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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1907

1,345 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 68

Football

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 June 1907 · page 2

The following players will represent Scone against Aberdeen, on the local ground, on Saturday text, at 3 o'clock:—Fullback, A. F. Smith;…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 June 1907 · page 2

The last match of the season was played at Bunnan on the 25th May, between Bunnan C.C. and a team got together by Mr. A…

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Fancy Dress Football

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 June 1907 · page 1

There is much silent humor enveloping local football at the best of times, but when its exponents garb themselves like those brilliant…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 June 1907 · page 4

June 8.—Wallsend Jockey Club. June 19.—Maitland; entries, June 13. PIGEON SHOOTING. June 29.—Singleton ; entries, June 29…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 June 1907 · page 2

The New Zealand professional Rugby team will leave for Sydney about the end of July, and expect to arrive in England in September. The…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 June 1907 · page 2

Efforts are being made in Melbourne to secure a position for J. R. M. Mackav, so that his services will be availble for cricket in that State…

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Boxing Championship. Squires v. Burns

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 June 1907 · page 4

A cable received at Melbourne on Thursday, from America stated that James Jeffries, the ex-champion would act as referee om a ,match…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calender Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 June 1907 · page 7

June 10.—Maitland; entries, June 13. PIGEON SHOOTING. June 29.—Singleton; entries, June 29. Mr. Michael Ryan, a native of Kilmore (V.),…

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Athletics

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 June 1907 · page 2

B. R. Day, the English Professional runner, defeated L. M'Lachlan at Dunedin, in the 300 and 400 yards races, but was beaten in the 100…

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Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 June 1907 · page 3

Mr. Brookes won the Singles in the Northern Championship. Manchuria lost three james in the entire competition. Casdagll and Charlton defeated Brookes and Randall…

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Football. East End v. CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 June 1907 · page 6

The senior tennis of the above met on the Albion Ground on Saturday afternoon, the game resulting in a draw, the scores being 6 points each. When the half-time whistle was blown…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar House Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 June 1907 · page 4

Junc 19.—Maitiand; entries, June 13. PIGEON SHOOTING. June 29.—Singleton ; entries, June 29. It will be well to bear in mind that entries…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 June 1907 · page 3

Next month a year will have elapsed since the disqualifieation of the leading N.S.W. cricketers. It is believed that the suspensions will be removed at the…

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English Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 June 1907 · page 3

Hampshire beat Kent by five wickets, and Worcestershire beat Lancashire by ten wickets…

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Sporting News Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 June 1907 · page 3

Stan Wickham, the Western Suburbs captain, who was injured in a late match, is a lot worse than was at first thought, and is likely to be in bed for…

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Football. ABERDEEN v. SCONE

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1907 · page 2

The above Clubs met for the first time in the competition on Saturday afternoon last. The fact that both teams had about their strongest representatives in the…

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Fatality at Wallsend Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 June 1907 · page 2

An inquest was held at Wallsend on Monday into the circumstances connected with the death of the jockey John Thompson, who received fatal injuries to his head in a fall Whilst…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar House Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 June 1907 · page 4

June 19.—Maitland; entries, June 13. PIGEON SHOOTING. June 29.—Singleton; entries, June 29. It is stated that after Noble Lad had own…

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Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 12 June 1907 · page 2

In a match at Northampton, between the South Africans and Northampton shire, Shwartz, of the Transvaal, took six wickets in the first innings for 11…

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Football. Interstate Football. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 June 1907 · page 5

In the football match to-day, Queensland v. Second New South Wales, at half-time the former was 3 points to nil. The customary weekly executive meeting of the Hunter Union was held at Mr. C. Winchester's room last evening. Mr. R. Norman…

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