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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1907

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Football. 1St Grade

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 20 July 1907 · page 4

Won Lost Drawn Pts Cessnock ... 2 ... 1 ... 3 West End... 1 ... 2 .. 2 ... 8 Kurri Kurri ... 1 ... 2 .. 2 ... 8…

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The Boxing Championship. Squires Wishes to Retire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 July 1907 · page 5

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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Squires' Boxing Contract. Cancelled by Mr Wren

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 July 1907 · page 1

Mr J. Wren, of Melbourne, on Wednesday received a cable from his manager in San Francisco (Mr Reynolds) stating that Squires was still…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 July 1907 · page 8

July 24—Maitland Races. August 3—Heddon-Greta; entries July 29. Aug. 7.—Wallsend Jockey Club; entries, July 30…

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Football. New Zealand v. Australia. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 July 1907 · page 4

The New Zealand footballers met a representative Australian team on the Sydney Cricket Ground this afternoon. The weather [?] dull, and the attendance was estimated [?]…

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Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 July 1907 · page 5

In the Davis Cup, Brookes beat Gore by 7-5, 6-1, 7-5. Wilding defeated Roper Barrett by 1-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-5…

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Football. East End v. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 July 1907 · page 7

These senior teams tried conclusions on the Albion Ground on Saturday afternoon, East End winning by 6 points to nil. The teams were:—…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 July 1907 · page 8

July 24—Maitland Races. August 3—Heddon-Greta; entries July 29. Aug. 7.—Wallsend Jockey Club; entries, July 30…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 July 1907 · page 4

Jack Johnson, the negro pugilist, who recently visited Australia, met Bob Fitzsimmons at Philadelphia on Thursday. Fitzimmons was knocked…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 July 1907 · page 4
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The New Zealand team will play Queensland at Brisbane to-morrow, and again on Saturday. Singleton Centennials met a Newcastle…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 July 1907 · page 4

July 24—Maitland Races. August 3—Heddon-Greta; entries July 29. Aug. 7.—Wallsend Jockey Club; entries, July 30…

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Our Sydney Letter. Rugby Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 24 July 1907 · page 2

ONCE more we are driven to explain how it came to pass that New Zealand beat us, instead of recounting how the battle was won. When the explanation…

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Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 24 July 1907 · page 2

In the Upper Hunter trophy competitions on Saturday last the Wanderer Club defeated Scone Independents by six points to nil, and Aberdeen defeated…

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Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 July 1907 · page 5

Playing for the Davis Cup was continued yesterday. Gore and Roper-Barrett heat Brookes and Wilding, "Australasians," the scores being 3-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2, 13-11…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 July 1907 · page 8

August 3—Heddon-Greta; entries July 29. Aug. 7.—Wallsend Jockey Club; entries, July 30. Aug. 17, 21.—Newcastle Jockey Club; entries,…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 July 1907 · page 4

Jack Johnson cannot be so anxious to encounter Jim Jeffries as some of his friends once assorted, since he states that if Jim continues to lead the…

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Trotting and Coursing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 July 1907 · page 2

Amended regulations under the Gaming and Betting Act have been published. They provide, for the registration of show grounds and coursing grounds, which were dealt with in the…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 July 1907 · page 2

A special meeting of Western Division will be held at the Angel Inn to-morrow (Friday) evening, at 8 o'clock sharp, for the transaction of important business…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 July 1907 · page 3

Yorkshire defeated Warwickshire. Haigh took six wickets for 27 runs, and 7 for 13 runs…

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