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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1904

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Golf

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 4 June 1904 · page 1
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

"I tell you, golf is going to be the salvation of the nation. It is going to make athletic men and women out of our pony offsprings, and lengthen our days…

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Sporting News. Football

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 June 1904 · page 2

Following will represent Singleton Juniors against Muswellbrook Juniors on Victoria Square on Monday, play to commence at 2 p.m.:—F. Millard, D. Nowland,…

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Football. Matches in Sydney. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1904 · page 5

"Country week" matches began to-day, when Northern Border defeated Southern by 8 points to 3 ; Western defeated Northern by 5 points to 3 ; and Central Western beat…

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They Saw the Game. In [?]ho of the Football Season In Michigan

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 June 1904 · page 5

It was on the free grand stand at the [?]g Intercollegiate football match. They were young, pretty and vivacicus, wearing huge yellow chrysanthemums. They…

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Rugby Union Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 June 1904 · page 3

The first annual sports celebration of the Hunter District Rugby Football Union was conducted to-day on the Albion Ground, in pleasant circumstamces. The Weather wan mild, there being only a…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 June 1904 · page 3

Lancashire defeated Surrey, and Middlesex defeated Yorkshire…

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The Golf Championship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 June 1904 · page 3

W. J. Travers, of America, won the golf championship (amateur), beating Edward Blackwell, four up and three to play. Travers also defeated Robert Maxwell, Horace Hutchinson, and Hilton…

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Football. Hunter v. RANDWICK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 June 1904 · page 4

This match was played on the Albion Ground this afternoon. The score at half-time was 3 points all. Talbot (playing with Randwick) kicked a goal from a free,…

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Rugby Union Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 June 1904 · page 6

The first annual sports meeting of the Hunter District Rugby Union, conducted on the Albion Ground yesterday, passed off very pleasantly. The sort was good, and the…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 June 1904 · page 6
Also in Singleton Argus

When our report closed on Saturday Southern Division had scored 6 points to nil against East Maitland, and in the second half they increased the total to 8 points, while their opponents failed to…

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Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 June 1904 · page 3

Yesterday in a tournament at Tamworth between the Tamworth and Armdale clubs, the gentlemen's doubles were won by Tamworth by 480 to 308, and 240 to 163. Armidale won the ladies' doubles by 160…

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Football. Hunter v. RANDWICK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 June 1904 · page 4

Flayed on the Albion Ground yesterday afternoon. The game resulted in draw—6 points each. Hunter lacked combination, and their backs were not nearly so good as the…

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Echoes of Spout. the Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 June 1904 · page 4

June 11-Wallsend Jockey Club. June 29, 30-Newcastle J. C. Cup meeting. Avalon. who is by Strathmore from Chintz won the Alderman Cup at Adelaide on Monday…

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Football. Visit of a Newcastle Team

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1904 · page 2

The local club made arrangements to meet the Newcastle Carlton B team here yesterday afternoon. The visitors arrived by the mail train the…

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English County Cricket. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 June 1904 · page 3

AT a cricket match to-day, Lancashire defeated Surrey by one innings. Poidevin, of Sydney, was top scorer for Lancashire with 55…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 June 1904 · page 5

The second combined city team defeated the second combined country team by 6 points to pil…

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Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 June 1904 · page 4

On Monday an all-day match was played on the East Mailand courts between trams representing East Maitland and Hunter's Hill. There was a large attendance of spectators. The visitors…

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Football. Hunter Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 June 1904 · page 8

A meeting of the executive of the Hunter District Rugby Union was held last night at Mr. Winchester's rooms. Mr. W. A. Terry presided. There was very little business before the…

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