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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1909

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Football in Sydney. City Second Defeats Country Second

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 June 1909 · page 5

The combined city second team defeated the combined country second by 22 to 8. Woods, Smith (2), Carroll, Jones, and [?]oass scored tries for the winners,…

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Bowls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 June 1909 · page 4

For the match Maitland v. Wickham, on the Maitland Green, the following members have been selected :—Oakes, Silk, Eldridge, McLauchlin, Taylor, Bolt, Paterson, B[?]rell,…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 June 1909 · page 4
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

A Randwick team played a game at Muswellbrook on Monday, and after a good contest the visitors won by 9 points to 3…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 June 1909 · page 2

Hobbs, of Surrey, has scored this sea son 1009 runs, his average being 67 an innings…

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County Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 June 1909 · page 3

Kent, runners up in last year's county championship, has defeated Yorkshire, last year's premiers, who were unbeaten through the season by seven wickets…

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Football in Sydney. Crushing Defeats to Country Teams. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 June 1909 · page 2

The annual matches in connection with country week were played this afternoon at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The first fifteen of the…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 3

The Wallabies defeated N.S.W. on Saturday by 22 points to 16. Muswellbrook defeated Murrurundi on the former's ground on…

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Cricket

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 2

In the match, Australia v. Hampshire, continued on Tuesday, was won by the visitors with six wickets to spare. Hampshire…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 3
Also in Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative

Latest American exchanges are re sponsible for the following:— Pittsburg, April 19.—Pausing long enough from his task of shaking hands…

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Rat Coursing

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 2

The rat coursing, promoted by Mr A. W. Hampton, of the Aberdare Hotel, commenced on Saturday, in the presence of a very fair attendance…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 3

The Union competition games will be resumed this afternoon, when Centennials will journey to West Maitland and play a match against East End on the Albion…

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Swimming and Life-saving

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 7

Every year a large number of valuable lives are lost in Australia, especially among the young and rising generation, through persons bathing in or near deep water without…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 3

The Australian cricketers will com mence the second Test match against England at Lord's on Monday. W. Bardsley, W. W. Armstrong, V…

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Sporting. Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 2

Denman and Merton football teams played a scoreless draw on Monday, Murrurundi B defeated Wingen B on Saturday last by 8 points to nil…

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Should Boxing be Encouraged. a Curate's Views

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 3

The following statements, made by the Rev. Everard Digby, the popular curate of St. Michael's, Coventry, England, who recently shocked old-fashioned churchgoers by…

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Marathon Races. "Senseless and Ridiculous."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 6

Mr C. B. Fry, the famous cricketer, in a speech at a distribution of sports prizes at St. George's School at Harpenden, said he disliked very long races in…

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Football. Australia v. All Blacks. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 4

In the above match the All Blacks had scored 9 points to 3 at half-time…

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English Cricket. Kent Defeats Yorkshire. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 4

In the cricket county championship matches, Kent has beaten Yorkshire by seven wickets. Yorkshire won the county…

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