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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1901

1,098 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 30 of 55

Football

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 August 1901 · page 2

The New South Wales team will leave for New Zealand at the end of next week. Several members have already been definitely chosen with a…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 August 1901 · page 2

Rhodes and Albert Trott are bowling well in England. Maclaren has made a stipulation that his team shall play no matches on…

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Newcastle Races

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 August 1901 · page 3

THE weather was fine for the above races yesterday afternoon, and there was a good attendance. Results:— Flying Handicap.— 6 furlongs…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 August 1901 · page 2

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

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English Cricket Team for Australia

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

'Lord Hawke states that the wish of the committee of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club, that Rhodes should decline the invitation of A. C. Maclaren to become a member of the cricket team for Australia…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 August 1901 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

The R.E.F. Association committee meet at the Railway Hotel to-morrow, at 2 p.m. The Scone juniors intend taking a trip to Muswellbrook to-morrow…

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Muswellbrook Coursing Club

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 August 1901 · page 2

Pursuant to an advertisement in the Chronicle, a meeting of members of the local Coursing Club was held at Yates's Family Hotel on Thursday evening,…

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Tennis

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 August 1901 · page 2

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

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Football

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 August 1901 · page 2
Also in The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette

Victoria Square will be the scone of a match this afternoon between the Junior and Grammar School Clubs. These clubs have met twice during the season, and a…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1901 · page 4

A special meeting of the committee of the Albion Cricket Club was held last evening. Mr. John Rourke, president, occupied the chair, but the attendance of members was somewhat limited,…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1901 · page 5

An interesting match between Middlesex and Notts at Lord's resulted in a win for the former by an innings and 14 runs. The defeat of the Midlanders was due in a great…

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Sporting news. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1901 · page 15

10—Wallsend Jockey Club; entries monday Aug. 5; weights, Aug. 7. PIGEON SHOOTING. 10—£20 Handicap, Sawyer's Gully, Bishop's…

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Football. East Maitland Public School v. East Maitland Convent School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1901 · page 3

The above teams met on the latter's ground yesterday afternoon, and, after a hard-fought contest, the match resulted in a draw. F. Cotterrill and P. Hodgins did good service for the Public School,…

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Our Singleton Letter. Sedgefield Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 August 1901 · page 4

Amateur races, held at Sedgefield on Saturday, attracted a great number of residents. The principal event was a trotting match between W. Thomas's Taffy and H. Baker's Booster for £5…

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Football. Hunter Union v. Northern (Newcastle) Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 August 1901 · page 4

This match was played on Saturday, on the Albion Ground, in the presence ef a very fair gathering, and ended in a win for Newcastle by 8 points to 6. The contest was a good one, and the winning team played…

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Rugby Football Notes

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 August 1901 · page 4

There will be a meeting of Singleton Football Club this evening, and a good attendance of members is requested. Aubrey Johnston, the young Western…

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Golf

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 August 1901 · page 4

The match between the Maitland and Tamworth Golf Clubs was played on the Maitland Links on Saturday afternoon, when the local players won by 6 holes. The driving…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 August 1901 · page 4

South Sydney against Glebe was a good match on Saturday, Glebe winning by 7 points to 5, University beat Western Suburbs by 10 points to 3, the result being…

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