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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1911

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Football. Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 7

The Hunter Rugby Union has decided to conduct two competitions—senion and junior—in the coming season, and an advertisement appears in this issue inviting entries…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 7

Rudie Unholz is at present running a show at Burtis Opera House, Davenport, lowa, U.S.A. He has had offers to meet Wolgastor M'Farland, but cannot accept either…

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Boxing. Paris, April 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 3

The twenty rounds boxing contest between Sam Langford and Sam M'Vea for a purse of £2000 in the Cirque de Paris last night resulted in a draw…

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The Golf Season

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 4

It is expected that there will be a strong revival of interest in golfing this season. The Singleton club is now engaged in making its preparations for this…

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Burns' Boxing Bouts. Vancouver

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 5

Tommy Burns is to put on boxing bouts at Vancouver, Winnipeg and Calgary, under the authority of a Dominion Charter granted to the National Sporting Association…

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General Cables. Tennis Tournament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 5

At the Cannes lawn tennis tournament Rahe and Mauvrogordats defeated Wilding and Myers for the Cote d'Azur championship, 6-4, 6-4…

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Fancy Dress Cricket Match

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 4

This afternoon there will be an amusing spectacle at the showground, when the male voice society will try conclusions with the town band in a…

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The Fatal Boxing Match. What Caused Bob Bryant's Death. Newcastle, Monday afternoon

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 10

The inquest concerning the death of James Robert Boland, better known, as Bob Bryant, who was the victim of a fatal boxing contest here between himself and Robert Whitelaw on…

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The Golf Season

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 April 1911 · page 2

It is expected that there will be a strong revival of mterest in golfing this season. The Singleton club is now engaged in making preparation for this [?] winter pastime,…

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Fancy Dress Cricket Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 April 1911 · page 2

Townspeople were provided with a novel form of entertainment on Saturday afternoon. It was in the shape of a fancy dress cricket match, harem skirts v. hobble skirt and was…

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Football. Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 7

A meeting of the Hunter .District [?] League was held on Saturday evening when the drufting of by.-laws governing its [?] fund was completed. This moves…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 7

Billy Hannan, of Maitland, and Dave Meckin, of Tamworth, have been matched to box the best of 20 rounds in the local Town Hall on the, 21st instant, and great…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

The following will represent Singleton C.C. versus Cumberland Electorate on Howe Park—on Saturday. and Monday next, play to commence each day at 11…

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Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 7

The courts of the West Maitland Lawn Tennis Club were the scene of considerable animation on Saturday afternoon the occasion being the club's opening day for the 1911…

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Lawn Tennis. Paris, April 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 5

in the [?] sigles of the Lyons tennis tournament, Wilding beat Poulin. The scores are reported to have been 6-1, 6-0, but the fignres have not been confirmed…

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Fancy Dress Cricket Match

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 2

A novel entertainment was furnished for the delectation of the townspeople on Saturday afternoon, in the form of a fancy dress cricket match on the…

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Sporting. ATHLETICS

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 2

During the Easter holidays, the various district athletic and sports clubs intend holding outings, several of the programmes of which appear…

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Athletics

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 4

A novelty race, in which the competitors were to run a mile, walk a mile,' and then row a mile, was decided on Saturday afternoon. The contest attracted 24…

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Football. Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 April 1911 · page 4

In the issue the Hunter District Rugby League notices that it will conduct three competitions—first, second, and third grades—during the 1911 season, and entries are…

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