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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1901

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 May 1901 · page 3

The Singleton Club played a match against a combined Singleton district team on Saturday. The former made 180 for the loss of five wickets (R.R. Dangar 76), and then…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 May 1901 · page 3

The Marylebone Club has decided that it will not send a cricket team to Australia this year…

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Football Notes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 May 1901 · page 5

The Secretary of Singleton Football Club received word on Friday, in response to an invitation extended to Islington Club to play a match at Singleton, that the Newcastle club…

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Singleton Football Club

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 May 1901 · page 4

A MEETING of Singleton Football Club was held at the Club's Rooms on Saturday evening. Present: Messrs Alex. Morrison (chair), W. Cusick, W…

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A.j.c. Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 May 1901 · page 3

The following entries have been received for the principal events to be run at the A.J.C June meeting:— Ellesmere Stakes, 6 furlongs.—First Consul,…

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Latest Sporting News. Wallsend Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 May 1901 · page 3

The following entries have been received for the Wallsend Jockey Club's race meeting to take place on Saturday next:— Shorts Handicap, six furlongs 20…

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Football. East Maitland v. Miller's Forest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 May 1901 · page 3

At East Maitland on Saturday, East Maitland defeated Miller's Forest by 25 to nil. Tries were obtained for the winners by Humphrey (3), J. Hodgins (2), and Holland…

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Cricket. [By Umpire.] Singleton v Combined District

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 May 1901 · page 2

The much-talked-of match between Singleton and Combined. District was played on Howe Park Oval on Saturday, and proved a cake-walk for the…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 May 1901 · page 3

The following have been picked to represent East End (seniors) v. West End (seniors), on Saturday, the 18th, on the Albion Ground:—Full back, Freeman; three-quarters, Fullford, O'Halloran…

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Scone Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 15 May 1901 · page 2

THE annual race meeting of the Scone Jockey Club will be commenced on Satur racecourse, to-day, and will be continued on Thursday. As good…

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English Cricket Team

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 May 1901 · page 3

The Marylebone Cricket Club has decided that it is unable to accept the invitation of Australia to send a team, owing to the difficulty it finds in securing a representative eleven…

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The English Cricket Team. London

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 15 May 1901 · page 2

THE Marylebone Cricket Club will not send the next English Cricket Team to Australia. Rumour says that the State…

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Fatal Accident at Rosebery Park Races, Three Horses Fall. SYDNEY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 15 May 1901 · page 2

A PREADFUL. fatal accident occurred at Rosebery Park Racecourse to-day. Whilst the Fourteen Hands Handicap was being run the ponies Fun, Jumbo,…

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Tennis

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 May 1901 · page 2

All lines Tennis Materials, cheapest and beet. M. ANDERSON, Bourke-street.*…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 May 1901 · page 2

The football season in Singleton will be opened on Saturday next with a match between the local club and Islington. The game will be played on the Northern…

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Hunter District Rugby Union

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 May 1901 · page 3

THE weekly meeting of the executive of the Huntor District Branch of the New South Wales Rugby Football Union was held at West Maitland on…

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CRICKET. No English Team this Year. (By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 May 1901 · page 2

THE M.C.C, has decided not to send a cricket team to Australia during the next season. The committee of the M.C.C…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 4

A team will be picked from the following to represent West End in their match against East End on the Albion Ground to-morrow. Play starts at 3 p.m.:—Navin, Warren, Sharpe, Smith, White…

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Sporting Notes. Racing Fixtures

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 5

May 25th.—Aberdeen Jockey Club Meeting; entries, 18th May. June 3rd.—Merriwa; entries; 23rd May June 11th and 12th.—Muswollbrook J.C…

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Tennis

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 4

The first annual meeting of the Glendon Tennis-Club was held nt Glendon House on Wednesday night, Mr H. W. Edwards in the chair. The report for the previous…

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