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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1907

1,345 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 68

Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 September 1907 · page 4

Bill Squires has accepted the advice of Mr J. Wren, of Melbourne, to try and get some other boxer, for on Monday he cabled to Mr Wren:—"Matched…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 September 1907 · page 4

The local half-holiday team journeyed to Newcastle yesterday to play the Central Mission in the return match, and proved the victors by 14 points to 12, after one of the most friendly games ever…

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English Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 September 1907 · page 3

In Uio match Maxylebone v. Yorkshire, Fielder took six wickets for 150 runs. Tn thE match Surrey v. Leicestor Hayes made 157 runs, and in the match Gentlemen, v. the…

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Sporting News Football

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 September 1907 · page 4

Singleton Centennials and East Maitland played a match at Maitland on Saturday, East Maitland winning by 13 points to 10…

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English Football Team

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 September 1907 · page 3

A sub-committee of the Rugby Union recommends the acceptance of the invitation from New zealand to send a team to that colony. It is understood that 49 players are willing to…

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Maitland Races. Brigantine and Kapai

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 September 1907 · page 2

A race meeting was held at Rutherford course yesterday afternoon. Resuits:— Flying Handicap, 6…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 September 1907 · page 4

Sept. 11, 14.—Wallsend Jockey Club. Sept. 18.—Newcastle Jockey Club. Sept. 25, 26—Muswellbrook. Sept. 25, 26.—Armidale and New England…

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Fatal Motor Racing. a Number of Deaths. London,Monday

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 September 1907 · page 3

The race for the Floria Cup, an international motor event, took place at Brescia Italy, yesterday; the presence of 100,000 spectators. The…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 September 1907 · page 4
Also in The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette

East No. 1 v. West End on the Albion Ground to-morrow at 2. 15 sharp:—L. Clive, E. Hunt, W. Osland, E. Anderson, J. Watts, K. Eckford, R. Herrmann, R. Keating, F. Mattosks, E. Mallen,…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 September 1907 · page 5
Also in The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette

Hobbs, playing against Leicester, made 96 runs, and thus completed his 2000 runs for the season…

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Elbe Regatta. Speech by This Kaiser

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 September 1907 · page 6

Brunsbuetterkoog, June [?] Yesterday evening, on the occasion of the Elbe Regatta, the North a dinner on board the…

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Fatal Motor Racing. LONDON, Sept 2

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 September 1907 · page 8

THE race for the Florio Cap, an international motor event, took place at Brescia, Italy, yesterday, in the presence of 100,000 spectators. The…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 September 1907 · page 6

In our last issue we mentioned that Bill Squires had been matched against Jack Sullivan for a fight at Colma on September 28th. Followers of boxing in Australia will be glad that Squires line…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 September 1907 · page 6

A cable dated Thursday save that in a match at Scarborough between the Gentlemen and Players G. L. Jessop, for the former, scored 101 in 90 minutes. Playing in the match at Kennington…

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Elbe Regatta. Speech by the Kaiser

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 September 1907 · page 7

Brunsbuettelkoog, June 19th,—Yesterday evening, on the occasion of the Elbe Regatta, the North German Regatta Clulb gave a dinner on board the…

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Half-Holiday Cricket Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 September 1907 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Western Division; Cricket Club will be hold in Mrs. Winter's rooms on Tuesday next, when members and non-members are requested to attend…

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Fatal Motor Racing. London, Sept. 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 September 1907 · page 2

The race for the Florio Cup an international motor event took place at Brescia Italy yesterday in the presence of 100,000 spectators the distance was 300 [?]…

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Our Singleton Letter Improvement of Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 September 1907 · page 8

At the annual meeting of the Singleton Cricket Club, Mr. Shaw presiding, a letter was read from the secretary of the Hunter River District Cricket Association, pointing…

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