Football
R. G. Deans, the well-known Rugby footballer and member of the "All Black" combination which toured England, died at Christchurch (N.Z.). on Wednesday,…
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Cricket
Eady and Burns, who have represented Australia, in first-class cricket matches, and who have for many years played for Tasmania, have decided to retire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Boxing Contests. the Premier Favours the Sport
Mr. Robson, M.L.C., introduced a deputation to Mr. Wade, the State Premier, from the Evangelical Council asking for the pression of boxing contests. It was pointed…
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Played on the Albion Ground. East End—Full-back, Binns; three-quarters, Anderson, Tooze, Hinchy, Humby; halves, Osland and Humphreys; forwards…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian Rugby Team. Victory Against Devon. London, Sept. 27
The Australian Rugby [?] the nickname of "Wallabies." The Australian Rugby football team played Devon yesterday in its first match in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Football Match. (By Cable). London
The Australian footballers defeated Gloucestershire by two goals and two tries to nil…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →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 3 →Races Won in the Last Stride. Sensational Finishes
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…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →H.r.d. Cricket Association. Executive Committee Meeting
'A' meeting of the committee of the Hunter River District Cricket Association was held last evening, Mr. Elias Bowden (president) being in the chair. There were also…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr Huntly Wright. His Golf Story. Mark Allerton writes in "M.A.P.":—
When Mr Huntly Wright goes on tour —and for the sake of his golf that is not so often as he would like—he takes every opportunity of playing on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Athletic Club
THE proposal to be discussed at the special general meeting of Muswellbrook Athletic Club to be held to-night is of more than ordinary interest to…
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A cable from London dated Thursday, states that A. B. Fostle the champion runner or Australia, has put up a world's record at Bloton, covering 80 yards in 7¾…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Football. West End v. CESSNOCK
Cessnock seniors defeated West End on the Albion Ground on Saturday by 6 points to 3. The game throughout was confined to the forwards, Cessnock having much the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Muswellbrook. the Athletic Club
A special general meeting of the members of the Athletic Club was held in the School of Arts on Saturday night to consider the advisableness of reducing the…
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The Australian Football League team met and defeated Rhondda on Saturday by 20 points to 6. For the winners Messenger secured two,…
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Following will represent Singleton v. Scone on Saturday next at Howe Pork:—F. Dight, Ray Fanweett. A. Blaxland. W. M'Donald, R. R. Dangar, R. Millard, M…
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The cricket season 1908-9 was officially opened on Saturday In Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane At Sydney the form of the batsmen generally…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Jerry's Plains Amateur Races
A meeting under tie auspices of the jerry's Plains Amateur Race Club was held on Saturday. The weather was fine and the attendance large. Mr Ed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boxing and Brutality. Deputation to ten Premier
Mr Robson, M.L.C., Introduced a deputation to the Premier on Friday from the Evangelical Council asking the suppression of boxing contests…
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