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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1903

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Telegraphic News. Sydney, Friday. Cricket. England v. QUEENSLAND

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 November 1903 · page 2

Letter all out 242 (Events 72, McDonald 59). England, one out for six. Henry Kitching, Charles Wake, and George Phillip were committed for trial…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 November 1903 · page 5

The Northern District team to meet the Englishmen on the Albion Ground, Maitland, on Wednesday and Thursday next is as follows : T. Hogue, A.. E. Clement, P. S…

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English Racing. London, November 23

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1903 · page 3

The running for the November Plate at Hurst Park resulted thus :— Australian Colours ................ 1 Cappa White ................2…

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Motto Farm Benefit Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 November 1903 · page 2

Officials:—Chairman, Mr. W. M. McCredie; stewards, Messrs. W. M. McCredie, Dr. J. B. Meredith, J. J. O'Brien, C. H. Hannell, R. A. MacKenzie, John O'Mara, F. Garnham, M. J…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 December 1903 · page 4

Western Division and East Maitland played on the Banks-street Reserve on Saturday, and each side made 59 runs. R. Williams made 30 for East Maitland; and, for Western, L. Moore (12) and Williams…

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Canterbury Park Races

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 December 1903 · page 4

The above races took place on Saturday with the following results:— Flying Handicap, 6 furlongs.—Mr E. C. Naylor's br g Prince Lyon, by Prince…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 December 1903 · page 5

The owner of Friendship writes to say that the mare will not sturt in the Charity Stakes at Newcastle. The Newcastle gelding Roodach has been…

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Cricket. to the Editor of the "Mercury."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 December 1903 · page 2

Sir,—The person who supplied you with the report of the cricket match at Muswellbrook last Saturday between Mr. Ebsworth's team and the M.C.C. concludes:—"But I…

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East Maitland Athletic Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 December 1903 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of the East Maitland Athletic club was held in the Ambulance Hall last evening. Present:—The president (Mr. S. Clift) in the chair, Messrs…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 December 1903 · page 3

Dec. 12, 14—Newcastle Tattersall's Club; general entries, Dec. 7. Dec. 18—Mayo Complimentary Meeting, Rutherford; entries, Dec. 10…

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Cricket. England V. Northern District

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 December 1903 · page 2

Yesterday in the second innings of the district team, three wickets fell quickly; but after that the Englishmen had a bad tome of it. The feature of the game yesterday, as on Wednesday also, was the…

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Sporting News. Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 December 1903 · page 3

Mr Warner, the captain of the English cricket team, states that he and his men had found Queensland cricket of a much higher class than they had been led to…

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Pony Racing Dispute. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 December 1903 · page 5

There was another development this morning in connection with the pony racing dispute, when the framers were notified that no one who had raced a pony at Brighton yesterday would be allowed…

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Motto Farm Benefit Races

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 December 1903 · page 15

Officials:— Chairman, Mr. W. M. Mecredie; stewwards, Messars. W.M. Mecridie, Dr. J. B. Meredith, J.J.O'Brien, C.H. Hannell, R.A. Mackenzie, John O'Mara, F. Garnham,…

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Cricket. the English Cricketers at Newcastle. Match Against Newcastle District 15 NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 December 1903 · page 5

There was a good attendance yesterday afternoon at the match between the M.C.C. team and a Newcastle District 15 on the Association's ground. In the visitors' first innings, Hirst followed…

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Cricket. New South Wales v. South Australia. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 December 1903 · page 3

When Hill joined Hack on Saturday, be made four off Johnson, and was then missed by Howell in the slips, off the new bowler. Hill made the best of his chance, and scored rapidly, making 24 out of…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 December 1903 · page 4

Dec. 12, 14—Newcastle Tattersall's Club. Dec. 18—Mayo Complimentary Meeting, Rutherford; entries, Thursday. Dec. 26—Stroud; entries, Dec. 12…

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Cricket. New South Wales v. South Australia. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 December 1903 · page 3

In the second innings of South Australia yesterday afternoon Hopkins and M'Beth bowled to Pellew and Hack. At 18 Fellow put one from Hopkins at mid-on, and Noble took an easy catch…

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Echoes Oe Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 December 1903 · page 5

Dec. 12, 14—Newcastle Tattersall'a Club. Dec. 18—Mayo Complimentary. Meeting, Rutherford ; entries, Thursday. Dec. 26—Stroud; entries, Dec. 12…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 December 1903 · page 3

Prince Ranjitsinhji has resigned the captaincy of the Sussex cricketers. Fry has been invited to succeed him…

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