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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1901

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Holiday Amusements. Cricket Matches

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 April 1901 · page 3

THE public will be well provided with amusements for the holidays. On Saturday, an interesting game will be played on the Park between a Scone…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

M'Kay, who scored 106 against Paddington last Saturday, and who will play in Maitland on Monday, is a native of Armidale, having been born in that city in September, 1880. Ho plays with the…

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Blandford Races

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 2

We have been requested to remind our readers that the Easter Easter race meeting will be held at Blandford on Easter Monday, when no doubt there will be a good…

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Sporting news. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 15

April 6—Moonan Brook. April a and 8—Wallsend. May 3—Dungog; entries, April 26. PEDESTRIANISM…

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Football. Glebe v. Hunter District

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 2

A match was played on the Albion Ground yesterday afternoon between a Hunter District Union team and the Glebe fifteen. The latter it will be remembered, won the Sydney premiership last…

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Maitland District Public Schools Athletic Association. Presentation to Mr. J. LYNCH

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 2

This morning, at the Technological Museum, where members of the Maitland District Public Schools Athletic Association are in the habit of holding their weekly meetings, a very pleasing ceremony…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 April 1901 · page 4

Reputation is a wonderful thing, and when on Friday the local footballers made a draw of it with the crack Sydney representatives, the Glebe club, many pessimists smiled and hesitated not to say…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 April 1901 · page 3
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

The big crowds at the football matches played at Maitland last Friday and Saturday point to more than ordinary interest being evinced in the game in the Hunter…

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Wallsend Races

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 April 1901 · page 3

The first day's racing in connection with the Wallsend Jockey Club's Easter Meeting took place, on Saturday in the presence of a fair attendance. The weather…

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A.J.C Races

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 April 1901 · page 3

The Autumn meeting of the Australian Jockey Club was opened at Randwick on Saturday. Results:— First Hurdle Raco.—Marton, 9st 121b…

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Our Singleton Letter. Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 April 1901 · page 6

Yesterday the Singleton Club met and defeated a team representing the Robertson Electorate on the Howe Park Oval. The visitors batted first, and compiled 109 runs…

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Wallsend Races. Second Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 April 1901 · page 4

The Easter race meeting of the "Wallsend Jockey Club concluded yesterday, when there was a very large attendance out to enjoy the sport and the splendid weather which ruled throughout the…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing. May 3—Dungog; entries, April 26. Athletic Sports. May 15—Albion Ground

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 April 1901 · page 3

Mr. W. Gardiner has sold the Well-known racer Severity, by Trenchant from Loma, to Mr. E. M'Kenna, the Indian sportsman. The price paid was 1000 guineas…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 April 1901 · page 3

There was an exciting match at South Singleton on Easter Monday between the local club and Middle Falbrook. The hitter scored 45 and 124, and South Singleton…

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Wallsend Races

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 April 1901 · page 3

The second day's races were held on Easter Monday, when there was a very large attendance. Following are the results:—…

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Athletics

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 April 1901 · page 3

The famous Bendeich tug-of-war team mets its Waterloo at sports held at Branxton on Easter Monday, when another local half-dozon pulled them over after a severe…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 April 1901 · page 2

The following will represent the Albion Club against East Maitland on latter's wicket on Saturday:—Harden, Giles, Norman, Ross (2), Lindsay (2), Bowden Snape Holmes and Sampson…

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Blandford Races

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 April 1901 · page 2

The annual Easter meeting of the Blandford Jockey Club was held at Blandford on Easter Monday. The weather was ideal racing weather,…

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