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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1908

1,536 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 77

Bowls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 4

The following players will present the Maitland City Club in the match versus Newcastle on Maitland City gren to-morrow afternoon:—Dale, Sexty Chant, Glaton; Marshall, Harris, Anderson, Edgar;…

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Wallsend Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 3

The following entries have been received for the race meeting to be held on Saturday next :—Shorts Handicap ; 7 furlongs.—Brookdale,…

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Maitland Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 3

The following entries have been received for the Maitland races, to take place on Wednesday, April 1st :—The Plying Handicap ; 6 furlongs.—…

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Cricket. Mr. JABRETT's' Cricket on Tour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 6

As we drove down from Eccleston on Monday night, the 9th instant, to tour the Hunter River towns and play a series of cricket matches, We felt that we were in for…

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Jerry's Plains Amateur Races

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 2

The Jerry's Plains Amateur Race Club will hold a grassfed meeting on Saturday, May 9th, on the recreation racecourse.The programme is…

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Scone Football Club. Annual Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the above was held at the Railway Hotel on Saturday night last, when there was a record attendance (about 30…

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Boxing Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 4

The boxing match arranged between Tod Ireland and Wal. Coleman takes place at the Adelphi Theatre this evening for the championship of Maitland. The men have agreed to box…

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Muswellbrook Football Club

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the abovenamed Club was held in the School of Arts on Monday night, when there was a good attendance. Mr Gus Lipman…

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Jerry's Plains Amateur Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 2

The Jerry's Plains Amateur Race Club will hold a grassfed meeting on Saturday, May 9th, on the recreation racecourse. The programme is…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 March 1908 · page 4
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

Joe Gans, the colored light-weight champion is of the opinion that Burns will prove an easy prey for Jack Johnson. Joe told an American sporting…

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Very Latest Cables. London, Wednesday afternoon. Rugby Football Team

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 March 1908 · page 3

The English Rugby Football Union will not include Wilson in the team, as the Scottish Union is claiming him under their jurisdiction. The latter union suspended him for accepting…

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Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 4

The opening of the tennis season takes place at the East maitland courts tomorrow (Saturday), when, Mrs. Dr. Sam Alcorn will act as hostess at the tea given…

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CRICKET. TO-MORROW's MATCHES

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 8

To represent Federals against Eastern Division to-morrow at 2.15 p.m.:—M. Doherty, G. Shone, W. Hodges, C. Blackonbury, w. thompson, H. Clarke, C. Stevens J. O'Brian,…

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Racing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 2

The following is the programme for the Scone races, to take place on the 3rd June: —Opening Handicap, 25 sovs., 6 furlongs; Park Stakes, 20 sovs, 6 furlongs; Satur…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 5

A meeting of the Western Division Club will be held at the Belmore Hotel on Monday evening. All those interested in the formation of a…

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Scone Races

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 4

The Scone Jockey Club is early in the field with an announcement that the winter race meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 3rd. The prize…

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Sporting. Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 2

The following players will represent Muswellbrook B against Scone B on the local gronnd to-day:—A. Watson, W. Robinson, A. H, Budden, W. A. Varley, H. Ferguson,…

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Boxing. Methods of the World's Champion

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 6

It seems to me (says a correspondent in the London "Sportsman") that intelligent observation of Burns methods of boxing presents an overwhelming case…

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Sporting News. the Calendar. Horse Racing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 15

March 28.—Wallsend Jockey Club. April 1.—Maitland Jockey Club. April 3, 4.—Dungog Jockey Club: entries, March 28…

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