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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1900

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 May 1900 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

In the closing match of the season, between Cobbora and Mudgee, the former won easily. Cobbora batted first, and closed with eight wickets down for 240. A. Chapman made 73 not out…

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Poetry. After the Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 May 1900 · page 4

One more unfortunate, Weary of life, Rosbly importunate, Thick in the strife…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 May 1900 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Northern Border Football Union was held at Glen Innes on Saturday evening. The treasurer's balance-sheet showed a credit balance of £1 8s 4d. The advisability of…

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Sporting. Racing Fixtures

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 May 1900 · page 2

16th and 17th May.—Scone J.C.; entries May 5th and 15th…

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Robertson Football Association

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 May 1900 · page 2

The annual meeting of delegates to the Robertson Electorate Football Association was hold at Segenhoe Hotel Aberdeen, on Saturday afternoon…

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Narrabri. Postponement of the Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 May 1900 · page 3

The local Jockey Club Committee, at a meeting held to-day, decided to postpone indefinitely the race meeting which was advertised for Wednesday and Thursday next in consequence of insufficient…

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Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 2

THE opening match of the season is set down for Saturday next, between Muswellbrook and Aberdeen, on the latter's ground. The…

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Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

THE final match in the Budden Trophy Competition will be played on the Show Ground this Saturday afternoon, between C team and…

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Scone Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 2

HORSE owners are reminded that entries for the principal events at Scone JOckey Club races on the 16th and [?]7th instants, close with the Secretary…

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Racing with Fire

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 1
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

A most exciting account of a race on an engine with a prairie fire in the United States is told in the "Pail Hall Magazine." The narrator of the story had gone on a pilot engine with…

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Carlton Football Club

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 2

On Wednesday evening last a meeting of the Carlton Football Club was held at Elliott's hairdressing saloon, Mr Joel Atkin presiding. There was a good attendance…

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Athletic Sports

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 2

We desire to correct an error which occurred in the advertisement in our last issue with reference to the athletic sports to be held at the Railway Hotel on Queen's…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 May 1900 · page 6

In Sydney, on Saturday, Eastern suburbs met Newtown, and the game ended with honours sasy-11 points each,-Glebe met and defeated University by 11 points to nil…

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Cricket. Albion B v. LOCHINVAR

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 May 1900 · page 6

As reported on Saturday, Albion B were all out for 93. F. Bridge and Allen opened for Lochinvar, and at the drawing of stumps, they had put up 36 runs. Allen did the most…

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Golf

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 4

The Maitland Golf Club concluded the monthly medal competition on Saturday, when Dr. S. Alcorn again curried off the honour by winning from scratch with the good score of 96. The following…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 6
Also in Singleton Argus

The following office-bearers of the Inverell Half-Holiday Football Club have been elected for the year:-President, Mr. J. W. Anderson; vice-presidents, Messrs. W. J. Davis, W…

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