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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1909

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East Maitland Athletic Club. Sports and Fire Brigade Events

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

One of the chief attractions for holiday folk in the district was the sports gathering and fire brigade events, carried out on the Banks-street Reserve, under the auspices of the East…

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Golf Championship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 June 1909 · page 3

H. E. Taylor has won the open golf championship with a score of 295…

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Bowls. Champion Singles

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 June 1909 · page 2

In the final club championship singles, Mr. Dales beat Mr. Silk by 25 to 18. Mr. Oakes will now represent the club in the N. B. Association champion singles…

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Maitland Golf Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 June 1909 · page 4

Mixed foursomes were played on Saturday, with the following result:—Actual score. H'cp. Nett Mrs. Curtin and J. V. Curtin 52 7 45…

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Football. East End v. SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 June 1909 · page 4

East End Seniors defeated Singleton on the Albion Ground on Saturday by 3 points to ail, after an oven but uninteresting game. A strong wind blew across the…

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Boxing

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1909 · page 3

Latest American exchanges arc responsible for the following :— Pittsburg, April 19.—Pausing long enough from his task of…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 June 1909 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate, The Maitland Daily Mercury

The New Zealand "All Blacks" de feated Australia in a league match at Sydney on Saturday by 19 points to 11. In Sydney first grade competition on…

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Football. To-morrow's Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 June 1909 · page 4

On the Albion Ground to-morrow afternoon the following matches will be played:—Kurri v. Royals, at 2.30; High School ,v. Half-Holiday, at 3.30. Admission as…

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Cricket Comments. The Australian Eleven and English Players. (By Old Cricketer)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 June 1909 · page 2

The Board of Control has probably realised ere this that the share it is to receive from the profits of the tour of the Australian Eleven will fall far…

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Golf Championship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 June 1909 · page 3

The pretty links of the Rose Bay Golf Club presented a very gay appearance on Saturday afternoon when the final of the amateur championship was played. The…

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Football Notes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 16 June 1909 · page 3

In the B grade competition matches on Saturday Wingen beat Aberdeen by 6 points to 3 and Murrurundi B (?) team defeated Muswellbrook by 15 to…

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Tennis Association's Parsimony

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 June 1909 · page 5

English newspapers are commenting on the parsimony of the English Lawn Tennis Association in deciding that they are unable to guarantees the expenses of an American…

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Football. Hunter District Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 June 1909 · page 5

A meeting of the executive of the Hunter District Rugby Football Union was held last evening, when Mr O. Britz, presided over a full attendance of delegates…

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Football. ABERDEEN v. MUSWELLBROOK

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 16 June 1909 · page 2

A match was played on the Show Ground on Saturday afternoon last between Muswellbrook and Aberdeen first fifteens, and after a well contested…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 3

The following will represent Centen nial F.C. competition game against Cessnock on the showground on Satur day afternoon, commencing at…

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Boxing. JOHNSON v. O'BRIEN

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 3

Tack Johnson, the big colored heavy weight champion, foiled to win over Jack O'Brien, the Philadelphian, on May 10 (says a San Francisco paper),…

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The Second Test. Australia Wins. by Nine Wickets Armstrong Bowls Splendidly. London. Wednesday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 3

The weather was dull, the wicket fast, and the attendance about 5000, when the test match was resumed at Lord's this morning. Hayward, with his credit of five, was…

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East Maitland Athletic Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 2

A committee meeting of the East Maitland Athletic Club was held last evening at the Ambulance Hall. Present : Messrs. G.T. Chambers (in chair), W. Porter, J…

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