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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1900

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 March 1900 · page 5
Also in Singleton Argus

Playing for Central Cumberland on Saturday against East Sydney E. L. Waddy made 34, and Howell 32. Easts put up 141, and Cumberland last two wickets for 86…

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The Coming Football Season (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 March 1900 · page 4

SIR,—Already indications point to the probability of the football season of 1900 proving of a successful character locally. The old rivals, St Patrick's…

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Athletics

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 March 1900 · page 4

R. Hourigen, a Sydney ped., won three handicaps from scratch at the Maitland St. Patrick's Day sports on Friday and secured a special prize for best all-round athlete…

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Swimming in England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 March 1900 · page 3

In a swimming match yesterday Percy Cavill, the Australian, defeated Long by six lengths…

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Cricket. Robertson Electorate v. Tamworth District Cricket Union. (Tamworth News.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 21 March 1900 · page 4

THE return match between the above Unions was played on the oval on Saturday last, and resulted in a good game and a win for the visitors by 17 runs…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 March 1900 · page 2

The Centennial F.C- has been re-formed. There was a good attendance of members at a meeting at the Imperial Hotel on Tuesday evening, and much enthusiasm…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1900 · page 3

The Melbourne Cricket Club team has won four out of six matches in New Zealand by an innings and the fifth by two wickets. The sixth was a drawn game against Otago, which Melbourne would…

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Local News. Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 March 1900 · page 2

Rix's Creek meet Obanvale next Saturday on the letter's wicket. The former will be represented by Robson, Cunneen, Bates (2), Dever (2), Peel, Goodhew…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 March 1900 · page 3
Also in The Scone Advocate

Albion B. v. Branxton, on Park, to-morrow. Branxton:-J Bend[?] J. Brown, G. Cosstick, J. Jeffries, N. Palmer, E. Palmer, G. Ballentyne, H. Moss, J, Gordon, W, Ballentyne, D. Gordon, S…

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Sporting. Racing Fixtures

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 March 1900 · page 3

16th April.—Aberdeen Jockey Club Kith April—Blandford. Mora has been turned out at Windsor for a spell:…

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Aberdeen Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 March 1900 · page 2

THE programme of races which has been arranged by the Aberdeen Jockey Club, for its East Monday race meeting, will be found in our business…

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Blandford Easter Races

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 24 March 1900 · page 2

We would direct attention to the programme of the Easter races lo be held at Blandford on Easter Monday, 16th April next, which appeals in our advertising…

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Latest Sporting News. Wallsend Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1900 · page 2

To be in the fashion and with a laudable deaire to assist a movement in which Britons are unanimous, the Wallsend Jockey Club this afternoon conducted a race meeting in aid of the…

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Cricket. Branxton v. PEARL B.

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1900 · page 3

These teams concluded their match, on the Park, to day, when Branxton won by 97 runs. The first day's play was on the 10th, when Branxton made 215, and the Pearls lost six wickets for 78…

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Cricket. Albion B v. BRANXTON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 March 1900 · page 4

The conculsion of the Albion innings in the above match provided a bit of a surprise for the spectators and for the Branxton players. Eight wickets were down for 118, when Thomas and…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1900 · page 2

THE final trophy match, so far as the Scone and West United Clubs are concerned, was played here last Saturday. The visitors were three…

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Rosehill Races

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 March 1900 · page 4

The races on Saturday last resulted as under:— Granville Stakes, G furlongs.—Noble Lady. 70t 71b (Scott). 1 ; Buttanda, 8st, 2 ;…

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Wallsend Races

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 March 1900 · page 4

The race meeting at Wallsend on Saturday in aid of the Patriotic Fund attracted a very fair attendance. All the officials, from handicapper down, including the…

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