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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1901

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Sporting news. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 August 1901 · page 15

Sept 4—Northern Jockey Club; entries, Aug. 28; weights Aug, 31. ATHLETIC SPORTS. Aug 24—Brown and Sooley's Handicap, West…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calender. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 August 1901 · page 3

&pt. 4—Northern Jockey Club; entries, Aug. 28; weights, Aug. 31. &apt. 21—Wallsend Jockey Club; entries, Sept. 16; weights, Sept. 18…

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V.a.t.c. Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 August 1901 · page 3

A meeting was held at Caulfield to-day. The results were:— HAMBLETON HANDICAP. Mairp.....1…

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Cricket. a Pair of Stonewallers

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 August 1901 · page 5

IN a match against Sussex, Yorkshire in their 2nd innings made 106 for no wickets. Brown and Tunnicliffe stonewalled…

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Football. Hunter Juniors v. Newcastle Juniors

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 August 1901 · page 3

The match between the Hunter and Newcastle representative junior teams took place on the Albion Ground this afternoon. Rain fell before and during the game, making the ball greasy. In the first half…

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Latest Sporting News. Tattersall's Club Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 August 1901 · page 3

The above Club held its Spring meeting at Rand-wick this afternoon. The weather was dull, like rain. The attendance was good. The results were, aa follow:-…

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Football. Hunter Juniors v. Newcastle Juniors

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 August 1901 · page 4

Representative junior teams from the Hunter and Northern (Newcastle) Unions met on the Albion Ground on Saturday afternoon. Light rain fell for a couple of hours before play commenced, and…

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Tennis

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 August 1901 · page 2

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

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 August 1901 · page 3

Sept. 4-Northern Jockey Club; entries, to-morrow night; weight Aug. 31. Sept. 21—Wallsend Jockey Club; entries, Sept. 16; weight, Sept. 18…

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CRICKET. Mr. M'Laren's Team Criticised. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 August 1901 · page 3

The Referee states that the day appears to have passed for semi-private ventures like M'Laren's team of English cricketers got together for the purpose…

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Football. Hunter District Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 August 1901 · page 6

The usual weekly meeting of the above Union was held at Cridge's rooms last evening. There was a good attendance. A letter from the Singleton Club's…

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Coursing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 28 August 1901 · page 2

AT a meeting of the Muswellbrook Coursing Club, held at Yates's Family Hotel, on Monday evening last, it was decided to hold an open hare coursing…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 August 1901 · page 6

The return Gentlemen v. Players match at the Kensington Oval proved another good thing for the professionals, who supplemented their 221 runs win at Lord's by a victory by…

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Cricket Team for Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 August 1901 · page 3

C. Robson, of Middlesex and Hampshire, and L. C. Braund, of Surrey and Somerset, will accompany A. C. Maclaren's cricket team to Australia. The team will sail in the Omrah…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 August 1901 · page 4

Sept. 4-Northern Jockey Club ; entries, to-night; weights, Aug. 31. Sept. 21-Wallsend Jockey Club ; entries, Sept. 16; weights, Sept. 18…

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Tennis

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 August 1901 · page 2

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

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 August 1901 · page 3
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

New South Wales was defeated by Otago (N.Z.), on Saturday, by 5 points to oil. The Sydney second grade final was…

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Cricket in England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 August 1901 · page 3

C. B. Fry, of Sussex, has made four successive centuries…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 August 1901 · page 4

I Sept. 4—Northern Jockey Club. Sept. 21—Wall send Jockey Club; entries, Sept. 16; weights, Sept. 15. ATHLETIC SPORTS…

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