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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1909

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 August 1909 · page 3

Up to -Saturday last 21 hundreds had been compiled by the Australians in England—W. Bardsley 6, V. Ransford 5, V. Trumper and W. W. Armstrong 3…

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Lawn-Tennis

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 August 1909 · page 3

A very keenly contested match was played between Reedy Creek and May fair clubs on the former's courts on Saturday, and resulted in a win for…

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Singleton Cricket Club. Annual Meeting

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 August 1909 · page 3

The annual meeting of members of Singleton Cricket Club was held at the Mechanics' Institute on Wednesday night. Present: Messrs G.V. Doyle…

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Boxing M'call Beats Murphy and Settles a Question

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 August 1909 · page 7

When two men undertakes to massage one another in a violent and vigorous manner—even with 6oz. gloves—for the delectation of the public, they naturally look to the…

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Football. Maitland Schoolboys in Sydney. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 August 1909 · page 5

Fort-street beat Maitland High School by 9 points to nil; Maitland Combined Schools ceat Glehe by 11 points to 8…

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The Cessnock Races. a High Time Assured

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 28 August 1909 · page 2

The opening meeting of the Cessnock Jockey Club, which takes place on Wednesday, September 8, promises to be well attended; and the C J.C…

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Swimming the Channel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 August 1909 · page 3

Heaton, attempting to swim across the English Channel, abandoned the attempt when within a mile of the French coast, after having been in the water 17 hours…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 August 1909 · page 4

Cessnock defeated Singleton on the Albion Ground on Saturday by 13 points to 12, after leading by 10 to 6 at halftime. For Cessnock, Dawson scored a…

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Local and General News. Western Division Cricket Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 August 1909 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Western Division Cricket Club will be held at the Angel Inn on Wednesday evening next, at 7.30 o'clock…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 August 1909 · page 4

Billy M'Call defeated Tim Murphy in 11 rounds at Maitland on Friday night…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 August 1909 · page 4
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

The last match of the present tour of the visiting, team of Maoris against Australia was played at Sydney on Saturday, resulting in a win for Australia…

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FOOTBALL—MUSWELLBROOK v. RANDWICK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 August 1909 · page 2

On Saturday next a team representing the local football club will play a match at Randwick, where they expect to be able to do credit to Muswellbrook…

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Football. Maitland Combined Schools v. Glebe Sup. Pub. School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 August 1909 · page 6

A team of 16 boys, selected [?] the schools of Maitland district, left Maitland by 2.15 p.m. train for Sydney on Friday last, to play a return match against Glebe…

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Football Notes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 1 September 1909 · page 3

1 expect Mr Editor I have been counted as lost by my many football friends, but I can assure them I have not been lost, I have simply been on the…

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Football. Hunter District Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 September 1909 · page 5

The weekly meeting of the executive committee of the Hunter District Rugby Unio was held last evening. There was a full attendance of delegates, Mr. O. Britz presiding…

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Allyn River Cricket Association. Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 September 1909 · page 7

The annual general meeting of the Allyn River District Cricket Association was held in the parish ball, Allynbroke. on Tuesday night, 24th instant, the attendance being about 40. The…

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Coursing at Heddon—greta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1909 · page 3

Those sporting enthusiasts who have been designated "Knights of the leash" had a [?] day Heddon—Greta, when they assembled in large members to assist at…

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The Football Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1909 · page 3

A truce has been declared in the football dispute pending further negotiations. The Association has withdrawn the suspensions and the opening matches are being played…

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Cricket. Railway Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1909 · page 2

A meeting was held at High—street railway station on Saturday last for the purpose of forming a railway cricket learn. and a good muster of members was present. Mr. J. Spicer was…

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