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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1903

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Sporting. Rosehill Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 22 July 1903 · page 3

The meeting at Rosehill on Saturday resulted as follows:— Apprentice's Handicap, 6 furlongs— Ramsay, by Light Artillery—Bernice,…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 July 1903 · page 4

July 28—Newcastle. Aug. 25,26—Quirindi Jockey Club; entries, Aug.10. ATHLETIC SPORTS. Nov. 9.—Morpeth…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 July 1903 · page 3

W. G. Grace, recently playing for the London County C.C against Gloucestershire, made a century, the first he has over scored against that county…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 July 1903 · page 3

Western v. Singleton, at Singleton: Roberts, Wright Tobin, T. Delanty, Smith, D. Delanty, Kennedy, Sefton, McEiroy, Holland, Sanerville, Jenkins, C. Raymond, Lillyman, and Capper. Train…

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Moree Hospital Races. Moree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 July 1903 · page 3

At the first day of the local Hospital Races, the attendance was good, the fields largo, and racing close. Results:- Trial Stakes-Orlando…

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The Very Latest Cables London, Thursday afternoon. the Cricket Team for Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 July 1903 · page 3

The newspapers regret Mr. MacLaren's action in refusing to join Mr. Warner's team, and publish a statement to the effect that Mr. Warner was willing to go under…

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Golf

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 25 July 1903 · page 2

The return match between the Murrurundi and Scone Golf Clubs was played at Scone on Saturday list, and resulted in decided win for the home team by 22 holes. The…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 July 1903 · page 5
Also in Singleton Argus

Owing to the rain, the matches arranged by the Hunter Union for to-day were postponed. The New Zealanders will play the Northern Districts in Maitland on August 12-a Wednesday…

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Table Tennis

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 25 July 1903 · page 2

A table tennis tournament in connection with St. Paul's Gid's Club took place on the 16lh instant, in the Schoolroom, the prize being a hand painted collarette presented by…

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English Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 July 1903 · page 5

In the match Notts versus Gloucester, the Notts team scored 503 in the first innings, of which A. O. Jones made 296 runs…

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English Cricket Team

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 July 1903 · page 5

Mr. Warner, in the course of an interview, stated that he would have been pleased to go to Australia under Mr. Maclaren if the Marylebone Club had appointed Mr. Maclaren…

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The Cricket Team. London. Friday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 July 1903 · page 5

R. E. Foster and Bosanquet are certain to join the team for Australia ; Relph, Hayes, Arnold, and Fielder have been asked, and their reply is awaited ; Dowson has declined…

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English Cricket Team for Australia. London, July 18

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 July 1903 · page 3

Hayward, Dowson, Lilley, and Fry have been invited to join the team of cricketers coming to Australia. G. H. Hirst (Yorkshire), W. Rhodes…

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To-day's Football. New South Wales v. New Zealand. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 July 1903 · page 5

The second of the present series of football matches between New South Wales and New Zealand was played on the Sydney Cricket Ground this afternoon. The weather was showery, and in the…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 July 1903 · page 2

New Zealand beat New South Wales on Saturday by there points (a penalty goal) to nil. Up to half-time, there was no score, the game being fairly even. In the dribbling rushes the New Zealand…

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The Next English Cricket Team

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 July 1903 · page 3

The Marylebone Cricket Club has issued the following official statement regarding the team which is to visit Australia:—The club selected Mr. Warner as captain from the first, and has…

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Latest Sporting News. Goonadiwindi Race Club Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 July 1903 · page 3

The following imposts have been declared by Mr. W. C. Quinton, the handicapper for the principal races to be run for at the above meeting, on August 11 and 12:—…

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Sporting News. Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 July 1903 · page 3

The New Zealanders will play Queensland next Saturday. At Brisbane on Saturday, two wellknown players in T. Colton and O'Connor…

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English Cricket. Fry in Form

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 July 1903 · page 2

LONDON, July 26.—Playing for Sussex, in the match at Brighton against Leicestershire, C. B. Fry made 99 in the first innings, and 127…

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