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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1906

1,116 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 40 of 56

Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 September 1906 · page 4

The Customary weekly meeting of the executive of the Hunter District Rugby Football Union was held last evening. Mr. W. A. Terry occupied the chair, and there was a fu;; attendance of delegates…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 September 1906 · page 4

Secretaries of cricket clubs are reminded that entries for the senior and junior competitions close with the hon. secretary of the H. R. D. Cricket Association on Saturday…

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The Cricket Trouble

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 September 1906 · page 5

[?] to Cricket, Mr. Lacey [?] the Narylebone Club had neither [?] sounded anybody relative to a [?] to Australia, but owing to an…

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Swimming

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 September 1906 · page 3

W. T. Burgess won the 24 hours' Swimming race at Joinville, France, on Tuesday. No others finished. Burgess swam nearly 28 miles…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 September 1906 · page 3

Members of Singleton C.C are re[?]ded that the [?] meeting will [?] held at the Imperial Hotel this evening at 8 o' clock…

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Echoes of Sport. Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 September 1906 · page 4

Sept. 8—Heddon-Greta races. Sept.12.—Scene Jockey Club; entries, to—night. Sept. 15, 17.—Wallsend Jockey Club ;…

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Football Slander. a Novel Case

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 September 1906 · page 3

An action for alleged slander, arising out of the intense rivalry which exists in football circles in Broken Hill, was heard in the Small Debts'…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 September 1906 · page 8

Mr. D. L. B. Glasheen, secretary of the Hunter River District Cricket Association, recently wrote to Mr. Austin Diamond, Sydney, with regard to bringing team up to maitland at the beginning of the…

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The Football [?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 September 1906 · page 2

A meeting of the members of the Muswellbrook Football Club was held last night for the purpose of presenting medals, the [?] of Mr. Whittaker, to the most successful…

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Scone Races

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 7 September 1906 · page 2

We would remind those interested that a race meeting will be held at Scone on Wednesday next, 12th instant, at which a sum of 100 guineas will be given in prize…

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Echoes of Sport. Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 September 1906 · page 7

[?] Hedden-Greta races. [?] Scone Jockey Club. [?] 17.— Wallsend Jockey Club ; en[?] Sep. 10…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 September 1906 · page 5

[?] the match Gentlemen v. Players, Wyn[?] made 137 runs…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 September 1906 · page 5

Mr. D. L. B. Glasheen, hon secretary of the Hunter River District Cricket Association, has received the following letter from Mr. Perey Bowden, secretary of the New…

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Wednesday Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 September 1906 · page 4

Some little time ago the executive of the H. R. D. Cricket Association decided to promote a Wednesday competition, and in furtherance of that object sub-divided the town…

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Singleton Cricket Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 September 1906 · page 3

The annual meeting of members of Singleton Cricket Club was held at the Imperial Hotel on Thursday night. Mr. A. B. Shaw presided…

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Gunnedah Races. GUNNEDAH

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 September 1906 · page 5

Gunnedan races to-day were only moderately attended. The weather was cloudy and a light shower fell during the first race. The track was heavy. Results follow:-…

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Football. Kurri Kurri v. NORTHERN

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 September 1906 · page 5

The above senior teams tried conclusions on the Albion Ground this afternoon. The teams were:-Northern.-Colours, navy blue. Full-back,…

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Singleton Cricket Club. Annual Meeting

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 September 1906 · page 6

The annual meeting of members of Singleton Cricket Club was hold at the Imperial Hotel on Thursday night. Present Messrs A. B. Shaw…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 September 1906 · page 8

In Sydney on Saturday Glebe defeated Newtown by 16 pointes to 8; SYdney thresli[?] Eastern suburbs by 13 to 3. In New Zealand on Saturday Otago…

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Echoes of Sport. Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 September 1906 · page 8

Sept. 12.—Scone Jockey Club. Sept. 15, 17.—Walisend Jockey Club; entries, to-night. COURSING…

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