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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1906

1,116 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 56

Football. Southern v. HEDDON-GRETA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 May 1906 · page 3

The above senior teams met on the Albion Ground on Saturday afternoon, the game resulting in a win for Southern by 8 points to 3. Heddon-Greta played with 18 men. Southern won the toss and defended…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 May 1906 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

To represent Southern v. Northern, on the Albion Ground, to-morrow (Wednesday):—J. Poet, McLean, Tooze, J. J O'Brien, W. Laybutt, Falconer (2), Anderson, Blancbe, Sharkey, O. Nancarrow, A…

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Golf Championship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 May 1906 · page 3

The Amateur Gold Championship was won by Mr. James Robb…

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Western Football Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 May 1906 · page 2

A meeting of the above club was held at Mr. R. Hill's Angel Inn last evening. Mr. E. Alison presided over a large attendance. The secretary (Mr. A. L. O'Keefe) was instructed to forward a letter of…

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Echoes of Sport. Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 May 1906 · page 4

June 4—Newcastle Jockey Club. June 4-Merriwa Jockey Club. June 4, 5—Macleay River Jockey Club. June 9—Heddon-Greta; entries, June 4…

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Tired Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 May 1906 · page 8

We see tired cricket early on the first day of a match, says "The Times." It comes from lack of enterprise, and the batsman is the first offender. He will not strike the ball. So the bowler bowls…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 May 1906 · page 3

The following have been selected to represent the Singleton Football Club in a match against the Centennials on Victoria Square on Saturday next, play…

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Echoes of Sport. Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 May 1906 · page 4

June 4—Newcastle Jockey Club. June 4—Merriwa Jockey Club. June 4, 5—Macleay River Jockey Club. June 9—Heddon-Greta; entries, June 4…

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The Cricket Difficulty. Position in Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 May 1906 · page 1

Cricket matters are quiet at Melbourne at present. Both the Victorian Cricket Association and the Melbourne Cricket Club are pushing on…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 2

To represent North End C v. Morpeth C on Albion Ground, at 2.30 p.m., to-morrow:—Spinks, Drew, Whipps, Burg (2), Binns, Skelton, Griffon, Deane, Muldraney, Richards, Bourke, Jennings…

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Tennis Dance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 2

The first dance of the season in connection with the Tennis Club was hold in the School of Arts, Morpeth, on Tuesday evening, and proved most enjoyable. Dancing began at 8.30 to the excellent…

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Football Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 4

Following are the starts in the Half-mile Harriers Handicap, to be run at the football sports on the Albion Ground on Monday:—A. T. Brown ser., S. Staton 25 yards, W. Leet 70. W. Putney…

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Murrurundi Races

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 2

The race meeting under the auspices of the local club eventuated on the Rosedale Course on Wednesday last in glorious weather. The…

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County Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 3

Playing for Sussex against Derbyshire, Dwyer, formerly of Sydney, took nine wickets for 35…

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The Cricket Crisis Explained

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 6

Raiders have douhtless been noting with more or less interest the leng[?]y reports that have been appearing in the press about the…

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Rugby Union Football Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 4

The sports arranged by the Rugby Foot-ball Union, to lake place on the 'Albion Ground on Monday next (Prince of Wales' Birthday) promise to be very successful…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 4

Billy M'Call and Tim Murphy hare signed to box tbe best of 20 rounds at the National Sporting Club, Sydney, on July 10. The club is putting up a…

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Teralba Coursing Club

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 10

The recently-formed Teralba Coursing Club commenced its first meeting on the shores of Lake macquarie on Friday in very unpleasant circumstances, for rain fell throughout…

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Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 2

THE following players will represent the Muswellbrook Club in their match against Aberdeen to day at Aberdeen: —Sharp, Shadel, Barklay, Brecht,…

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