Beatties Court West Cessnock Tennis
Beatties electric lighted court, in Hickey-street, was opened on Saturday night before a large crowd of tennis enthusiasts and leading…
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Famous Cricket. Australian Victories
At times like the present whon enthusiasm for our national game runs high, we naturally look down the years to see what Australia has done in past…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Quartette of Cricket Stars
D. BRADMAN has scored over 1000 runs in firts-class cricket this season, and has shattered many records by his wonderful performances…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Country Bowls Carnival. Rink Championship. Singleton Defeated
The country bowls carnival was continued at Sydney yesterday in showery weather, which interfered with the rink championship rounds. Rain again fell…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →CRICKET Fixtures for To-morrow
The ninth round of Cessnock cricket competition games will be commenced to-morrow (Saturday). Fixtures and umpires arm:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →School Cricket Nattrass Cup Competition
The Nattrass Cup cricket competition for primary schools will begin on Friday next, 15th February. The competing teams will play in two…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Canterbury Park Races. Fancies for the Double
There is solid support in Sydney for the consistent pony Flicker for the first leg of the double at Canterday taken in doubles with Gleam Boy,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sunday Cricket Wentworth Hotel v. Northumberland Hotel
On Sunday next, on the South Cessnock wicket, a cricket team representing the Wentworth Hotel will clash with a team from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sporting Notes Cessnock Races Good Entries for Cup Meeting
Following are the entries received for the Cessnock Cup meeting, to be held to-morrow (Saturday) week:— Opening Handicap, 6 furlongs:…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Uphill Battle Australians in Fourth Test. Fine Partnership Between Kippax and Ryder Dashing Cricket
When stumps were drawn in Thursday's play in the fourth test match the Australians had lost six wickets for 280 runs. With four wickets in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cook Strait. Swimming Attempt Fails
Lily copplestone made a second unsuccessful attempt to swim cookstraight (N.Z) early on 1st instant starting at 12. 21 a.m. she re…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Kin Ora Tennis Club
The annual meeting of the Kia Ora Tennis Club will be held in the School of Arts, West Maitland, on Monday next, February 11, at 7.45…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cricket. Great Scoring
Mr. A. Mulholland, formerly of Robins Cricket Club, West Maitland, gave a great display of fast scoring for the Hannan Vale Cricket Club…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Muswellbrook Races. the Nominations
The following nominations have been received by the Muswellbrook Soldiers' Race Club for the summer meeting, to be held at the Skellatar…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Boxing. European Flyweight Championship. Paris, Feb. 8
Emile Pladner, French flyweight champion knocked out the British title-holder. Johnny Hill, in the sixth round. The match was for the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bowls. Country Carnival. Lambton Wins Rink Championship
Although the weather was showery, play in the Country Bowls' Carnival was continued on Friday. At times the rain became so heavy that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Racing Appeal. Disqualification Lifted Smiling's Running
Ellalong Racing Club Appeal Board lias lifted the disqualification of 12 months imposed on Alex. Giddins bookmarker, and R. Moore, a…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Boxing. Heeney to Meet Phil Scott London Feb 5
preliminary arrangements which the parties regard as definite have been fixed up for Tom Hooney and phil scott to fight in London for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cricket. Special Executive Meeting. Turf Wickets
There was a very meagre attendance at the School of Arts last evening, when a special executive meeting of the Hunter River Cricket…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Letter to the Editor. Sunday Cricket
Sir,—Reading through the council news in Wednesday's issue of the "Mercury," I note the question of Sunday cricket arises, When asked…
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