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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1908

1,536 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 37 of 77

Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 July 1908 · page 4

A boxing contest, W. Holder versus G. Donaldson, two local men, for £100 a side, came off at Inverell on Saturday night in the presence of 1000 people…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 July 1908 · page 4

The British Rugby football team played a match at New Plymouth, N.Z., on Wednesday afternoon, against a team representing the Taranaki Union. In the first…

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Canterbury Park Races

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 July 1908 · page 4

The Canterbury Park Pace Club's meeting, to be held on Saturday next, has attracted fair entries for the six events, and it is made to appear that a…

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Football Match. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 July 1908 · page 2

In the football match, the Metropolitans won against Queensland by 30 points to 8…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 July 1908 · page 4

July 22.—Maitland Benevolent Home Benefit Races; entries, to-night. Aug. 1.—Heddon Jockey Club: entries, July 27…

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Triangular Cricket. No Discourtesy Intended. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 July 1908 · page 2

The general committee, of the Marylebone Cricket Club has unanimously passed a resolution repudiating the idea, of showing discourtesy towards Australia…

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Triangular Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 5

Lancashrre has initiated a movement to secure another meeting of the Advisory County Committee, when Mr. Jackson will propose a resolution authorising the despatch of a…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 8

'July 22.—Maitland Benevolent Home Benefit races. Aug. 1.—Heddon Jockey Club ; entries, july 27…

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The Cricket Deadlock. "No Idea of Discourtesy."

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday.—The general committee of the M.C.C. have unanimously adopted a series of resolutions repudiating any idea of discourtesy towards Australia…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 6

Following will represent Centennials v. Muswellbrook at the Showground this afternoon, play commencing 3.15s Full-back, L. Maynard; three-quarters…

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Sydney Rugby League v. QUEENSLAND

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 5

The New South Wales Rugby League team defeated Queensland by 12 to 3…

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Triangular Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 5

[?] W. E. Denison, representing Nottinghamshire on the Advisory Committee, [?]ns, as the result of inquiries in Nottinghamshire and several other leading…

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Boxing at Newcastle. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 5

An open air fight took place this morning at the West End pavilion between Bob Turner of Sydney and Bob Whitelaw, of Newcastle. A couple of thousand spectators witnessed an interesting contest…

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Ehe Olympic Games. Running and Swimming. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 1

M. W. Sheppard, of America, won the 1500 metres running race in 4min. 3 2-5sec. at Hie Olympic Games yesterday. J. M. Lynch (East Sydney…

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Boxing As a Fine Art by Tommy Burns

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 14

It seems to me that Englishmen are [?] living up to their traditions in the mat[?] of boxing. This art seems to have [?] right into the background in England [?]…

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Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 3

July 22.—Maitland Benevolent Home Benefit races. Aug. 1.—Heddon Jockey Club; entries, July 27…

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Triangular Cricket. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 4

A movement to secure another meeting of the Cricket County Advisory Committee has been initiated in Lancashire. If such a meeting is held,…

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The Benevolent Home Races. Great Success Anticipated

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 6

On Monday afternoon a meeting of ladies and others interested in the success of the race meeting to be conducted at Rutherford on the 22nd instant in aid of the funds of Maitland…

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Football. Sydney, Saturday. QUEENSLAND v. New South Wales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 5

The Queensland footballers played a match against New South Wales to-day. The latter were leading by 14 to nil at half-time…

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Triangular Cricket Some Criticisms. Sir Hector Carruthers Pleads. London, July [?]

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 2

The Hon. Francis Stanley Jackson in a letter to the "Times" regarding the proposal to arrange triangular cricket matches between England, Australia, and South…

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