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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1909

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Rat-coursing

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 3

The rat coursing on Saturday attracted a very fair attendance. No. 1 was concluded, and fell to the lot of Tartan while Little Jim…

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Football

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 3
Also in Singleton Argus

The Cessnock Senior Rugbyites journeyed to Singleton on Saturday last, and defeated the Singleton team by 13 points to 9. The visiting team…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 6

W. W. Armstrong has come into this year's international matches as a great bowler. He has already secured five for 27 and six for 35, and kept a remarkable…

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Football Social

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 2

The football social which was held in the local School of Arts on Wednesday night last, may be truthfully classed as one of the most successful and…

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Boxing. Rudolph Unholz's Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 8

In the business portion of this may be found an advertisement giving some particulars of the fine athletic entertainment to be given in the Adelphi Hall here next…

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Tennis Club Social

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 4

The members of St. Andrew's Tennis Club brought off a successful and thor oughly enjoyable social dance in the Odd fellows' Hall on Thursday evening. The…

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Randwick District Football Club

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 2

THE following letter has been received from Mr. John M'Credie, Hon. Sec. R D F[?]C[?]:—"At a committee meeting of the above club held last Friday night…

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Very Latest Cables. London, Friday afternoon. Cricket News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 5

At 12.50 p.m. today it was still raining; steadily at Manchenter, the wickets at Old Trafford were saturated, and the gates were not opened for the Australia v. Yorkshire cum…

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Great Athletic Feats. Men of Remarkable Strength and Endurance

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 6

The myths of the early ages are crowded with stories of the magnificent feats achieved by their heroes. But when closely examined and stripped of their obviously…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 June 1909 · page 2

Owing to the ruin the only local match played on Saturday was between East Maitland and Kurri Kurri third grade teams. on the East Maitland reserve, the home team…

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Bowls. Wednesday's Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 June 1909 · page 2

Maitland NO. 1 will meet Waratah on the Park : Kerr, Hodges, Cooper, Skinner ; Compton, Sampson, Edmunds, Mclellan ; Eckford, Bailey, Amnstrong, Treweek…

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Racing in France

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 June 1909 · page 3

The Grand Prix de Paris was run for at Autuiel this afternoon, and resulted as fellows :—Verdun 1, Rebeile 2, Union 2. Eleven horses ran, and Verdon won by a…

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Local and General News. Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 June 1909 · page 2

In the business portion of this issue may be found an advertisement giving particulars which should be of interest to all who take an interest in athletics, and who are also…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 June 1909 · page 4

A great athletic and boxing carnival is to take-place in the Adelphi Hall West Maitland, on Friday evening, as will be seen by advertisement in this…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1909 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

In a league match at Brisbane on Saturday, Australia defeated the "All Blacks " by 10 points to 5. In a competition match at…

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Football. To-morrow's Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 June 1909 · page 8

Half— Holiday v. Royals:— R. d'Argeaval, B.J. Newman. H, Barden, R. Hughes, [?] chant, N. Smith, A, Humby, E, Hamonet, J. McRac, C. McDonald, F, Mitchell. S…

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Cricket. (By Old Cricketer)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 June 1909 · page 3

The Australian Eleven, in meeting a team chosen from two of the strongest cricketing counties of England (York shire and Lancashire), had as…

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Football. New South Wales v. QUEENSLAND

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 June 1909 · page 4

The selectors to the New South Wales Rugby Union have chosen the following teams to represent this State against Queensland in Sydney on Saturday next and the following Wednesday:—…

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