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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1907

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 July 1907 · page 8

July 24—Maitland races; entries close, July 18. August 3—Heddon-Greta; entries July 29. COURSING…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 July 1907 · page 4

The following will represent the Centennials in a match against the Federals this afternoon on Victoria Square, play commencing at 3 o'clock:— Fill back…

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Football Champions

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 July 1907 · page 3

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

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County Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 July 1907 · page 5

In the match Lancashire v. Sussex, Poideven made 128 runs, not out…

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Pony Racing Advisory Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 July 1907 · page 4

In accordance with section 33 of the Gaming and Betting Act, the following persons, have been appointed an advisory board to deal with disputes arising between clubs in…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 July 1907 · page 3

July 24—Maitland races; entries close, July 18. August 3—Heddon—Greta; entries July 29. Gnaroo, who won the Caulfield Cup in 1891…

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Football. New South Wales v. New Zealand. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 July 1907 · page 5

There was an enormous attendance at the football match, estimated at 40,000 to 45,000. The weather was fine, and there was no wind. New Zealand kicked off, and the locals…

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Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 July 1907 · page 4

The West Maitland lawn tennis courts were the scene of a very pleasant match on Saturday afternoon, when a team consisting of Messrs. Alfred and Fred. Burke, Cowan, and…

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English Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 July 1907 · page 5

Harrow beat Eton by 79 runs. Bird for Harrow scored 100 runs, not out. Surrey defeated the South African cricketers by 85 runs…

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Football. West End v. CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 July 1907 · page 4

The above senior teams met at Cessnock on Saturday and after an interesting display the match resulted in a draw, the scores being 6 points each. Morpeth C's journeyed to Hinton on Saturday, and…

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Lawn Tennis Championships. London, July 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 July 1907 · page 5

the competition for the Davis Cup in the tennis championships yesterday, Brookes lately defeated Wright, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. ing beat Behr, 1-6, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 July 1907 · page 4

July 24—Maitland races; entries close, July. 18. August 3—Heddon-Greta; entries July 29. The Medallion mare Parting Glass has…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 July 1907 · page 3

Centennials defeated Federals at Victoria Square on Saturday by 12 points to nil. For the winners, Garred and Longworth each registered a try, and…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1907 · page 2
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Eton has beaten Horrow by 79 runs. Surrey has defeated the South African players by 85 runs. Playing for Lancashire against Sussex,…

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Gospel of Golf

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 July 1907 · page 5

Happy is the golfer that hath his bag full of good clubs and balls. Take care of your weak clubs; the others will take care of themselves…

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The Boxing Championship. Squires Wishes to Retire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 July 1907 · page 3

Considerable surprise will be evinced in sporting circles over the contents of a cable message received in Melbourne by Mr.John Wren from "Bill" Squires, who was recently…

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Football. U.H. Premiership Table

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1907 · page 2

Clubs. M. Played M. Won M. Lost M. Drawn Byes Points for Against Com. Points. Scone 6 6 0 0 0 99 6 24 Wanderers 6 5 1 0 0 46 11 20 Aberdeen 5 3 2 0 1 35 18 16…

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Football. High School Visits Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 July 1907 · page 4

The Maitland High School paid a visit to Sydney to return the matches with Clovelandstreet School on Friday last. On their arrival in Sydney the boys were taken in charge of…

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Football Match. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 July 1907 · page 2

It has been decided that the return football match, between New Zealand and New South Wales, shall be played on Wednesday, at the…

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