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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1911

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 7
Also in Singleton Argus

A. F. Chapman, who at one time was a rather noted cyclist, and has been long associated with boxing in an amateurish was has decided to don the upholstered glove as…

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Coursing Championship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 5

Jobberwock has won the Waterloo, Cup, defeating Silk and Searlet…

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At a Cricket Match

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 6

He was a good deal in love, but still he was an enthusiastic cricketer, and so allowances must be made for him, for he had taken her to the first match she had…

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Racing the Barwon. the Boatswain's Statement

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 6

Harry Ransome, boatsman, in an interview, said:—"We were speeding along rasing the Barwon, which was four miles astern, to beat her in the run to Sydney…

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Swimming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 February 1911 · page 2

In the Domain Baths, Sydney, on Saturday, W. Longworth won the three-mile handicap in 18min. 22 3-5sec. Last year's winner, A. Wilks, owing to illness, did not compete…

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League Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 February 1911 · page 2

A meeting will be held at Hills Angel Inn to-morrow (Tuesday) night at 8 o'clock for the purpose of forming a Rugby Football League Club…

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Western Division Football Club. Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 February 1911 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Western Division Rugby Union Football Club, was held at Hills Angel Inn on Saturday evening. Mr. George Yeates presided over a large…

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Famous Cricketer's Death. a Cricket Pioneer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 February 1911 · page 3

Mr. William Lloyd Murdoch, who died in Melbourne on Saturday, was the greatest Australian batsman of his day. He was one of the old cricketing pioneers, who helped to…

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Swimming

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 February 1911 · page 4

The Australian long-distance champion, W. Longworth, established a record for three miles at the Sydney Domain Baths on Saturday.' He completed the distance…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 February 1911 · page 4
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

A late cable from San Francisco- states that Jack Lester Is after a match with Jack Johnson. The San Francisco "Chronicle" publishes a challenge to the…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1911 · page 2

The sudden death of W. L. Murdoch, while watching the play in the fourth test match on Saturday, removes one of the most famous…

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Sporting. Athletics. St. Patrick's Day Sports

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1911 · page 2

In this issue is published the programme for the St. Patrick's Day Sports, to be held on the local Park on 18th March. A strong…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 7

Bill Turner, of Tasmania, who possesses some qualifications for the championship at Australia, in Sydney on Tuesday, night defeated Jack Whittaker in four rounds…

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Bowls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 7

The old English game of bowls is having a great vogue in the new settlements of Western Canada where the multiplication of bowling clubs has led to the establishment…

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New Swimming Record. New York, Feb. 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 5

Charles Daniels has established a world's record by swimming 200 metres in 2min, 28 2-5secs…

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League Football. West Maitland Club Formed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 7

With the object of forming a Football League Club in the western end of the town a meeting was held last evening at Hills' Angel Inn. The chair was…

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Letter to the Editor. Conduct at Cricket Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 2

Sir,—Would you kindly allow me space in your columns to express disapproval at the conduct of some of the onlookers at the final competition cricket match between Branxton and Elderslic,…

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Australia's Cricket Supremacy. Newspaper Comments. London, Tuesday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 5

The evening papers contain comments on Australia's win in the fourth test match, and the winning of the rubber against South Africa…

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