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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1909

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Sporting. FOOTBALL

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 July 1909 · page 2

The N.S.W. second fifteen defeated the Queenslanders in Sydney on Wednesday by 15 points to 14. By the Glen Innes mail in the…

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Athletics

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 July 1909 · page 2

A cablegram from London on Monday states that A. B. Postle, the Australian, beat Day, the English champion, in a 220 yards race at…

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Boxing

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 3

Lovers of the “noble art” were afforded a great treat on Saturday night when Larry Gaffney, of Sydney, and Tom O’Brien, of Weston, met to…

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Football

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 3
Also in Singleton Argus

The team representing the Hunter District Rugby Union defeated the Manly team by 9 points to 8. The game was very evenly contested right…

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County Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 4

In the county match Kent v. Worces tershire, at Worcester, Kent in their first innings put up a total of 555, of which F. E. Woolley made 105 and A…

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Football. Matches in Sydney. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 4

The New South Wales Second Fifteen the Northern District by 11. to nil. The locals had the better of the came through out. In the first half, Gilbert and Han…

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Police Court. Thursday, July 8th. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.m.). a Boxing Show

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 3

Malcolm Rigg was charged with holding a boxing entertainment at Singleton on Saturday night, July 3rd not being the holder of a license…

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Great Athletic Feats. Men of Remarkable Strength and Endurance

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 4

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

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Bowls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 July 1909 · page 8

Maitland No. 2 v. Newcastle City, on City green:—Poulton, Adams, Fry, Davey; Hills, Smith, Sheedy, Wilks; Rourke, Marshall, Kline, J. McLauchlin…

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Football. High School v. FORT-STREET

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 July 1909 · page 7

Maitland High School defeated Fort-street School (Sydney), on the Albion Ground on Saturday by 19 to 5. High School were superior in both back and forward divisions, and showed better combination…

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Rugby Union Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 July 1909 · page 4

Sir,—As an old follower and supporter of the good old game or Rugby, I would like to draw your attention to a match I witnessed at Weston on Saturday last. In all…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 July 1909 · page 3

A glove contest took place at the Singleton stadium on Saturday afternoon between M'Gowen, of Queensland, and Brodie, of South Australia. The…

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Golf

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1909 · page 3

The final of the New South Wales Ladies' Championship was played on Thursday last, on the Royal Sydney course. The finalists…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 July 1909 · page 4
Also in Singleton Argus, The Scone Advocate

Half Holidays v. Kurri :—D'Argeaval. Hughes Compton, Duggan, Mitchell, Humby, Chant, Barden Lane, Piitchard, Smith, Hamonet, Johnson, McRa, Carruthers, McDonald, O'Brien…

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Sporting. ATHLETICS

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1909 · page 3

There is (says our Moonan correspondent) talk of another match between a couple of the local peds. to take place in about a month…

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Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 14 July 1909 · page 2

The return match between New South Wales and Queensland was played on the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday, the home team winning…

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Football. Hunter District Executives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 July 1909 · page 4

sThe regular weekly meeting of the Executive Committee of the Hunter District Rugby Football Union was held at Winchester's Rooms last evening. There was a full…

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