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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1909

1,333 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 67

Boxing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 6

Jack Johnson has agreed to meet Jeffries, and has signed a contract with Mr Hugh D. M'Intosh (says the London "Sportsman" of April 7), A fight…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 6

Dr. James Hughes made his re-appearance in the Sydney University fifteen against the Glebe last Saturday (says the "Referee"), and the gathering of…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 6

According to a cable just received. Surrey is again distinguishing itself in the English county cricket competition. The Surrey eleven are at present playing…

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Football Notes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 8

I believe the local club are sending a team to Aberdeen to day to play a return match. I would like to see the best team the club can produce journey…

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Echoes of Sport. Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 6

May 10, 20.-Tamworth Jockey Club. May 22, 26:—Newcastle Jockey Club ATHLETICS. June 7:—East Maitland Athletic Club…

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Football. East Maitland v. ABEBMAIN

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 5

These teams met on the Parade Oval in the C grade competition There was no score in the first half but East Maitland proved their superiority in the second spell…

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Bowls. Wednesday Competitions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 May 1909 · page 3

Maitland No. 2 v. Hamilton, on the Park:—Rourke, Marshall, Kline, McLauchlin, Poulton, Adams, Beaver, Dabey, Hills, Smith, Sheedy, Wiiks. Maitland No. 1 bye…

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Football. West v. EAST

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 May 1909 · page 4

Considerable interest was manifested by the supporters of either team in the result of the match between Western and Eastern Divisions, which was played on the…

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Echoes of Sport, Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 May 1909 · page 4

May 19, 20.—Tamworth Jockey Club. May 22, 26.—Newcastle Jockey Club. ATHLETICS. June 7.—East Maitland Athletic Club…

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Cricket

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1909 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

Australia closed their innings in their match against Essex for 6 wickets for 609 runs. Bardsley scored 219 runs, Rausford 174. Trumper 74, and…

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Echoes of Sport. Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 May 1909 · page 7

May 19, 20.—Tamworth Jockey Club. May 22, 26.—Newcastle Jockey Club. ATHLETICS. June 7.—East Maitland Athletic Club…

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East Maitland Lawn Tennis Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 May 1909 · page 8

Owing to the inclemency of the weather the opening of the East Maitland Lawn Tennis Club's courts was postponed on Saturday last, and it has been decided that same will take place next…

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Cricket Championship. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 May 1909 · page 3

Worcestershire has on the county cricket championship. In the final match against Yorkshire the latter was defeated by 12 runs…

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Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 19 May 1909 · page 2

Sydney first grade matches on Saturday attracted large attendances. Glebe beat St. George by 11 points' to 3, Newtown defeated Sydney 16 to 3,…

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County Cricket Clubs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 May 1909 · page 4

English county cricket clubs are fairly big business concerns as is shown by the annual financial statement of the Surrey county Club against which our boys are at…

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Football. Hunter Union Executive

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 May 1909 · page 8

A meeting of the executive comittee of the Hunter District Rugby Football Union was held last evening, Mr. G. Yeates being in the chair There was a full attendance…

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Topics of the Day. the Pagan Races of East Sumatra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 May 1909 · page 3

[?] Raymond West presided at a meeting the Royal Asiatic society at its rooms [?] Albemarle-street on April 6, when a order on the forest tribes of East…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 May 1909 · page 4

The names of Centennial team to me Muswellbrook seniors at the Showground on Saturday afternoon will, appear in next issue…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 May 1909 · page 4

Mr C. B. Fry, who is on the selection committee for the forthcoming test cricket matches in England, is a fourfold Blue. He represented Oxford in…

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