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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1906

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 May 1906 · page 4

The final match between Burwood and Glebe for Sydney First Grade premiership was commenced on Saturday. Glebe made 183 (Bardsley 37, H…

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Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 May 1906 · page 3

[?]final tie in the preliminary competition for the lawn tennis amateur championship. Jay Gould defeated H.J. Hill by three are to nil. The scores were 6-3,6-2,6-1…

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Southern Football Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 May 1906 · page 2

A meeting of the above club was held in Mr.C. Winchester's rooms last evening, Mr. C Falconer occupied the chair, and there was a large attendance of members. It was decided to enter two teams, an…

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Upper Hunter Football Association. Annual Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1906 · page 3

THE tenth annual meeting of the above Association was held at the Golden Fleece Hotel on Saturday afternoon last. Present: Messrs…

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Echoes of Sport. Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 May 1906 · page 7

May 10—Maitland races. May 12—Newcastle Jockey Club, May 16—Wallsend Jockey Club; entries, to-night. May 18, 19:—Dungog Jockey Club; entries…

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Coursing. Patron, J. C. White; President, W. M. Fleming; Vice-presidents, F. Green, W. V. Parkinson, Edwd. Hlggens, H. H. Flanders; Judge, H. Cox; Slipper, A. Stewart

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 9 May 1906 · page 3

The first hare coursing meeting of Muswellbrook Coursing Club for the present season took place on the Recreation Reserve on Saturday…

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Bowls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 May 1906 · page 4

The following in the seleated team to play la the. " A" pennant competition against Hamilton, on the Maitland Green, on Saturday nex:-Compton, Robinson, Feneley, Marshall. Bolt, Howitt, Baokett,…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 May 1906 · page 3

The people of Sydney on Saturday trill have a chanse of seeing football as it is played in America. Two teams from the American warship Baltimore…

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Racing in England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 May 1906 · page 3

The Chester Cup was won by Featherbed. with Torpoint second, and Rupt third…

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Athletics

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 May 1906 · page 3

In a letter written a month ago, G. A". Wheatley, the Victorian runner, who went with Barker to Athens, says the trade on which they had to ran is…

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The Football Season

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 May 1906 · page 2

The football season will be opened to-morrow afternoon, when senior and junior matches will be played on the Albion Ground, between North and South ends, the West end…

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Northern Football Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 May 1906 · page 2

A meeting of the Northern Division Football Club was held in Mr C. Winehesta's room last evening Mr. R. Norman presided over a fairly large attendance. Mr. Geo Galton wrote accepting the…

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Echoes of Sport. Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 May 1906 · page 4

May 12—Newcastle Jockey Club. May 18, 19.—Dungog Jockey Club; entries to-morrow…

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Tennis Championship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 5

[?] for the amatour championship of [?] between Jay Gould, the challenger, [?] Miles, the holder, was won by the…

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Football. Opening the Season

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 5

Rather warm weather prevailed this after-noon for the opening matches in connection with the Hunter District Rugby Football Union The season promises to be very…

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Looking Back. Reminiscences of Singleton and District. No. 32. First Cricket Match in Singleton

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 7

A report of the first cricket match in Singleton, which took place on January 10th, 1851, was reproduced in the local paper of October 27th, 1877…

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Coursing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 May 1906 · page 5

The Singleton Coursing Club held its second meeting for the season at Glenridding paddocks (kindly lent by Mr. T. A. Fawcett) on Saturday last. The result was as follws:—…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 May 1906 · page 3

Judging by the number of teams entered in the different competitions—there are three grades—the football season of the Hunter District Rugby Football Union, which opened on Saturday, promises to…

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Coursing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 May 1906 · page 3

The second meeting of the Singleton Coursing Club was held at Glenridding on Saturday afternoon. The weather was fine, and the attendance…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1906 · page 2

A meeting of the Scone Club is to be held on the 23rd inst., when, amongst other business, the formation of a B team will be discussed…

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