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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1911

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

A cable message from Oklahoma, U.S.A., states that Carl Morris, known as "The White Hope of Oklahoma," defeated Schreck (of Cincinnati) by knocking him out in…

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Bowls. Saturday's Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 2

Central No. 1 v. Maitland No. 3, on Central Green:-Nichols, Mattocks, Williams, Edwards; Saunders, Clark, Galton, Norman; Crockett, Hall, Bolt, Pain…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

According to Mr. R. O. Schwarz, member of the South African Cricket Team which is returning home by the Otranto, the South Africans learnt much from the…

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Athletics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 2

Arthur Postle is said to have run 50 yds. in 5 1-5sec. recently, equalling his own world's record; while, later still Donaldson is said to have run a foot short of…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 7
Also in The Scone Advocate

Many will be glad to learn that the boxing contest between Billy Hannan and Peter Cook has been definitely arranged the consideration…

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Racing

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 2

A number of Doncaster Cup candidates were on the training track this morning. Sequarious and Call Boy finished together in a mile sprint in 1-45½…

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Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 5

At the Cannes international tennis tournament wilding and Ritchie beat Mavrogordate and Rahe, 6-4, 6-2, [?]-5…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 2

The cricket match arranged for the local ground tomorrow, between. Scone aud Blandford teams, bus been abandoned, owing to Blandford being unable to…

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A New Style of Swimming

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 5

In the opinion of many persons, the swimming race is to the strong. An they watch the brown shoulders of the expert swimmer surging through the water,…

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Lawn Tennis. East Maitland Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 7

The annual meeting of the East Maitland Lawn Tennis Club was held in St. Peter's Hall last evening. Lieut-Colonel Waddy presided over a good attendance. An apology…

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Sporting. Turf. Aberdeen Races (Tomorrow.)

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 2

The Grassfed Roce Meeting of the Aberdeen Club, takes place tomorrow (Saturday), when, as at the previous successful meeiing, we expect there will be…

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Athletics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 7
Also in The Scone Advocate

It would appear that the bother about St. Patrick's Day Handicap run here and in which L. Cubitt, W. Morris, and J. T. Conn filled the places, has not nearly…

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Rugby Football Laws. International Conference. London, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 5

The Rugby Union executive has decided to invite the delegates from overseas to attend rules, committee, and general committee meetings when the laws of the game are under…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 6
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

Despite the trouncing he received at the hands of Sum Langford, the American negro boxer, Bill Lang, of Australia, has hopes at a later date of…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 6

Whilst officiating in a match at Wellington (N.Z.) recently, an umpire named Dickson was struck on the hat (a hard felt one) by the bail, which…

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