Sporting. Cricket
According to Singleton Argu[?], Singleton, Muswellbrook, and Tamworth District Clubs are all anxious to have a visit from the N.S.W. players who are…
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"Wallabies" at Football
The Australian Rugby Union team has adopted the nickname of "Wallabies."…
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The Australian Rugby Union team of footballers arrived at Plymouth yesterday, and were [?]eeted by the Mayor of the town and representatives of the English, Devon, and Cornwall…
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'A' special meeting of the Halton Cricket Club was held on their ground to elect officers. The meeting expressed its appreciation of the help rendered by them during…
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Maitland was invaded at a very early hour this morning—about 5.30—by representatives from the North-Western Union, which has its headquarters at Inverell,…
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Johnson, the negro pugilist, has signed a contract with the representative of Mr. H. D. MacIntosh, to fight Tommy Burns to a finish anywhere in Australia for the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →News by Cable. (Reuter's Messages.) London, Sept. 25. Motor Car Racing
Butten car, built by the Napier Com[?] and driven by W. Watson, won the [?]! Man race, covering 339½ miles in 44m 45s. Watson started first and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ATHLETICS. 9.—Maitland High School Sports
[?]t the Tiugha races Clarenza won the [?]cipal event, with Black Prince and Lady [?]ot in the other places. Clarenza also [?]exed the Grove Handicap and ran third…
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HUNTER UNION v. NORTH-WEST UNION. Hunter—Full-back, J. Tooze; three-quarters, E. Anderson, R. Fawcett, J. Wilson; five-eighths, W. Graham, C. Hodgins; half, E. Burg;…
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Great interest was manifested on Saturday afternoon in the match on the Albion Ground between representatives of the Hunter District and North-Western Union for the premiership of…
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The Australian Rugby football team played Devon yesterday in its first match in England, and won by 3 goals 3 tries to 1 try…
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The Australian Rugby Union football team now in England has adopted the nickname of "The Wallabies." A match teas played at the Maitland…
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A sensation was caused at Newmarket yesterday by the discovery near the stables of Mr Solly Joel, brother of Mr J. B. Joel, that 50 small indication…
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A Hutton car built by the Napier Company, and driven by W. Watson, won the Isle of Man race, covering 339½ miles in 4 hours 44 minutes 45…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Echoes of Sport. the Calendar. Horse Racing
HORSE RACING. Sept. 30.—Armidale and New England Club. Oct. 1.—Armidale Turf Club; entries, Sept. 29…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Boxing Championship. Squires' Opinion of Burns and Johnson
That is all right about Squires having accepted an engagement from Mr. Edward Geach to go to New Zealand to manage one of the picture shows depicting his recent…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hunter Cricket Association. Election of Officers
At the adjourned meeting of the Hunter River District Cricket Association, Mr. Elias Bowden (president) occupied the chir, and there were also in attendance Messrs. W. T. Lindsay (treasurer),…
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There is probably no sensation more thrilling than that which is crowded into the last few seconds of a closely-contested horse race, when two or more Eclipses of…
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A proposal has been made to have a long distance foot race at Newra on the lines of the Marathon contest Two school records were broken at the…
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