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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1906

1,116 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 56

Wednesday Cricket Competition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 4

A general meeting of cricketers and supporters will be held at Con.Irwin's rooms on Monday evening, with a view of forming a Wednesday Half-Holiday Cricket Association for clubs of West and…

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The Cricket Dispute

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 6

A celebrated writer once declared that man in becoming civilised ceases to be teachable, and in the same degree ceases to be rulable. The…

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Football Newcastle v. MAITLAND

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 5

'A' junior representative football match was played between the above football unions on the Albion Ground this afternoon. Maitland won the toss and defended the soul…

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N.S.W. Cricket Association

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 3

The New South Wales Cricket, Association on Monday dealt with the position of the players, who have signed an agreement to play for the Melbourne Cricket Club in any matches that may…

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The Cricket Crisis. Melbourne C.C. Independent

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 4

During an interview on Wednesday relative to the cricket dispute, Major Wardill, secretary of the Melbourne Cricket Club, said he could not give…

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Football. Newcastle v. MAITLAND

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 May 1906 · page 10

Teams representing the Northern and Hunter Unions met at Newcastle on Saturday. the game resulting in a win for Northern by 9 points to 3. The match was played to see which team would…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 3

Singleton Centennials defeated Scone at Victoria Square on Saturday afternoon by 3 points to nil, Norman Trunloy scoring a try for Centennials…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 2

The final match of the season was played on the Reserve last Saturday when the Wingen club met that of the local Grammar School. The game resulted in…

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Half-Holiday Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 2

A meeting was convened last evening at the instance of Messrs. W. A. Terry and F. A. Arthur, for the purpose of forming a Wednesday Half-holiday Cricket Association, but it did not…

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A Cricket Parallel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 2

Prior to the suspension of Mr. Noble and other players yesterday, there was but one other instance in Australia, in which players have been disqualified. That was in 1881, when the Victorian members of…

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Sporting News. Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 3

A match between Trumper's eleven and a Maryborough (Q.) fifteen was commenced on Saturday. The home team scored 191, and Trumper's team…

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Echoes of Sport. Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 4

May 24—Tamworth Jockey Club. June 4—Newcastle Jockey Club ; entries, May 28. June 4—Merriwa Jockey Club ; entries, May 24. June 4, 5—Macleay River Jockey Club…

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The Cricket Trouble Position Satisfactory

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 4

Since the New South Wales Cricket Association issued its ultimatum to the players who bad entered into an I agreement with Melbourne C.C.,…

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The Cricket Difficulty. Prominent Players Suspended

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 4

A general meeting of members of the New South Wales Cricket Association was held on Monday evening to consider the answer of the players who had promised to play with…

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Teralba Coursing Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 May 1906 · page 4

In our business columns may be found full particulars of the opening meet of the Teralba Coursing Club at Lake Macquarie, on Friday next. The programme is a very…

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Football Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 May 1906 · page 4

A meeting of the Sports Committee of the Rugby Union was held last evening. There was a large attendance of delegates. Communications were received from the Maitland Harriers and…

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Echoes of Sport. Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 May 1906 · page 8

May 24—Tamworth Jockey Club. June 4—Newcastle Jockey Club; entries. May 28. June 4—Merriwa Jockey Club ; entries, May 28. June 4, 5—Macleay River Jockey Club…

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The Cricket Crisis Explained

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 23 May 1906 · page 2

Readers have doubtless been noting with more or less interest the lengthy reports that have been appearing in the press about the so called crisis in…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 May 1906 · page 3

The match between Trumper's team. and a Maryborough fifteen, at Maryborough (Q.), resulted in favor of the visitors by nine wickets…

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Sporting News. Football

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 May 1906 · page 3

Following will represent Centennials versus Federals on Saturday afternoon at Victoria Square:—Full-back, L. Johnson; three-quarters, J. Adler,…

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