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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1906

1,116 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 53 of 56

International Football. South Africa Defeats Wales. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 December 1906 · page 2

Great interest was taken in yesterday's football match between the South African team mid Wales. The match was played at Swansea, and the…

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Betting and Coursing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 5 December 1906 · page 2

Coursing men claim that any privi leges extended to trotting clubs should als be extended to them. When the Government passed its anti gambling…

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Echoes of Sport. Calendar. Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 December 1906 · page 8

Dec. 8 and 10.—Newcastle Tattersall's Club Dec. 19.—Maitland Hospital Benefit; entries close Dec. 11. Dec. 26.—Stroud; entries, Dec. 22…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 December 1906 · page 3

W. M'Call will enter upon farming pursuits forthwith, having purehased a farm in the Hawkesbury district. The ex-champion will,- therefore, not…

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Bowls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 December 1906 · page 2

The following players will represent the Maitland Bowling Club in the match against Wickham, on the Wickham green, on Saturday next:—Fitness, Pender, Eldridge, Heyes; Hills, Gash, Hackett,…

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East Maitland Athletic Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 December 1906 · page 2

A committee meeting of the East Maitland Athletic Club was held in the Ambulance Hall last evening. There were, present:—Messrs. G. T. Chambers (in the Chair), W. Geary, C.P. Sohrader,…

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Aquatics Versus Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 December 1906 · page 3

Andrew Carnegie, in presenting the [?]ty of Princeton with an artificial [?] miles long by 400 to 1000 feet wide[?] football disadvantageously with…

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Sudden Death in the Cricket Field

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

During s cricket match at Belford, near Singleton, on Saturday last, a thunderstorm occurred, causing the players and spectators to run to a house for shelter…

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The Athletic Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 December 1906 · page 6

The members of the local athletic club have decided to postpone their annual meeting from the 25th December to the 3rd June next. Thursday morning…

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Cricket

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

Mr. W. A. Richardson, of Sydney, who has for years past brought a team of cricketers to Maitland at Christmas time, writing to Mr. D. L. B. Glasheen, secretary of the…

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Echoes of Sport. Calendar. Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 December 1906 · page 8

Dec. 10.—Newcastle Tattersall's Club. Dec. 19.—Maitland Hospital Benefit; entries close Dec. 11. Dec. 26.—Stroud; entries, Dec. 22…

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Notes by "Wanderer." Cricket Memoranda

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 December 1906 · page 2

Very interesting play was in evidence on Saturday last in the match Singleton v. Muswellbrook. The onlooker could not but be struck with the smart…

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About Golf

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 December 1906 · page 2

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. 'Asquith) opened a bazaar at Dundee recently (says "The Times"), which was promoted by the Scotseraig Golf Club, Fife, and said…

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Echoes of Sport. Calendar. Horse Racing

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

Dec. 19.—Maitland Hospital Benefit; entries close to-morrow night. Dec. 26.—Stroud; entries, Dec. 22. Dec. 26, 27.—Wallsend Jockey Club; entries,…

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Swimming

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 December 1906 · page 2

The 100; yards swimming championship of the State was won on Saturday. by H. Baker, with A. Wickham second, and H. Hardwicke third F…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 December 1906 · page 2

The South Africans played a draw against England on Saturday on the Crystal Palaco Ground, in the prcsencd of 30,000 spectators, each side…

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Sporting News. Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 December 1906 · page 2

Members of Singleton C.C who are selected to play, are expected to fulfil engagements, failing which they will be good enough to immediately…

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Swimming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 December 1906 · page 5

The motion to send an English representative to compete for the Australian swimming championships has been withdrawn…

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Hospital Benefit Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 December 1906 · page 4

The committee of the race meeting arranged to take place at Rutherford on Wednesday afternoon next, in aid of the funds of the Maitland Hospital are to be congratulated on the excellent entries…

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Echoes of Sport. Calendar. Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 December 1906 · page 3

Dec 19.—Maitland Hospital Benefit. Dec. 20.—Stroud ; entries, Dec. 22. Dec. 20, 27.—Wallsend Jockey Club.; entries, 18th…

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