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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1908

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 8

March 11, 12.—Muswellbrook races. March 14, 18.—Newcastle Jockey Club. ATHLETICS. March 17.—St. Patrick's Day Sports, Albion…

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Cricket Match. E. Capp's Team v. Cameron's Team

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 4

A match was played at Home Park yesterday between a team selected by Mr E. Capp. of Singelton G.C.. and a touring combination chosen by Mr…

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Athletics

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 6

Memories of Frank Hewitt, the pedestrian, bring to mind the funny yarn about his go with bookmaker Joe Thompson, now in England. When Hewitt was…

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Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 March 1908 · page 3

Simonds and Ritchie defeated Wilding. and Myers in the Riviera double championship…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 March 1908 · page 4

March 11, 12.-Muswellbrook races. March 14, 18.-Newcastle Jockey Club. ATHLETICS. March 17.-St. Patrick's Day Sports, Albion…

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Club-Swimming

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 3

Tow Burrows, the champion club swinger, succeeded at Broken Hill on Saturday night in breaking his endurance- record finishing at 11.10 o'clock,…

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Sporting News Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 3

Fawceett. Capp, Hayes, Bight, and Blaxland are in rare form just now. It is hoped they will remain so until the visit of a couple of Sydney teams at…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 8

March 11, 12.-Muswellbrook races. March 14, 16.-Newcastle Jockey Club. ATHLETICS. March 17.-St. Patrick's Day Sports, Albion…

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Football Club Annual Meetings. the Eastern Division

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 3

The annual meeting of members of the Eastern Division footballers was held at Winchester's Rooms last evening, and attracted a fair attendance. Mr. R. E…

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Hunter Rugby Football Union. Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 3

The eighth annual meeting of the Hunter District Rugby Football Union was held at Winchester' rooms last evening. Mr. J. Gillies, M.L.A., presided over delegates from…

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Tennis Championship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 5

Ritchie won the lawn tennis championship of the Riviera, beating Wilding by three sets to two…

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Bowls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 March 1908 · page 2

In the match Hamilton v. Maitland, played at Hamilton yesterday, the former won by 80 points. The scores were:- J. Pain, Yoomans, Meikel, Swain ........... 33 -…

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Boxing Championship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 March 1908 · page 3

W. R. Reynell, of Adclaide, an Oxford student, won the heavy-weight inter-University boxing championship…

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Bowls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 8

The following have been drawn in the first round, champion singles:—Hayes v. Easton ; Hacket v. Herrmann ; Taylor v. Oakes . Silk v. Logan. Patrons' Pairs.—Silk and Bolt v…

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The Game of Golf. a Nature Exponent. Principally Human

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 3

"Anthony Spalding" writes in the London "Daily Mail" of 26th December:—Golf has more of human nature in…

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Athletics

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 3

The New Zealanders who won the Ausralasian amateur athletic championship at Hobart met the Sydney University aat the Oval on Wednesday in 8…

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Very Latest Cables. London Sunday Afternoon. International Rugby

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 March 1908 · page 3

Wales heal Ireland by a goal and two tries to ono goal…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 March 1908 · page 4

March 18.-Newcastle Jockey Club. March 28.—Wallsend Jockey Club ; entries March 23. April 1.—Maitland Jockey Club; entries…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 4

Jack Johnson the colored heavyweight, who has challenged Tommy Burns Tor the championship or the world, caught a Tartar at the Star…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 2

The following will represent Singleton against an IS chosen by F. Miliard, at Howe Park on Saturday next commencing at 11 a.m.:-Capp, Dight,…

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