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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1900

927 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 47

Football

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 3

Muswellbrook and Aberdeen play their last competition match at the latter town to-morrow afternoon. Scone and Murrurundi meet in a trophy…

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Cricket Club Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 4

What probably execla all previous attempts in the concert line in Singleton was the excellent entertainment placed before the public at the Mechanice Institute last night to aid the funds of…

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Athletics

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 3

Stanley Rowley, the New South Wales amateur champion sprinter, finished third in the 100 meters championship, at Paris, on Saturday…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 3
Also in The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette, Singleton Argus

Warwick and Goondiwindi football clubs are matched for £[?], C[?]y of Mor[?], being [?], to play five[?] with the [?] team. This is introducing professionalism with a…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 6
Also in Singleton Argus

It was reported in Adelaide on Monday that Mr. J. Darling, who captained the last Australian Eleven in England, had decided to leave South Australia, [?] in Tasmania…

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International Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 3

The return (and third) match between Queensland and New South Wales was played on the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day before [?] spectators. The weather was showery, and the ground…

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Maitland Pionic Races

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 15

Whilst not exactly in the precarious plight of our friends at Ladysmith' recently, who were hungering for horse, Maitlanders, who occasionally go to see the noble stead extended, were growing…

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Cricket in England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 3

The match at Lord's, Gentlemen v. Players, commended on Monday, was concluded to-day, and resulted in a draw. The scores were:—Gentlemen: First innings 207, second innings 830, total 636:…

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Latest Sporting News. Postponement of Moorefield Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 3

The race meeting which was to have taken place at Moorefield this afternoon had to be postponed on account of heavy rain…

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Coursing

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1900 · page 3

Mr. P. Norris' greyhound, Kruger, by Boko, was poisoned at Manilla a few days ago. The Tamworth dogs Rubina. (Mr. G…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1900 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury, Singleton Argus

The junior trophy matches will commence next Saturday. Aberdeen beat Muswellbrook on Saturday, on the latter's ground, in a…

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Latest Sporting News. Moorefield Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 July 1900 · page 3

Mr. John Jolly, secretary of the Moorefield Race Club, telegraphs that his meeting will take place to-morrow, the weather to-day being beautifully fine and the course in good order…

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Football. Hunter District Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 July 1900 · page 4

A meeting of the Union was held last night at Cridge's rooms, Mr.W.A. Ross prealding. The Robertson [?] asking that a [?] be arranged to take place at…

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Football. Aberdeen v. Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 July 1900 · page 3

TEAMS representing the above met at Aberdeen on Saturday last in the White trophy competition, Aberdeen again proving the victors, by 10 points…

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Hunter Rugby Union

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 July 1900 · page 2

A MEETING of the Hunter District Rugby Football Union was hold, at Cridge's Rooms on Tuesday evening. Mr W. A. Ross presides, and there…

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