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Sport, 1911

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Wallsend Jockey Club Races. First Day

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 15

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

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Cricket Morpeth District v. Port Mac-quarie

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 7

The above teams met at Port Macquaric, the result being a drawn game. Merpoth batting first totalled 120, of these Hodgins 51. Ralston 12, S. Bratuble 12 batted best. Port Macuquarie lost 5…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 April 1911 · page 7

Much was expected from a contest arranged between Dave Meekin, of Tamworth, and Les Weston of Newcastle, which took place at Summer Park, the seaside city, on…

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Boxing Contest. London, Monday, 11.35 p.m

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 April 1911 · page 5

Bombadier Wells knocked out lan Bogue in six rounds. AN ALLEGED EMBEZZLER. BERLIN, April 24. An official of the Berlin municipality,…

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Football. Eastern Suburbs v. Combined District

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 April 1911 · page 7

The game between Eastern Suburbs and a combined team of Maitland and Newcastle players, under Rugby League rules, drew a good attendance to the Albion Ground on…

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Junior Cricket Association Presentation of Cups

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 April 1911 · page 2

There was an interesting function at the Club House Hotel on Saturday night, when members of the above Association assembled to witness the presentation of…

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Easter Cricket. with the District Team Up North

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1911 · page 2

FOR the fourth successive year, team of cricketers from our district tripped northwards during the Easter vacation, and engaged in a…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 April 1911 · page 4

Bombardier Wells and Ian Hague fought for the English heavyweight championship on Monday night. The cable states that the contest was a…

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Bowls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 April 1911 · page 7

The New Zealand bowlers defeated North Sydney by 93 to 66 points…

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A Swimming Record

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 April 1911 · page 5

H. Hardwick the Sydney swimmer while practicing at the London Bath Club covered 73[?] yards in 41sec., which is a record…

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"Soccer" Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 April 1911 · page 5

The Association Cup final has been replayed and Bradford scored one goal to Newcastle's nil…

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After the Randwick Races. a Squatter Robbed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 April 1911 · page 5

A tale of how a pickpocket was caught was told to Mr. Maitland, D.S.M., at the water Police Court. Sydney on Wednesday when Sydney Stirling, 38, was changed…

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Cricket Morpeth District v. Forster District (Cape Hawke)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 April 1911 · page 7

The above teams met on the Forster ground on Monday, 21th April, Morpeth winning after an exciting game by 26 runs on the first innings, Morpeth, batting first, were all out…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 2

THE Scone district team was not the only army of cricketers to concentrate their forces in and around the Manilla district , during the Easier holidays, for, as…

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Football Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 4

A meeting of the Western Division Union (Club) will be held at Hills' Angel Inn Hotel to-morrow (Saturday) evening, for the transaction of important business. Members and intending…

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Tennis Championship. Davis Cup Watches. London, Thursday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 5

The United States Lawn, Tennis Association has declined, to play a preliminary round, in England during Coronation week as asked by the British Association, owing to its inability…

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County Cricket in England. New Match Points. London, April 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 5

The Advisory County Committee and the Marylebone Cricket Club have agreed that in future five points shall be allowed for a win in a completed match, and that the side…

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Tennis Championships

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1911 · page 5

In the singies final Gobert bea[?] Ritchie. 6-2. 6-3, 7-5: and in the doubles final Gobert and Ritchie boat A Howe and F. Left, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2…

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Lawn Tennis. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 April 1911 · page 4

J. Ritchie defeated Wilding in the semi-finals for the lawn tennis championship at Wimbledon…

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After the Randwick Races. a Squatter Robbed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 April 1911 · page 5

A tale of how a pickpocket was caught was told to Mr Maitland, D.S.M.. at the Water Police Court, Sydney, on Wednesday, when Sydney Stirling. 38, was…

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