Football
The team of the Australian Rugby Football Union played Llanelly on Saturday in the presence of 10,000 spectators, and were defeated, after…
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Cricket
Singleton B team will play M[?] Olive at Howe Park on Saturday next. The game will commence at 11 a.m. The A team will meet a strong Newcastle…
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Rain interfered, greatly with the first grade matches in Sydney on Saturday. The chief individual scorers were: W. E. Pits 11S not out, W. A. Richardson 106…
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A couple of days ago I saw Jack Johnson sign his contract to fight the champion, Tommy Burns, in Australia, for a purse of £7000 and the heavyweight championship…
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Oct. 21.—Maitland Jockey Club. Oct. 24.—Boolaroo Racing Club; entries, to-night. Oct. 26.—Heddon Jockey Club; entries,…
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At a meeting of the Maitland Amateur Cricket Club, held on Monday evening, Mr. E. Page, of the Grand Central Hotel, one of the vice-presidents of the club, singified…
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The Australian Rugby Union footballeis, the "Wallabies," lost their first match in England, being defeated by Llanelly (Wales) by eight to three…
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Times have indeed changed for racing in Maitland within the past few years. Not so long ago, when the old Northern Jockey Club was in existence and advertised…
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Oct. 24—Boolaroo Racing Club Oct. 26.—Heddon Jockey Club Oct. 28, 29.—Tamworth Jockey Club. Nov. 4.—Muswellbrook Jockey Club; entries…
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C[?] Healy, at the opening of the new municipal baths in Sydney Domain on Saturday, swam 110yds in Imin. [?] 1-5sec.— a world's record…
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The following players have been selected to play Hamilton on Hamilton green, on Monday afternoon next:—Eldridge, Hills, Adams, Seward; Bolt, Bailey, Poulton, Beaver; Compton,…
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L. O. S. Poidevin the well-known Lancashire cricketer, formerly of New South Wales, is coming to Australia for a trip. He will arrive in Sydney at the…
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Following will represent Singleton B team v. Mount Olive at Howe Park on Saturday, play commencing at 11 a.m.:— Dr. Plumbe, R. M. Bell. W…
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The special London correspondent of the Sydney "Daily Telegraph," writing under date September l8th, says:—"A couple of days ago I saw Jack Johnson…
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Oct. 24—Boolaroo Racing Club Oct. 26—Heddon Jockey Club Oct. 28, 29—Tamworth Jockey Club. Nov.4—Muswellbrook Jockey Club; entries…
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Jack Johnson, the colored pugilist, matched with Burns for the boxing championship, arrived at Fremantle to-day, en route to Sydney. In the course of an interview Johnson declared that…
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Following will represent Singleton v. Newcastle on Monday next at Howe Park Play commencing at 11 a.m.:—E. Capp, Ray Fawcett, F. Dight, W…
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[?] for the Australian Rugby League's match with York was in condition. York, which attacked throughout, scored a try in the first half. In the…
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