 of the caught hares dying the committee were…

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Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 28 June 1899 · page 2

THE football match played at Aberdeen on Saturday afternoon last, between teams representing Aberdeen and Scone Clubs, was a very closely…

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Football. by [?]

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 June 1899 · page 3

The writer was present at the first test match between England and Australia, played at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday last, and much impreshed…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar Horrs Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 June 1899 · page 2

Hugust 3, 4—Singleton. August 10, 12.—Northern Jockey Club. PIGRON SHOOTING. AUGUST 11.—West Maitland…

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The East Maitland Junior Cricket Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 June 1899 · page 4

Last evening the Federal Hall, East Maitland, was the scene of a very pleasing ceremony, being the occasion of the presentation of medals to the East Maitland Junior Cricket Club, who were the…

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Coursing

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 3

The local Coursing Club continued their match yesterday afternoon, but was unable to finish it, and the running was again adjourned till next…

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Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 3

At Newmaket to-day the principal event, the Princess of Wales Stakes of £10,000, one mile, resulted in a victory for the Derby winner, the Duke of Westminister's Flying Fux, by Orme from…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 3

THE Englishman played a match against Toowoomba on Wednesday, which they won by 19 points to 5. Footballers are requested to turn up…

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A Football Story

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 1

A football captain who resides near Narandera could not raise a team to go to Junes, be he wired to that effect to the secretary of the opposing team…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 July 1899 · page 3

Charles town and Maitland B were to have played this afternoon but the former failed to send a team. A scratch match was played before the senior match and provided some amusement for the spectators…

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Football—England v. Australia

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 July 1899 · page 9

The international football match between the English team and the Queensland—New South Wales combined team took place on Saturday on the Sydney Cricket Ground. There were over…

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Spoiled the Cricket Eleven

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 July 1899 · page 1
Also in The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette

In Liverpool live a worthy couple who have ten sons. It chanced, not long since that to this interesting family there came a still further addition in the shape of a baby…

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Football. Werris Creek v. Murrurundi

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 1 July 1899 · page 2

A football match between teams representing Murrurundi and We[?]is Creak was played at Murrurundi Saturday last, and after an evenly-contested game resulted in a…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 July 1899 · page 3

[?]AR 8, 4—Singleton, [?] 10, 12—Northern Jockey Club; entries, [?] July 31. [?] PICEON SHOOTING…

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Swimming in England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 July 1899 · page 3

F.C.V. Lane, the Sydney swimmer, has won easily the half-mile scratch swimming race at Surbiton…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 July 1899 · page 4

Maitland's win against Newcastle Central on Saturday was a well-deserved one. True, Central played with only fourteen men; but Maitland was without the services of Frank White; and the…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 July 1899 · page 4

August 3, 4—Singleton. August 10, 12.—Northern Jockey Club; entries, July 31. PIGEON SHOOTING…

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