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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1903

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Sporting News. Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 December 1903 · page 3

Singleton team versus Muswellbrook at Howe Park on Saturday, play to commence at 11 a.m.:—A. B. Shaw, C. A. Maguire, E. Capp, E. Fawcett, R. R. Dangar, L. A…

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Echoes Oe Sport. the Calendar. Racing

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

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

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East Maitland Athletic Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 December 1903 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the club was held in the Ambulance list last evening. Present: Messrs. W. Geary in the chair. P. Seanlou Jun., G. P. Masterman, J.G. Phair, F. W. Watts. J. Ferry. I. J. Eves. T. Price. G. T. Chambers…

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Cricket

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 12 December 1903 · page 2

The following players have been selected to represent Murrurundi in the cricket match to be played on the local ground this day (Saturday) against Quirindi…

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Golf Cures Insanity

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 December 1903 · page 6
Also in The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette

A famous German physician has suggested adding golf links to every lunatic asylum; for he was found that golf has [?]emed many of his patients of what were…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 December 1903 · page 4

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

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Local and General News. Blandford Races

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 12 December 1903 · page 2

We would remind horse-owners that entries for the two principal events to be run at Blandford on Boxing Day, the Opening and Blandford Handicaps, close…

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Cricket. High School v. West End

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 December 1903 · page 5

Too match High School v. West End Half-holiday on the Allxion Ground yesterday resulted in a draw in favour of the High School. The School closed their innings with five wickets down for 175. West End…

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Letters to the Editor the English Cricket Match the Trains

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 December 1903 · page 2

Sir,—As the committee of my association have been blamed for the train arrangements in connection with the recent cricket match against tho English Eleven, I deem…

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University Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 December 1903 · page 3

At Rugby football, Oxford beat Cambridge by 18 points to 13…

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Boxing Bay Amusements

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 5

The Boxing Day holiday will be observed on Saturday next, the 26th, that day having been proclaimed by the State Government. As usual there are any number of…

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Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 8

The first test match was full of surprises. Duff, who a day or two previously had scored 270 against South Australia, only made 2. Trumper…

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Cricket Match

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 2

A match between the Murrurundi and Quirindi Cricket Club was played on the local Show Ground on Saturday last, and resulted in a most decided victory for the…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 December 1903 · page 5

Dec. 26—Stroud. Dec. 26—Wyong Jockey Club Dec. 26, 28—Wallsend Jockey Club. Dec.—31 and Jan. 1—Merriwa Race Club…

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Cricket. England v. Victorian Juniors. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 December 1903 · page 5

For the match between the M.C.C. team and eighteen Victoria Juniors on Saturday the weather was close. The attendance was small. England won the toss, and Warner and Hayward began…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 December 1903 · page 8

Last night, in Mr. Sampson's Rooms, Mr. W. A. Terry presented the medals given by the H.R.D.F. Union to the Southern Division C football team, who proved themselves premiers in the C grade during…

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Blandford Races

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1903 · page 2

The following entries have been received for the two principal events for the above race meeting, to be held on Boxing Day: May, Miss Minerva, Besieger, Dot, Uolah,…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 December 1903 · page 8

Dec. 26.—Stroud. Dec. 26—Wyong Jockey Club Dec. 26, 28—Wallsend Jockey Club. Dec. 31 and Jan. 1—Merriwa Race Club…

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