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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1911

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The Latest Sporting News. Wallsend Jockey Club Races. Wallsend

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 April 1911 · page 3

The rain which fell last night and to-day interfered greatly with the attendence at Wallsend to-day, and made the going heavy, but everything passed off well…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1911 · page 7

Owing to heavy rain the match arranged to take place at Newcastle on Monday fordnoon between Dave Meekin and Les Weston was postponed until next Saturday…

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Cricket

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1911 · page 2

The following team will represent Fosterton in a match against Brookfield to be played at Brookfield on Saturday next, play to commence at…

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Pony Races

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1911 · page 2

The exigencies of early publication for Easter precludes the possibility of a report in this issue of the above interesting function which took…

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Wallsend Jockey Club Races. First Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1911 · page 7

An auspicious start was made on Saturday with the Easter race meeting of the Wallsend Jockey Club, for the weather was all that could be desired, the course never looked…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 7

Writing from London on March 17 Mr-II. D. M'lntosh said:-"I have mile arrangements to send Harry Lewis and Paul Til to Australia for next season. Lewis is just the…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 4

Singleton and Central [?] met at Howe Park on Saturday. The home team batted first, and complied 269 R.Faweett 68, R. Millard 56, P. Marshall…

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Cessnock Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 7

Entries for Cessnock Jockey Club races on Saturday, next closed last night as follows:- Flying Handicap: six furlongs.-Cacalia,…

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Letter to the Editor. League Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 7

Sir,-In Common with funny other Footballers throughout the Hunter District, I learn with regret that it is the intention of the Rugby League executive to allow of players…

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Another Boxing Fatality. Waterbury, Connectient (U.S.A.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 5

William Luke, who was injured in a boxing contacts on Easter Monday, has sucoumbed in his injuries…

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Lawn Tennis. a Lad Defeats Wilding. Paris, April 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 5

W. Laurentz, aged 16 years, defeated 'A'. Wilding in the finals of the French open lawn tennis championship covered courts the scores being:- 1-6, 4-6, 6-11, [?]…

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Football. Rugby. League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 7

Entries for the Hunter District Rugby League's competitions-first, second, and third grades-close on Saturday next Entries which must be accompanied by the…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 4
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Jack Lester, the American, who is to meet Bill Lang in about a month from now, arrived in Sydney on Friday from America. He stated that he now…

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Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 7

At. a well attended meeting of the Royal Football Club Just evening, it was decided' to again form and play in the junior competition of the Hunter District Rugby Union…

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English Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 5

The race for the City and Subarban Hendicap resulted as follows :Masatown, 1, Demonsthenes 2, Bronzino 3…

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Lawn Tennis

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 3

Paris, Tuesday.—W. Laurentz, a youth of 16, has won the final of the Covered Court championship of France, beating the holder, A. F. Wilding, after an…

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Boxing. New York, April 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 5

In a 10-round boxing contest here last night "Packy" McFarland defeated "Tommy" Murphy. McFarland led throughout…

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Football. Rugby League Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 7

Considerable interest is being manifested in football circles in the match to take place on the Albion Ground to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon, when Eastern Suburbs…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 7

There was a fair attendance at the Elysium at Bendigo on Wednesday night in anticipation of witnessing a boxing match between P. Doram, ex-amateur champion of Australia,…

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