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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1901

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 July 1901 · page 4

The report of the Victoria Racing Club for the year showed that the club mode a profit of £8800. Mr. W. T. Jones writes from England stating that a celt of his—Happy Bird—run five furlongs at…

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English Cricket Team for Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 July 1901 · page 3

A. C. Maclaren has selected A. O. Jones (Cambridge University and Nottinghamshire) as one of the team for Australia…

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Latest Sporting News. Canterbury Park Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 July 1901 · page 3

The following weights have been declared by the handicapper, Mr. W. C. Quinton, for the above races, to take place on Saturday, August 3rd:— THE HURDLE RACE: about 2 miles,—Ireland's…

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Rugby Football Notes. [By Referee.]

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 July 1901 · page 3

Singleton v. "West End (Maitland) This match was played on the Showground on Saturday afternoon, and proved a cake-walk for West End…

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Coursing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 July 1901 · page 4

The popular sport of coursing will be revived again in Singleton on August 10th next, when the popular publican and dog authority," Mr Jim Cusick, will divide £7…

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Tennis

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 July 1901 · page 2

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

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1901 · page 3
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury, The Maitland Daily Mercury

A meeting of the Scone Club is convened for to-morrow night, at the Belmore Hotel. Two teams chosen from clubs belonging to the R.E.F Association will play a match…

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Tennis Match

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 30 July 1901 · page 2

On Saturday last a game of teams was played between the Oakendale and Dungog clubs on the Dungog courts, which resulted in a…

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Football Match

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1901 · page 2

A feature of the day's amusement was the football match between the Scone "Rosebuds" and a local team. The visitors took out about their best…

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Newcastle Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 July 1901 · page 3

With such an excellent list of nominations, the Newcastle Jockey Club's meeting to-morrow (Wednesday) should prove a most successful gathering more especially as there is every promise of good…

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Sedgefield Races

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 July 1901 · page 4

Owing to the bleak weather which prevailed on Saturday, the attendance at the Sedgefield Races was not as good as on the previous occasion, although it was…

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Curious Incidents at Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 July 1901 · page 6

Fatal accidents are, fortunately, very rare occurrences in cricket, yet of those that are recorded none is more extraordinary perhaps than the following, which is taken from…

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Coursing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 31 July 1901 · page 2

As was mentioned in a recent issue of the Chronicle, an effort is being made to resuscitate the Muswellbrook Coursing Club, and restore the prestige…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 July 1901 · page 4
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

A selector of the team for New Zealand will probably be in Maitland on Saturday to watch the match between the Hunter and Northern Unions. Care should be taken to start the match in time to…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 July 1901 · page 3

Aug. 10—Wallsend Jockey Club; entries, Monday, Aug. 5; weights, Aug. 7. ATHLETIC SPORTS. Aug. 3—Large Novice Handicap; entries, to-day…

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Tennis

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 August 1901 · page 2

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

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 August 1901 · page 3

The College defeated the West Maitland Superior Public School, yesterday, on the Park, by 9 points to nil. Fogarty got over. Charters converting; and L. Bennett kicked a field goal. One of the…

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