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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1907

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The Football Mania

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 7

Football is as much of a many in the United States as it 18 in England. Mr Alfred H. Love, of Philadelphia, president of the Universal Peace Union, said…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 8

March 26, 27.—Scone Jockey Club. March 30, April 1.—Wallsend Jockey Club; entries, 25th instant. April 27.—Newcastle Jockey Club ; entries…

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Athletics

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

The final heat of the seventh Queensland "Hundred" Pedestrian Handicap was run off on Tuesday night at the Brisbane Cricket Ground and resulted:—J…

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Boxing. BROWN—DONOHUE

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 2

The fight between Jack Donohue, of Cessnock, and Reg. Brown, of Newcastle, took place in the Aberdare Hall, Cessnock, for a [?] of £30,…

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Scone Races

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 4

The following weights have been declared by Mr. C. Mitchell, for Scene races, on the 26th and 27th March:— Opening Handicap, 7 furlongs,.—…

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The Football Mania

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 6

Football is as much of a mania in the United States as it is in England. Mr Alfred H. Love, of Philadelphia, president of the Universal Peace Union, said…

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Northern Division Football Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 4

There was a fairly large attendance of members of the Northern Division Football Club at a meeting held at Mr. J. Brown's rooms last evening. Mr. J. Brown Presided and explained that the meeting was…

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Cricket. Supper Hunter District v. MAITLAND

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 5

An inter-district match between an Upper Hunter District team and a Maitland District, team was played on the Albion Ground to-day. This was a return match between…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 March 1907 · page 4

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

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Swimming

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 March 1907 · page 3

R. Healy, at the Drummoyne baths on Saturday established a world's swimming record for, three-quarters of a mile, viz., 18min, 17 2-5sec. The…

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Bowls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1907 · page 8

Owing to there being no half-holiday tomorrow, the match set down with Lowlands and West Maitland Bowling Clubs has been postponed…

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Cricket

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 March 1907 · page 2

The following will represent Dungog district in a match against the Newcastle team on the local wicket on Friday and Saturday next—Crowther,…

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Treatment of Native Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1907 · page 5

The 'Ahorigines' Protection Society has tested the Earl of Elgin, Secretary of State for the Colonies, to include the treatment of native races in the agenda paper of the…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1907 · page 8

March 27.—Scone Jockey Club. March 30. April 1.—Wallsend Jockey Club. April 27.—Newcastle Jockey Club May 1.—Newcastle Jockey Club…

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Cricket. Upper Hunter District v. MAITLAND

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1907 · page 2

AN inter-district match between an Upper Hunter District team and a Maitland District team was played on the Albion Ground on Saturday…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1907 · page 8

At Tuesday night's meeting of the New South Wales Rugby Union in Sydney, Mr. J. McMahon referred to the projected visit of a New South Wales football team to…

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Cricket. Upper Hunter Cricket Association v. Maitland

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 27 March 1907 · page 4

An inter-district match between an Upper Hunter District team and a Maitland District team was played on the Albion Ground on Saturday. This…

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Hunter District Football Union. Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1907 · page 7

The seventh annual meeting of the Hunter District Rugby Football Union was held at Winchester's some last evening. Mr. R. E. Norman was voted to the chair, and the following delegates were…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1907 · page 8

March 30, April 1.—Wallsend Jockey Club. April 27.—Newcastle Jockey Club. May 1.—Newcastle Jockey Club. ATHLETICS…

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Bowls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1907 · page 2

A team of four rinks of the West Maitland Bowling club journey to Sydney by the 7 a.m. mail train to-morrow (Good Friday) morning to play three matches against the following clubs:—Randwick on…

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