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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1907

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Football. East End v. West End

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

These senior teams met on the Albion Ground on Saturday afternoon, and after an evenly-contested game, the match resulted in a win for East End by three points to nil…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar Horse Racing

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

July 10—Newcastle Jockey Club. July 24—Maitland. August 3—Heddon-Greta ; entries July 29. COURSING…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 July 1907 · page 2

W. M'Call, who is to fight Jim Griffin, of New Zealand, in the Victoria Theatre, Newcastle, on Friday night, August 2nd, will, enter upon a course…

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Lawn Tennis

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 July 1907 · page 2

The final of the Doubles Championship of England has been played it Wimbleton tennis tournament. There suit was a win for two of…

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Football Champions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 July 1907 · page 4

"We use nothing but Chamberlain's Pain Balm as a rub down liniment while training, or after a game," writes the Secretary of the Englehawk…

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Sporting News Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 July 1907 · page 2

A team of New South Wales Rugby footballers is to play four matches is, West Australia. On July 24 at [?] mantle, on July 27 at Kalgroolie, and…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 July 1907 · page 4

July 10—Newcastle Jockey Club. July 24—Maitland. August 3—Heddon-Greta; entries July 29. COURSING…

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The Great Boxing Match. Squires Clean Knocked Out. a Complete Failure

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1907 · page 4

NEW YORK, July 4, 9 50 p.m.—The fight between Squires and Burns for the world's championship was soon over, the Australian being…

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Swimming Contests

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 July 1907 · page 5

In the Life Saving Society's 100 yards Invitation Race at the Bath Club, London, Derbyshire beat Tartakover of Sydney by a touch. R. L. Baker, who also computed, was…

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The Boxing Championship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 July 1907 · page 5

The proposed return match between Squires and Burns entered a new phase, Burns being willing to come to Australia to met Squires. This information comes from…

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Boxing. Squire's Future Movements

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 10 July 1907 · page 3

The future movements of the Australian boxer, Squires, are at present uncertain. Mr Wren, who was respon sible for the trip to America, having…

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Sporting Notes. Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 10 July 1907 · page 3

On Saturday last the Aberdeen Club journeyed to Muswellbrook to meet a team from the latter club on the local showground, but on their…

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Coursing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 July 1907 · page 4

July 13—Singleton Club; entries, llth. Mr. A. J. Prentice is out with the full programme for Maitland races on July 24. As usual the bill of fare is a liberal one, the…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 July 1907 · page 2

In Melbourne on Monday night bill lang knocked out Dick Kornick in the second round of a match for the resident heavy weight championship of…

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Swimming in England. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 July 1907 · page 2

Tartakover of Sydney, was boaton in the Life Saving Society's 100 Yards Invitation Race, at Bath Club, London, by Derbyshire, by a…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 July 1907 · page 4

July 21—Maitland races ; entries close, July 18. August 3—Heddon—Greta; entries July 29…

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Cricket Match. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 July 1907 · page 2

In the first innings of the Players, in the match against the Gentlemen, at Lord's, Hayward scorod 166 not out. He carried…

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Singleton Cricket Club. Improvements to the Ground

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 July 1907 · page 2

Extensive improvements are beings made to the ground of the Singleton Cricket. Club, which forms a bright setting in Howe Park. The oval is being…

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Boxing Championship

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 12 July 1907 · page 3

After we went to press on Friday morning last, a wire was received, which was issued as an "extra," that Burns won the boxing…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 July 1907 · page 5

The following have been selected to represent Now South Wales against New Zealand on the Sydney Cricket Ground tomorrow:—Full brick, W. Dix; three-quarters, H. Messenger,…

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