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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1907

1,345 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 32 of 68

Football

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 3

The Cessnock Juniors were completely outclassed at East Maitland last Saturday. They were defeated by 16 points to nil. The juniors are a good…

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Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 5

Messrs. Brookes, Eves, and Doust, have qualified for the fourth round of the Wimbledon Championship…

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Sporting News Football

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 6

The following have been selected to represent Centenuials in their match against Combined Representative Maitland on the Show Ground this…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 8

July 6.—Wallsend; entries, July 2. July 10—Newcastle Jockey Club ; entries, July 1. PIGEON SHOOTING…

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Cricket in England. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 4

THe South African cricketers, touring England, have defeated Kent by two runs, after following on…

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Football

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

East End seniors journeyes to Cessnock on Saturday, and were easily defeated by that team by 13 to 3. [?] West End seniors met Kurri Kurri at Kurri Kurri…

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Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 July 1907 · page 5

In the fourth round of the singles contest of the All England lawn tennis championships N. E. Brookes beat Karl Behr, an American, by three sets to two. Dr. Enves boat Beyly by…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 July 1907 · page 8

July 6.Wallsend: entries to-morrow, July 10—Newcastle Jockey Club: entries, to-night. COURSING…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 July 1907 · page 4

On Thursday (America's national holiday) Bill Squires is to fight his first battle in the land of the Stars and Stripes, and the result of the contest…

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Bowls

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

The following players will represent the Maitland bowlers in a match against the City players on the park to-morrow afternoon, at 2 o'clock, sharp:—Beaver, Skinner. Smith,…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 July 1907 · page 4

New South Wales defeated Queensland at Brisbane on Saturday by 18 points to 3. Sydney beat University on Saturday…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 July 1907 · page 4

It is believed that the trouble ever the terms for the use of the Sydney, Cricket Ground for the matches against the Englishmen will be satisfactorily…

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Moree Hospital Races

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

Following are the weights for the two principal handicaps of the Moree Hospital Races on the 10th and 11th instant:— GWYDIR HANDICAP : 7 furlongs.—Gahv…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar Horse Racing

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

July 6.—Wallsend ; entries, to-night. July 10—Newcastle Jockey Club. COURSING. July 13—Singleton Club ; entries, 11th…

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Coursing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 3 July 1907 · page 2

The next coursing match under the auspices of Muswellbrook Coursing Club will take place on the 27th inst. Particulars will be advertised in a…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 July 1907 · page 6

A team of the Muswellbrook Wander Club proceeded to Scene on Saturday [?], and engaged in a match with a Scone c[?] and after a closely contested game the ho[?]…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 July 1907 · page 5

Mr. R. E. Norman presided, over a meeting of the executive of the Hunter District Rugby Football, Union last evening, but the business requiring attention was not of a very important character. A…

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Sporting Notes. Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 3 July 1907 · page 2

The Scone Independents forfeited to Muswellbrook Club on Saturday last. A match was played on the local showground on Saturday last between…

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Lawn Tennis

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

Brookes beal Ritchie by three to love, and Gore beat Dr. Eaves by three to love in the third round of the Wimbledon championship. In this doubles, Brookes and Wilding beat…

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Boxing Championship. News To-morrow. Sydney

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

The great glove fight for the championship office world between "Bill" Squires of Pelaw Main, and "Tommy" Burns of America, is fixed for 2 p.m. on July 4th, in the neighbourhood…

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