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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1907

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Rugby Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 3

In the Rugby football match Scotland scored 8 points against England's 3…

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The Football Season

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 2

Now that whiter is about to set in thoughts of our local athletes and the admirers turn naturally to the manly popular game of football. The interest [?]…

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A Football Item

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 2

It was the first football match of the season A big, burly follow crossed over to the referee, previously to kicking off, and Said: "Look here. Gaspipe, I'm the captain of the Rovers, and if we win you're…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 4

March 20.—Wailsend Jockey Club. March 26, 27.—Scone Jockey Club; entries, to-morrow. March 30, April 1.—Wailsend Jockey Club ;…

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Swimming

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 3

At the East Sydney Swimming Club's carnival on Saturday, Cecil Healy put up a now Australasian record for 100 yards, covering the distance in 57 4-5…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 3

Jack Johnson sails from Sydney in the Ventura to-day. Asked on Saturday what he thought of the Australian pugilists, Johnson said the little…

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Bowls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 2

The following players will represent [?] against Hamilton to-morrow afternoon on the [?] ten green :—Beaver, Skinner, Smith, Kerr, [?] Eldridge, Marshall, Eckford, J. McL[?]…

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Sporting. CRICKET

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 2

Owing to the rain, there was no cricket in Sydney last Saturday, and the two matches to take place in Scone did not come off. We…

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Veterans' Cricket Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 2

An interesting cricket match will be played on the Albion Ground to-morrow (Wednesday) afternoon, commencing at 2.30 o'clock. The veterans of the town and district will engage…

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Sporting News. Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 3

Owing to the wet weather there was practically no cricket played in Sydney on Saturday. None of the First Grade matches were commenced…

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Alleged Libel. a Racing Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 3

As intimated in last issue an action was brought in the Banco Court, Sydney, by Thomas Walker Neville, against Alexander Morrison. The former is a dentist, and the…

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Injury from a Cricket Ball

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 2

A little boy named Prank Gilligan, son of Mr. Denis Gilligan, of West Maitland, was operated on at the hospital yesterday for an abscess on the hip, the result of an injury caused some time ago through…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 4

March 20.—Wallsend Jockey Club. March 26, 27.—Scone Jockey Club; entries, to-night. March 30, April 1.—Wallsend Jockey Club…

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Interstate Cricket. N. S. Wales v. West Australia

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 2

The first test match between the mother State and West Australia was commenced at Perth on Saturday. H. A. Evers, who has represente[?]…

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Alleged Libel. a Racing Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 March 1907 · page 2

In the Banco Court on Tuesday, Before Sir Frederick Darley, the Chief Justice, and a jury, the hearing was resumed of the action brought by Thomas Walker Neville…

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Ethics of Racing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 March 1907 · page 4

"A dead-un" is an expression well known on a racecourse, as indicating a horse which is sent out to start in a race with the intention that it should…

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Lawn Tennis Championship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1907 · page 3

Wilding beat Ritchie for the South of France championship at Nice by three sets to love…

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Sporting News. Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 March 1907 · page 3

Singleton H. v. Muswellbrook H fixture, for Saturday next at Howe Park, has been cancelled, Muswellbrook being unable to send a team…

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Football

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 2

Scotland defeated England on Saturday by 8 points to 3. Most of the city clubs are already organising their forces. The local senior…

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Cricket

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 2

The inter-State cricket match between Sydney and West Australia resulted in a win for the former by one wicket. We will be pleased to publish scores of…

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