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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1911

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 5

Following will represent Bulga v. Singleton CO. to-day (Saturday), at Howe Park, play to commence at 11 a.m.:—S. Bradv, P. Woods, C. and H…

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The Fatal Boxing Contest

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 4

Sydney, Friday.—Jack Whittaker, who stands charged with causing the death of Victor Jacobsen in a boxing contest at the Waterloo Coliseum, Rodfern, on…

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Golf Links at the Hotel Kosciusko

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 7

THE summer attractions of Mount Kosciusko arc to be enhanced by the laying-out of golf links. The matter has been under consideration for some…

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Cricket. South Africans at Broken Hill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 7

The South Africans concluded their match against a Broken Hill is on Thursday, and won by an innings and 278 runs. The…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 March 1911 · page 7
Also in Singleton Argus

In a contest in Sydney on Saturday night Jack Howard defeated the up-coun-country boxer Colin Bell, of whom so much was expected, on points after…

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Football. Dargs Football Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 March 1911 · page 7

At the annual meeting of the Largs Football. Club on Friday evening, Mr. T. Burg Presided over a large attendance of footballers and supporters of the club. The…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1911 · page 2
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser, Singleton Argus

In a farewell interview, Sherwell, the South African cricket captain, said he did not think any eleven in the world could beat…

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Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 March 1911 · page 7

On Monday night a meeting of those interested in tennis was held at the local public school and steps were taken to reorganize for, the ensuing season. There…

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Keep the Bookmaker Out Professional Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 March 1911 · page 5

Mr. F. Flowers, M. L. C. had something to say last night at the annual meeting of the New South Wales Rugby Football League on the question of professional sport. He said…

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Athletics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 March 1911 · page 7

Arthur B. Postle appeared at St. Patrick's sports gathering, Hobart, on Saturday afternoon, (on a grass track), and did 50 yards in 5, 1-5sec. He also…

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Encouragement of Swimming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 March 1911 · page 4

Mr. Griffith, Minister for Public Works has provided a good sum of money for large ocean swimming baths at Newcastle and has very strongly commended the enterprise…

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Denman Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 22 March 1911 · page 2

The race meeting held by the Denman Amateur Race Club on Saturday last attracted a record attendance, and passed off very successfully. Mr. E…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 7
Also in Singleton Argus

According to a writer in the London "Sportsman" on February 11, the cable has been used pretty freely in respect to a match in England between the big fellow Jack…

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Boxing Contests

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 5

At the Olympia Bronson beat Syd Burns in nineteen rounds on a disqualification, and Clabby beat Harry Dunean in twenty rounds on points…

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Tim Boxing Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 5

The closing scenes in the recent boxing fatality at waterloo took place to-day when Jack Whittaker and eight others, who had been arrested in connection with the…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 4

The South African cricketers left Adelaide on their homeward Journey on Monday. From a financial point of view, the…

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