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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1907

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Interstate Juvenile Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 December 1907 · page 4

At the present time, when some of our crack cricketers are manifesting a decided want of form, it is consoling to hear of our coming cricketers showing their prowess in…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. House Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 December 1907 · page 7

Dec. 11.—Newcastle Tattersall's Club. Dec. 18.—Maitland Races; entries, Dec, 12. Dec. 26, 28.—wallsend Jockey Club; entries, Dec. 17…

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Inter-state Cricket. South Australia v. New South Wales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 December 1907 · page 5

Wish seven wickets down for 231. New South Wales continued their innings on Saturday afternoon against South Australia on tho Sydney Cricket Ground, and were all…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 December 1907 · page 2

The following will represent Singleton against Muswellbrook on latter's ground on Saturday next, players to meet at railway station at 6.45…

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Inter-state Cricket. New South Wales v South Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 December 1907 · page 3

The match between Now South Wales and South Australia was continue on the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday after our report closed. Claxton not out 46 and Clem Hill with 7 to his…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 December 1907 · page 5

In the football match Oxford v. Cambridge, Oxford scored one goal and four trios to Cambridge's nil. J. M. Chapman, a New Zealander, played for Cambridge…

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Maitland Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 December 1907 · page 2

Entries for the Maitland race meeting to be hold at Rutherford on Wednesday next are due with .Mr. A. J. Prentice up till 9 o'clock [?] this evening The prizes are on a liberal scale…

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Newcastle Tattersall's Races

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 December 1907 · page 2

The two-days' meeting of Tattersall's Club was concluded yesterday. Results: Maiden Handicap, 6 furlongs.-Lady Annetta, Sat 61b (Byron), 1; Farrell,…

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Sporting News Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 December 1907 · page 3

A. O. Jones will not be able to play in the first test match, as the doctors say he must remain some days in Brisbane. Fane will, therefore, land the Englishmen. Jones is suffering from…

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Humoriana. at Ryde Regatta

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 13 December 1907 · page 6

An exceptionally pretty girl with on English flag lieutenant at her side was standing on a chair on the [?] watching the racing. On a chair behind were two…

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Maitland Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 December 1907 · page 8

The following entries have been received for the Maitland races, to be held on Wednesday next:— THE FLYING HANDICAP ; 6 furlongs.—…

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Cricket. First Test Match

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 December 1907 · page 2

THE selectors, on Wednesday night, met and selected the following players to meet the English Eleven in the first Test match, which commenced in Sydney…

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Cricket. To-morrows Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 December 1907 · page 8

The following will represent Western Division B team in their match with Northern B on the Albion Ground to-morrow —Manning, Thompson, Young, Rixon, Kerrigan,…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 December 1907 · page 8

Dec. 18.—Maitland Races. Dec. 26.—Armidale Turf Club ; entries, Dec 18. Dec. 26, 28.— Wallsend Jockey Club ; entries, Dec. 17…

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East Maitland Athletic Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 December 1907 · page 4

A committee meeting of the East Maitland Athletic Club was held in the Ambulance Hall last evening, when there were present Messrs. G. T. Chambers (in the chair), G. P. Schrander, W. Geary,…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 December 1907 · page 6

"Griffo," the greatest boxer the world ever saw, born on the historic Sydney Rocks, is now white-haired and spends most of his time in American gaols…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 December 1907 · page 6

It is pointed out that the "All Blacks" football team touring England-can scarcely be called a New Zealand team with the Double Bay. Sydney, lad Messenger as the star performer. When the…

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Humoriana (From "The Tatler.") at Ryde Regatta

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 December 1907 · page 6

An exceptionally pretty girl with an English flag lieutenant at her side was standing on a chair on the pier watching the racing. On a chair behind were two…

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Sporting News Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 December 1907 · page 6

Popular "Bill" Howell, of Australian cricketing fame, is now almost a cripple through rheumaties and sciatica. The English cricketers regard Ransford, the…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 December 1907 · page 4

Dec. 18.—Maitland Races. Dec. 26.—Armidale Turf Club; entries, Dec. 18. Dec. 26, 28.—Wallsend Jockey. Club; entries,…

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