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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1911

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 January 1911 · page 4

An open-air fight took place this morning at he Summer Park. Newcastle, between Wal Cole-nan. of Sydney, and Joe Shankespeare, a South Maitland miner. The enclosure was crowded…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 January 1911 · page 4

In the interstate match New South Wales v. Tasmania in Sydney on Saturday, R. B. Minnett scored 151. runs in the first innings on behalf of this State…

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Tattsall's Club Races. Cup Day. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 January 1911 · page 2

The [?]annurace [?] of [?]ttersall's Club [?] The weather was shower and there was very large attendance. Tatterall's cup…

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Athletics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 January 1911 · page 4

Sports were hold at the Barrington on Boxing Day. The All-comers Handicap was won by J. Higgins, 6 yards [?] 7 yards. second M. Landers [?]…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 2

Hagh Mehegan met Ray Bronson, the American boxer, for the lightweight championship, at the Stadium on Monday night. Bronson seemed weak from…

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Bowls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 2

The members of the Maitland Bowling Club had a most enjoyable day on their green yesterday. The weather was just the thing for bows. Forty members entered for the competition. The first…

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Sporting. GOLF

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 2

Result of stroke competition played on local links on Boxing Day :—Miss Parbury, 91-10-81 ; H. Scott, 104-12-92 ; Dr. Scott,…

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General Gables. London, Jan. 2. International Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 5

France won the Rugby football match against Scotland by 16 points to 15…

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Muswellbrook Jockey Club. Grassfed Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 2

Officials—Judge, E. Higgens; starter, S. Harris; clerk of scales, W Campion; clerk of course, E Oaks; handicapper, C. Mitchell;…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 7

A late cable states that Bill Lang, the Australian champion, will light Petty officer Curran on Jan. 18, and Sum Langford, at Olympla, probably on February…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

Mr. O. S. Smith, manager of the Sydney cricket team which played a match on the albion Ground with Maitland on December 31 and January 1 writes to Mr. D. L. B…

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Swimming a Fresh Record by Healy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 2

At the Domain Baths, Sydney, last evening, Cecil Healy, who up to the present has only been recognised as a sprint and middle-distance swimmer, effectively demonstrated to a large…

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Swimming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 7

Alf Wicknam lowered this world's record for100 yards breast stroke swim in a test tace to select representatives for the Australian championships. His time was 1min 17 2-5sec…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 7

By this week's English mail Mr. W. Corbett received the following interesting letter from Mr. H.D. McIntosh, dated London, December 2, In continuation of my letter…

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Bowls. To-morrows's Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 7

Central team V. We[?] on Central green, at 2 O'Clock, sharp:—Squires, Page, Edwards, R. Gallon: J. H. Pain, Crocket, Mattocks, J. Pain: S[?], Bowden, Gael, R. Norman…

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Cricket. To-morrow's Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 7

I Zingari V. East Maitland, at East Maitland (two days' match)—F. Freeman, E. Ling, W. H. Bernard, R. Oram, A. Lindsay, R. Moore,H. L. Newton, H. Halstead,…

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Cricket. Second Test Match. Collapse of the South Africans

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 2

If ever the uncertainty of the game in cricket was fully exemplified, in was on Wednesday, the fourth and last day of the second…

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East Maitland Athletic Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 4

A meeting of the Committee of Management was held on Wednesday evening in the Ambulance Hall. Present: Alderman Chambers (in the chair), Messrs. W.Wilson, J. Farrell, E. Geary, J Ferry,…

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Swimming

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 7

Cecil Healy, at tlic Domain Baths, Sydney, on Wednesday night gave the spectators something in the nature of a surprise. He was a starter in the 1320 yards…

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