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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1907

1,345 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 40 of 68

Tennis

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 2

A team of tennis players from Wallabadah met and defeated the Methodist Club on the local courts on Wednesday afternoon last…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

The "All Blacks" meet Australia in the second test match at Brisbane to-morrow. The N.S.W. team in W. Australia have, so far, not suffered defeat…

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The English Cricket Team

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 5

Invitations to join the English cricket team to visit Australia under the captaincy of A. O. Jones (Notts) have been issued to the following:— T. Hayward (Surrey), J. T. Tyldesley…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 8

August 3.—Heddon-Greta. Ang. 7.—Wallsend Jockey Club. Aug. 17, 21.—Newcastle Jockey Club ; entries, Aug. 12…

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Very Latest Cables. London, Thursday afternoon. County Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 5

Hampshire beat Middlesex by 161 runs…

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Good Friday Football. Denounced at a Well-known Club

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 6

[?]may. a meeting of members of the Northwich Victoria Football Club, one of the pioneers of Association football, passed a…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 6

Bob Turner, of Sydney, and Tracey, of Wellington, boxed at Wellington on Wednesday night, for the lightweight professional championship of New…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 6

The following players have been selected by the M.C.C. to form part of the team visiting Australia during the forthcoming season:—T. Hayward…

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County Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 5

Playing in a match, Worcestershire versus Kent, H. Foster scored 125 runs, and R. Foster 174. They added 303 to the fourth wicket…

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Sporting News. Football

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 6

The New Zealand professional team about to visit England will assemble in Sydney this month, where three matches will be played. These will…

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Football. 1St Grade

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 3

Won Lost Drawn Pts West End ... ... 4 ... 1 ... 3 ... 22 Cessnock ... ... 3 ... 1 ... [?] ... 18 East End ... ... 2 ... 2 ... 2 ... 12…

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Cricket and Costs

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 6

A matter illustrative of the danger of Playing into law without some reasonable ferece[?] as to when the litigant will get out again [?] decided by the Full Court on Tuesday…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 7

Aug. 7.—Wallsend Jockey Club. Aug. 17, 21.—Newcastle Jockey Club; entries, Aug. 12. Aug. 24.—Glenridding; entries, Aug. 21…

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Deadlock in Football. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 4

Something of the nature of a deadlock has occurred at Brisbane, in connection with the New Zealand v. Australian football match to-morrow…

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County Cricket Victory. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 4

A cricket match at Southampton, for the County Grand Championship, Hampshire versus Middlesex, resulted in favor of the former county by 161…

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Football. Kurri Kurri No.2 v. West End

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 5

These "C" grade teams met on the Albion Ground this afternoon, and after an exciting contest, Kurri Kurri won by 9 points to 8. Hedley scored for the winners, and Brannigan,…

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International Cricket. England Defeats South Africa. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 4

The test match, South Africa versus England, was concluded yesterday, and resulted in a win for England by 53 runs. England's second innings…

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Good Friday Football. Denounced at a Well-known Club

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 7

Last night, 14th May, a meeting of members of the Northwich Victoria Football Club, one of the pioneers of Association football, passed a…

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English Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 August 1907 · page 5

Yorkshire beat Leicestershire. First took 15 wickets for 63 runs. K. Hutchings has been invited to join the Marylebone team…

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