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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1911

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 7

A cable message states that it is alleged Mr. H. D. Melatosh has made heavy losses in London. The British public will not pay to see matches between alleged fighters…

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Cricket. Dalgety and Co. V. MUSWELLBROOK

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 4

A match wan played on the local showground on Saturday last batween a team representing Dalgety & Co., woolbrokers, etc., Sydney, and Mus…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 2

A fight took place at Cleveland U.S.A., between Abe' A[?]well and Tommy kilbanc. The decision was in favor of the latter, on a technicality. The pace was…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 4

A match between Dave Smith and Billy Papke, the world's middleweight champion, has been arranged to take place at Sydney Stadium on February 18th. The…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 4

No junior, competition matches will be played, on Saturday, next. New South Wales are winners of the Sheflied Shield for the season, their…

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Boxing

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

A fight has been arranged for February 22 between Bill Lang, the Australian heavy-weight, and Sam Langford, the colored heavy wight, whom world's…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 7

There were 32 deaths last year in the United States, understood to be the highest figures ever recorded, in spite of the fact that certain specially deadly devices had been…

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Bowls. Saturday's Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 7

In the match Maitland v. Lowlands on the park the following will represent Maitland in the Arnott shield competition:- Heyes, Hill, Drew, Anderson; Melaren, Kerr, Silk,…

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Sporting. CRICKET

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 2

Fixtures for to-morrow:—Scone v. Junior Association, at Singleton ; B's v. Muscle Creek, at Scone. The South Africans commence a match…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 7

The boxing, match between Dave Smith and the American, "Cyclone" Thomp[?], will take place on Monday instead of to-night…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 7

A meeting of players and others, supporters of the New South Wales Rug[?]y League will be held at Fatzeus Hall on Saturday evening next, when officials of the League…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 3

The following will represent Scone District Association v. Singleton Junior Cricket Association at Howe Park this afternoon:- N. Ebsworth, W. G. Ashford…

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Boxing

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

Wal Coleman, the well-known boxer is at present an inmate of one of the Sydney Hospitals consequently his match with Joe Shakespeare has ben declared off for the…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 4
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser, The Scone Advocate

The fourth Test match is to be commenced at Melbourne on Friday next. There was no cricket locally on Saturday, owing, to the showery weather…

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Athletics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 7

A narrow strip of land separates the Gulf of Corinth from the Bay of Salamis. This is the isthmus, upon which in ancient days those famous games were held every…

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Rugby Football Union. Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Hunter District Rugby Football Union was held at Winchester's Rooms last evening, Mr. D. J. Ryanbeing in the chair. THere was a fair…

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