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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1899

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Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

THE following players have been selected to represent C team in the match with Wybong to be played on the Show Ground on New Year's Day,…

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The Girls' Cricket Match

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 2

We are informed by Mr. W. S. Gourd that the proceeds of the Girls' Cricket Match and Damb-bell Display held on the local Show Ground on Wednesday week…

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Cricket. Intercolonial Match. New South Wales v. VICTORIA. Melbourne, Saturday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 3

Play in the match New South Wales v. Victoria started at noon, The weather was splendid. Gregory, the New South Wales captain, won the toss from Trumble, who captained Victoria, and…

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Boxing Day AMUSEMENTS

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 December 1899 · page 2

The holiday to-day was fine, but exceedingly hot, a strong westerly wind blowing for the greater part of the day, rendering it anything but pleasant. The trains leaving Maitland this…

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Our Singleton Letter. Boxing Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 December 1899 · page 4

Boxing Day to-day was observed with essentially holiday keeping weather, and large numbers of people celebrated the day with continuance of the festivities initiated on christmas Day. The races at…

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Boxing Day—sports at Millgrove

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 December 1899 · page 6

Yesterday the customary land and aquatic sports were held at Millgrove, the shady retreat on the banks of the Hunter in the centre of our town that during recent years…

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Latest Sporting News. Wallsend Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 December 1899 · page 3

The race meeting of the Wallsend Jockey Club was continued this afternoon in suspicous circumstances. The weather being much more pleasant than yesterday, but the attendance was not nearly…

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Cricket. Intercolonial Match. New South Wales v. VICTORIA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 December 1899 · page 2

When our report of this match closed yesterday, five of the New South Wales wickets were down for 433. Iredale and Hopkins were batting. During the afternoon, a couple of showers of rain delayed…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 December 1899 · page 3

A match was played at sedgefeld on Boxing Day between the local culb and St. .Patrick's.' Sedgefield scored 72 (H. Burns37) and 12 (C. Arthur retired 51…

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A.J.C. Races

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 December 1899 · page 3

The opening dav's races on saturday resnkea as under:hurdle raco atout 2 miles-joha rid fist 7ib (H. Frreland),1,,Welfare,[?]…

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Our Singleton Letter. Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 December 1899 · page 2

Sedgefield v. St. Patrick's at Sedgefield on Boxing Day. Sedgefield, 72 and 124; St. Patrick's 142. Balmain v. Singleton Revers, at Victoria Square, on Christmas Day, resulting in a substantial win…

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Muswellbrook Athletic Club. Boxing Day Sports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 December 1899 · page 2

THE annual sports meeting of the abovetiamed Club, which was held at Millgrove on Boxing Day, was not so successful as usual, owing no doubt to…

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Blandford Races

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 30 December 1899 · page 2

The annual Boxing-day race meeting was held on the course attached to the Plough. Inn, Blandford, on Tuesday last, in the presence of a Urge gathering of spectators…

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Sporting. Mount Rest Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 December 1899 · page 3

A friend has kindly sent us a report of the race meeting held at Mount Rest, on Boxing Day, but owing to pressure on our space we can only give the results of the races in this…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match. N. S. Wales v. Victoria

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 December 1899 · page 5

THIS match was concluded on Thursday, and resulted in a decisive victory for New South Wales by an innings and 274 runs. Scores:—…

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