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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1906

1,116 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 55 of 56

Sporting News. Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 December 1906 · page 6

The match between Town and Country members of Singleton C.C. will be continued at Howe Park this afternoon, play commencing at 2 o'clock…

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Cricket. the English Team

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 December 1906 · page 4

The English cricketers now touring New Zealand began a match against Wanganul yesterday, the latter batting with 15 men and fielding 13…

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Echoes of Sport. Calendar Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 December 1906 · page 7

Dec. 20.—Stroud; entries, to-night. Dec. 20, 27.—Wallsend Jockey Club. Jan. 20.—Maitland Races ; entries, Jan. 21. Jan. 29, 30.—Tamworth Jockey Club…

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Cricket. Northern Division V. Cessnock C C.

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 22 December 1906 · page 3

A half day’s (unfinished) cricket match was played on Saturday afternoon last, on the local wicket, between the Northern Division (Maitland)…

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Muswellbrook Athletic [?]lnb

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 December 1906 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Committee of the abovenamed Club was held in School of Arts, on Thursday night last, for the purpose of considering a…

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Morpeth Regatta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 December 1906 · page 4

The Sydney seullers (F. Kemp and R. (green) arrived at Morpeth yesterday. They are to take part in the All-comers' Outrigger Race in best-and-best beats at the regatta there on Boxing Day…

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South African Football Team

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 December 1906 · page 5

[?]day the South African football team [?]cornwall by 9 points to 3…

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Protection of Native Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 December 1906 · page 3

Dr. Wilbur F. Crafts, of the International Reform Bureau, is lecturing in Great Britain and Ireland on "World Politics as Related to Markets, Morals, and Missions…

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Echoes of Port. Calendah Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 December 1906 · page 8

Dec. 26.—Stroud. Dec. 26, 27.—Wallsend Jockey Club. Jan. 1.—Newcastle Races ; entries, to-night Jan. 23, 24.—Manilla Races ; entries Jan…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 December 1906 · page 3

About 10,000 people saw Bill Squires boat Mike Williams for the heavyweight boxing supremaey of Australia on the Richmond racecourse, near…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 December 1906 · page 3

The South African Rugby football team played Cornwsll at Redrath on Saturday, and won by nine points to three…

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Morpeth Regatta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 December 1906 · page 3

Beautiful weather prevailed for the aquatic carnival brought off at Morpeth to-day, in fact, no more pleasant conditions could have been wished for. The sky was lightly…

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Boxing Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 December 1906 · page 2

Ideal weather prevailed for the holiday to-day, which was everywhere closely observed. The morning was cool and cloudy, but as the day worn on the sun shone warmly, and the afternoon was beautiful…

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International Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 December 1906 · page 3

Lord Selborne, High Commissioner for South Africa, in congratulating the South African football team now in congratulating the South African football team now in England on the splendid way in which it has upheld South…

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Echoes of Sport. Calendar Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 December 1906 · page 4

Dec. 27.—Wallsend Jockey Club. Jan. 1.—Newcastle Races. Jan. 23, 24.—Manilla Races ; entries, Jan 10…

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Morpeth Regatta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 December 1906 · page 4

If the weather had been ordered for the occasion, it could not have been more pleasant or more suitable than that which prevailed yesterday for the Morpeth Regatta,…

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Two Cricket Stories

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 December 1906 · page 2

The oppression, " He does not play well enough to got out," has a real significance. In the Yorkshire and Surrey match at the eval one player hit over after over at ball after…

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Echoes of Sport. Calendar Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 December 1906 · page 4

Jan. 1.—Newcastle Races. Jan. 23, 24.—Manilla Races; entries, Jan. 10. Jan. 26.—Maitland Races; entries, Jan. 21…

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Cricket

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 28 December 1906 · page 2

The following have been selected to represent Murrurundi in the match against Blandford, to be played on the local Show Ground to-morrow…

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Blandford Races

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 28 December 1906 · page 2

The annual Boxing-day race meeting eventuated on the Plough Inn Course, Blandford, on Wednes-day last, under the most favorable…

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