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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1907

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 December 1907 · page 3

Dec. 26.—Aimidale Turf Club. Dec. 26, 28.—Wallsend Jockey Club. Jan. 1.—Newcastle; entries, Monday. Jan. 11.—Jerry's Plains Grassfed Meeting…

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Inter-district Cricket. Upper Hunter v. Hunter District Association. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 December 1907 · page 4

Representatives of the Upper Hunter Cricket Association and the Hunter River District Cricket Association met on the Singleton Cricket Ground to-day. Upper Hunter batted first and were all…

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Inter-state Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 December 1907 · page 5

The selection committee have reduced the number selected to practice for the Queensland match, commencing on Boxing Day, to the following 12 :—Diamond, E. F. Waddy,…

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Toronto Regatta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 December 1907 · page 4

Visitors to Toronto on Boxing Day, who will have the advantage of cheap excursion trains from all stations, will be interested doubtless in the annual regatta to be held on the Lake on that day…

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Boxing Day

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Tuesday 24 December 1907 · page 4

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Cricket

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 December 1907 · page 2

The Fijian cricketers play a representative team at Maitland during the Xmas holidays, the match should be a good one and a large…

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Blandford Races

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Tuesday 24 December 1907 · page 4

The above annual races takes place on Thursday next (Boxing Day). The recent rains has made the going on the course very good, and there is every promise…

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Rugby Team for New Zealand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 December 1907 · page 5

The Rugby Football Union has decided to Bond a football team to New Zealand in April next…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. House Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 December 1907 · page 6

Dec. 26—Armidale Turf Club. Dec. 20. 28.—Wallsend Jockey Club. Jan. 1.—Newcastle. Jan. 11.—Jerry's Plains Grassfod Meeting…

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Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 December 1907 · page 2

A match was played at Singleton on Saturday last between teams from the Upper Hunter and Hunter River Districts and was won by the latter by 39 runs on the first…

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Morpeth Regatta. Fine Weather and a Record Attendance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 December 1907 · page 2

Though many people, an is customary on Boxing. Day, made Newcastle and its surrounding pleasure resorts their choice, still a large district and spent an enjoyable outing at the…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 December 1907 · page 4

Dec. 28.—Wallsend ,Jockey Club. Jan. 1.—Newcastle. Jan. 11.—Jerry's Plains Grassfed Meeting Jan. 22, 23.—Manilla Hate Club ; entries…

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Inter-state Cricket Matches. Victoria V. N. S. Wales. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 December 1907 · page 3

An interstate match was commenced in Melbourne to-day. Victoria won the toss. At the luncheon hour the game stood : McKenzie, run out, 29 ; Warne, c Noble, b…

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Morpeth Regatta. a Successful Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 December 1907 · page 7

Notwithstanding the counter attraction in the Fijian cricket match on the Albion Ground, and also the fact that there was a big exodus of people to Newcastle as usual,…

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Cricket. To-morrow's Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 December 1907 · page 4

To represent Federals against Hullet and Co. at West Maitland to-morrow:—R. Hill, C. Hodgins, L. Andrews, J. O'Brien, W. Thompson, H. Clarke, W. Marshall, R. Marshall, L. Drew. B. Sellars, T…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 December 1907 · page 8

Dec. 28.—Wallsend Jockey Club. Jan. 1.—Newcastle. Jan. 11.—Jerry's Plains Grassfed Meeting Jan. 22, 23.—Manilla Race Club ; entries,…

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Latest Sporting News. Tattersall's Club Races. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 December 1907 · page 5

The following weights have been declared for events to be run at Randwick to-morrow:— HURDLE RACE, 2 miles.—Superstition 12-4, Old John 11-5, Bega 11-2, Simple Simon 10-4,…

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Interstate Cricket Matches. New South Wales v. QUEENSLAND

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 December 1907 · page 5

Having compiled 293 for the loss of five wickets when our report closed, the New South Welshmen continued their innings yesterday against Queensland on the Sydney Cricket Ground. At…

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Athletics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 December 1907 · page 8

'Jan 1.—Gresford Athletic Sports; entries, All-Comers', to-morrow night. Jan. 27—East Maitland Athletic Club; entires. Jan. 18, 1908…

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Wallsend Races

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 December 1907 · page 6

The Christmas meeting of the Walls and Jockey club was commenced on Thursday in fine weather, with a large attendance. Results:—…

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