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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1906

1,116 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 41 of 56

Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 September 1906 · page 4

The Sydney Rugby premiership has been won by Globe. Sydney University met Otago University at Dunedin (N.Z.) on…

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Tattersall's Races

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 September 1906 · page 4

Tattersall's Club conducted a meeting at Randwick on Saturday, about 10,000 persons being present. The sport was of a highly interesting…

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Echoes of Sport. Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 September 1906 · page 4

Sept. 12—Scone Jockey Club. Sept. 15,17.—Wallsend Jockey club. Coursing. Sept. 15—Heddon-Greta; entries, 13th…

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Cricket. Important Match Arranged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 September 1906 · page 4

For some time past Mr. D.L.B. Glashe[?] secretary of the Hunter river District Criket Association, has been in communication with Mr. Austin Diamond, the…

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Cricket Team Expected [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 September 1906 · page 2

Not a few prominent cricketers in Sydney think that Jackson will bring out a cricketing team this season…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 September 1906 · page 8

in compliance with a custom which has made it an interesting annual fixture, the popular Sydney cricketer, W. A. Richardson, was invited to bring up a team to Maitland…

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Echoes of Sport. Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 September 1906 · page 8

Sept. 15, 17.—Wallsend Jokey Club. Coursing. Sept. 15.—Heddon-Grete ; entries, 13th. PIGEON SHOOTING…

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Swimming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 September 1906 · page 3

Darbyshire did not compete in the 220 Yards Swimming Championship, and Cecil Healy, the Australian, swam over for the prize…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 September 1906 · page 3

A boxing contest between Mike Williams, champions of South' Africa, and Bill Smith, of Australia, took place at Melbourne on Monday, night…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 September 1906 · page 4

The following players will represent West v. Kurri Kurri on the Albion Ground on Saturday, 15th instant, at 3 p.m. :—W. Wilks, H. Chant, V. Hoban. T. Wright, A. E…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 September 1906 · page 3

Bulli soil is greatly in demand for cricket pitches. This year 300 tons have already (been, sent away by rail, in addition) to 1000 bags, containing…

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Scone Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 September 1906 · page 4

The spring meeting of the Scone Jockey Club which was held yesterday in favourable weather, was well attended, and the special , train from Newcastle returning the same…

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Echoes of Sport. Calendar, Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 September 1906 · page 4

Sept. 15, 17.—Wallsend Jockey Club. COURSING. Sept. 15.—Heddon-Greta. PIGEON SHOOTING…

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Football To-morrow's Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 September 1906 · page 4

On the Show Ground, to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon, several semi-final matches will be played. North v. South and West v. Kurri (seniors), and Morpeth v. Kurri and South v. North (C's) are set…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 6

Sydney University played their second match in New Zealand on Wednesday, when they mot an Otage team. The visitors again sustained…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 6

J. T. Tyldesley, the brilliant Lancashire batsman, will receive , over £3000 from the benefit match tendered him last month…

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English Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 5

[?]he match the rest of England against [?] Burnup scored 251 runs. Burnup [?] the batting average of the season, [?]67 runs per innings, and Hubbleston…

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Heddon-greta Races

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 15

Despite a beautiful day, the attendance at Heddon-Greta races was not up to expectations, although it was up to the average, Newcastle being well represented. The course…

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Football Northern v. SOUTHERN

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 5

The above senior teams met on the Albion Ground this afternoon, and after a very poor game Northern, won by 13 points to nil. Whipps scored for the winners, but Lia lasy failed to convert. Mallard…

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Echoes of Sport. Calendar. Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 8

Sept. 17.—Wallsend Jockey Club. PIGEON SHOOTING. Sept. 29.—Sawyer's Gully; nominations, September 25…

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