Amateur Swimming Championship of the World. Victory of Percy Cavill
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1897 · page 6
Sixteen swimmers started in the race for the five-miles amateur championship of the world, which took place in the Thames on Saturday, and which was won by Percy Cavill, of Sydney…
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Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 July 1897 · page 6
Os Tuesday afternoon an accident occured at Rosebery Park races by which one jockey was killed and two others were injured. It appears that…
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Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 July 1897 · page 5
It is expected that the Australasian Athletic Championship meeting to be held on the Sydney Cricket Ground on the 2nd and 4th October, will be one of the biggest…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 July 1897 · page 6
In Newcastle on Saturday the Hamilton and Carlton teams played a draw with three points each. E. Gallagher scored for Carlton, and Wooley for Hamilton. Neither side was fully represented…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 July 1897 · page 5
In the international swimming contest at Brussels, held on Saturday and Sunday, Percy Cavill, of Sydney, won the 600 metres championship, with Stratton, of New Zealand, second. J…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 July 1897 · page 6
A general meeting of members of the Friday Halt Holiday Football Club was held last evening at Mr. G. Buxton's rooms. Mr. W. R. Sullivan presided. Apologies were tendered for the…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 July 1897 · page 6
Ang. 6—Singleton. Aug. 12—Scone; entries, Aug. 3. Aug. 18, 10.—Narrabri; entries, 31st July and August 16…
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Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 July 1897 · page 3
The international swimming contest took place at Brussels on Saturday and Sunday. Percy Cavill, of Sydney, won the 600 metres championship (about 705 yards…
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Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 July 1897 · page 3
Hamilton and Newcastle Carltons played a draw on Saturday, scoring 6 points each. University played match against Wentworth on Saturday, and defeated them by…
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Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 July 1897 · page 3
T. Hayward, the Surrey professional player, has agreed to join Sir A. E. Stoddart's cricket team which is to visit Australia. B. Abel, the Surrey professional,…
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Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 July 1897 · page 3
Following are the results of the race which took place at Warwick Farm on Saturday last:— Auction Stakes, 6 furlongs.—Jack…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 July 1897 · page 6
Aug. 6—Singleton. Aug. 12—Scone; entries, Aug. 3. Aug. 18, 19.—Narrabri; entries, 31st July and August 16…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 July 1897 · page 5
The New Zealand football team beat the Armidale combined team to-day (Tuesday) by 58 points to 5, Armidale first scored off a touch-down obtained by…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 July 1897 · page 3
Yesterday afternoon the provisional team chosen by the intercolonial selection committee—Mr. J. F, H'Manamey, Dr. Neill, and Mr. H. A. Langley—took part in a scratch game on the Sydney…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 July 1897 · page 4
Aug. 6—Singleton. Aug. 12—Scone; entries, Aug. 3. Aug. 18, 19.—Narrabri; entries, 31st July and August 16…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 July 1897 · page 4
Mr. John Gillies (President) occupied the chair at a special meeting of the Committee of the Northern Jockey Club held at the Excelsior Hotel last evening, and there were also present Captain…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 July 1897 · page 2
SIR,—I note in your issue of Thursday the exclusion of C. Doherty from the A team in their match against Carlton to-morrow. What are the selection committee thinking of?…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 July 1897 · page 4
Aug. 6—Singleton. Aug. 12—Scone; entries, Aug. 3. Aug. 18, 19.—Narrabri; entries, 31st July and August 16…
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Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 July 1897 · page 5
The Debating B team defeated the Singleton Grammar School club on Thursday afternoon by 11 points to nil. Good play was shown on both sides…
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The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 July 1897 · page 15
Aug. 6—Singleton. Aug. 12—Scone; entries, Aug. 3. Aug.18, 19.—Narrabri; entries, 31st July and August 16…
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