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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1909

1,333 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 38 of 67

The Lady Football Barracker "Oh, Bissie, you Sausage!"

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 June 1909 · page 2

It was a good-humored crowd that packed into the pavilion at Erskineville Oval on Saturday for its week-end foot ball entertainment, the adverse Weather…

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Athletics

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1909 · page 2

Our Moonam correspondent writes: The much-talked of footrace came off on Saturday afternoon on the cricket ground, Moonam Flat,…

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Football Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 June 1909 · page 7

A match between the Muswellbrook B. Team and Aberdeen representatives was played here on Saturday afternoon in the soaking rain, and was won by the former…

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Boxing at the Adelphi

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 June 1909 · page 5

Rudolph Unholz, the light-weight champion of the world, was seen at work this afternoon in the Adelphi Hall which, has been specially fitted up for Friday night…

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The Dudleys at Golf

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 June 1909 · page 6

Their Excellencies, the Dudleys, have been indulging in several visits to the Kensington Golf Links. On each occasion they have lunched at the club house, and without…

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Sporting. Football. Aberdeen B v. MUSWELLBROOK B.

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 30 June 1909 · page 3

A match was played on the local Show Ground on Saturday afternoon between Aberdeen and Muswellbrook. Rain fell continuously from beginning…

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Inter-state Football. New South Walks v. All Blacks. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 June 1909 · page 5

At half-time the scores were:—New South Wales, 8 points ; All Blacks, 3. Rowe scored for the All Blacks and Anderson and Brown for New South Wales, Davis…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 July 1909 · page 2

Admirers of good, sound, wholesome, athletic exercises should need little reminding that they are promised a treat for to-morrow evening when the world-renowned lightweight boxer Rudolph Unholz,…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 July 1909 · page 2

The following will represent Single ton Centennials against West End at the Albion Ground (West Maitland) on Saturday next, 3rd July:—Full-back, P…

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Venetian Football

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 3

A book published at Venice in 1555 by Antonio Scaine relates methods of play in a real football that awe actually called by the same name. The field "was so large…

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County Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 5

As a sequel to Tarrant's good performances, our cables intimate that so far Middlesex is undefeated in the county championship. Their fixtures so far have been…

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Bowls. Maitland v. Newcastle City

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 4

In the match Maitland v. Newcastle City, to be played on the Maitland Green on Saturday next, the following will represent Maitland:—Eldridge, Paterson, Drew, Oakes; McLauchlin, Bolt, Birrell,…

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To-night's Athletic Exhibition. Un[?] at the Adelphi

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 4

Thanks to the enterprise of Messrs. Pearson and Page, the public of West Maitland and district will this evening be given an opportunity of witnessing a decidedly novel…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 5

The American coloured fighter Sam Langford, said to weigh, only 11st 4lb, easily defeated Ian Hague, a 14st man, at the National Sporting Club on May…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 5
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

Following will represent, the Singleton Junior F.C. against. Muswelblrook at Victoria Square this aftrenoon:—Full back, J. Murphy; three-quarters, H…

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English County Cricket. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 4

Middlesex is the leading county in the English county cricket competition, hav ing so far been undefeated. Yorkshire has beaten Surrey in the…

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Football. Inter-state Matches. New South Wales v. Queensland. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 4

At the New South Wales v. Queensland match 20,000 people were present. The weather was cold and bleak. At the close of the first half the score stood:—Queensland nil, New…

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The Third Test Match Contest at Leeds. Australia 188. 8 FOR 175. ENGLAND 182. Macartney Bowls Splendidly. London, Friday Evening. The we[?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 5

[?] was lovely, the wicket good, and the attendance large when the two Lancashire batsmen, Tyldesley and Sharp, with their respective credits of 38 and 30,…

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Athletic Display. Boxers and Wrestlers in Action

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 6

That large and commodious structure in High-street, known as the Adelphi Hall, has been used for many purposes. There for some years the devotees of roller skating whirred…

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