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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1899

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Echoes of Sport. the Calender Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 September 1899 · page 4

Peter Marsden who rode three winners on the opening day at Qmrindi races, repeated the performance yesterday when he s[?]eeted Buttanda, Rotagivan, and Ovid to victory…

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Our Singleton Letter. South Singleton Cricket Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 September 1899 · page 4

The annual meeting of the South Singleton Cricket Club was held at the Terminus Hotel last night, when about 12 members were present. The election of officers for the ensuing season resulted…

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Coursing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 6

Great interest was taken in the coursing match for £10 at Tamworth on Monday, the contestants being Sir Isaac and Bobadil. The big Sir Roger dog ran…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 6

Gunnedah defeated Morse on Saturday in the Cup final by 8 points to 6. The Wellington Football Union supports the proposal to send a New Zealand…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 6
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J.J. Ferris, the old New South Wales representative player is now in South Africa. Darling has now obtained more…

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Sporting. Quirindi Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 2

THE postponed race meeting of the Quirindi Jockey Club eventuated on Wednesday and Thursday last, with the following results:—Stilts won the Opening Handicap, Boonal the Pace Welter, Rotagivan the…

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Cricket Club Meeting

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 4

A meeting of the Half Holiday Cricket Club was held in the Mechanics' Institute on "Wednesday evening last. The Vice-President, Mr W. K. Warburton, in the…

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South Singleton Cricket Club. The Annual Meeting

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 6

THE annual meeting of the above cricket club was held at the Terminus Hotel on Thursday evening last, when the following gentlemen were…

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Hunter River District Cricket Association, Fifth Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 4

The fifth annual meeting of the Hunter River District Cricket Association was held at the school of Aris last evening. Mr. P. M. Waddy, President, occupied the chair, and the following delegates…

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The Cricket Season

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 September 1899 · page 2

With the advance of warm, long days, the following of the robust game of football is constrained to lay the oval aside to give way to the lover of bat and ball, who at this season clamours for the…

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Our Muswellbrook Letter. Muswellbrook. Cricket Club. Annual Meeting of Members

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 September 1899 · page 5

The annual meeting of members of the Muswellbrook Cricket Club was held in the School of Arts on Saturday night last, when there was a good attendance, and the…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 September 1899 · page 3

In tha Premiership matches in Sydney on Saturday Wallaroo beat Pirates by 13 points to 5 ; Randwic defeated University by 11 to 9; Sydney vanquished Buccaneer…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 September 1899 · page 3

C. L. Townsend, of Gloucestershire, has scored 2000 runs and taken 100 wickets this season. The following players will represent the…

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Cricket Club Annual Meetings. the Pearls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 September 1899 · page 5

Last evening the seventeenth anuual meet-ing of members of the Pearl Cricket Club was held at Feneley's Metropolitan Hotel, High-street. There was a good attendance, Mr. John…

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Athletics

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 September 1899 · page 3

Tom Long, who was killed at Greta the other day in a cart accident, was some years ago regarded as the champion jumper of New South Wales, having repeatedly…

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Swimming in England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 September 1899 · page 3

F. C. Y. Lane, the New South Wales amateur champion swimmer, swam 300 yards at Black pool yesterday in 3 minutes 47 4-5 seconds, thus making a record…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 September 1899 · page 3

Mr. W. T. Lindsay, acting hon. Secretary to the Hunter District Cricket Association, has received the following communication from Mr. Percy K. Bowden, Secretary of the New South Wales Cricket…

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Sporting. Randwick Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 13 September 1899 · page 3

THE first day's racihg of the A.J.C. Spring meeting took place on Saturday last, and resulted as follows:—Hurdle Race, about 2½ miles.—…

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Albion Cricket Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 September 1899 · page 6

The thirty-fourth annual meeting of the Albion Cricket Club wan held at Mr. Middle Belmore Hotel last evening. The President (Mr. John Rourke) occupied the…

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