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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1907

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Golf Club

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

The annual meeting of members of the Maitland Golf Club is announced to be held in the Mechanics', Institute on Friday, evening, 5th proximo, and the opening of the links for the…

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Tennis Championships

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1907 · page 3

In the lawn tennis championships at Cannes, Wilding and Ritchie in the doubles beat the Wright Brothers by 3 sets to 1. In the mixed doubles, H. Doherty and the…

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Sporting News. Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 March 1907 · page 2

Following will comprise Mr J. sea brook's team for Jerry's Plains on Easter Monday:— G.and S. Brady, R, and F. Millard, A. Hayes, A. Giles, [?]…

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Junior Football Culb

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 2

A MEETING for the purpose of forming a Junior Football Club was held at Heywood's last week, when there was a fair attendance. Mr. F. Brown was voted to…

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Challenging the Channel. Some Wonderful Swimming Feats

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 4

Very nearly thirty years have elapsed since Captian Webb accomplished the unique feat of swimming the channel. It was on Aug. 24th, 1877…

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Football

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

The annual general meeting of the Hunter River Distract Football Union was held in Maitland last Tuesday evening. Cessnock delegates attended…

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Amateur Boxing Championships

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 3

Bewdin, the new Zealand lightweight, was decided in the first round for the English Amateur Boxing Championship…

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Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 2

A match will be played on the Show Ground, on Monday next, between Mr. T. Hartigan's Metropolitan team, and an eleven representing the Upper…

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Boxing. Chewy Williams v. Paddy Lynch

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 2

There .was a large roll up of sports at the Aberdare Hall, on Thursday night last, to witness a glove fight between Chewy Williams of Wallsend,…

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Boxing Contest. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 5

Arthur Blendon, lightweight boxing champion of New Zealand, was defeated in the first round of the competition for the English amateur…

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Interstate Cricket. a Close Finish

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 5

The second test match at Fremantle between West Australia and New South Wales was continued on Tuesday. West Australia scored 185 in…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 7

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

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South Africa. General Botha at Caretown. Unification of Races. London, March 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 3

Mr. Jan Holineyer, leader of the Africa Bond, in presenting General Botha with an address at Capetown on behalf of the Bond, declared that General Botha, who…

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Singleton Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 April 1907 · page 2

In the business portion of this paper [?] programme of the first race meeting to be the Glenridding Jockey Club on Saturday instant. The course is situated on the…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 April 1907 · page 4

April 1.—Wallsend Jockey Club. April 13.—Glenridding (Singleton). April 27.—Newcastle Jockey Club. May 1.—Newcastle Jockey Club…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1907 · page 4

April 13.—Glenriding (Singleton); entries, 10th. April 27.—Newcastle Jockey Club. May. 1.—Newcastle Jockey Club…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1907 · page 8

April 13.—Glenridding (Singleton); entries, 10th. April 17—Maitland; entries 11th. April 27.—Newcastle Jockey Club…

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Bowls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1907 · page 3

The following team has been selected to play on Saturday next on Maitland Green against Wickham: Adams, Hills, Dimmock, Easton, Taylor, Johnston, Robinson, Marshall, Seward, Pender, Heyes, Hill…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1907 · page 4

April 13.—Glenridding (Singleton) ; entries, 10th. April 17—Maitland; entries, 11th. April 27.—Newcastle Jockey Club…

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