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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1913

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 March 1913 · page 7

To-morroe afternoon and Saturday a match will bo played on the Albion Ground between, a local team and Mr. W. Cullen's metropolitan team. The visitors are mostly first-grade…

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Boxing Contest. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 March 1913 · page 2

Harry Lewis, the American welterweight, knocked out Jack Harrison, the middleweight champion of England, in the third round…

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Athletics St. Patrick's Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 March 1913 · page 7

Sir,—Mr, Mangan's letter in reply to mine on the handicapping for the pedestrian events at the above sports is, in my opinion, not quite to the point. Referring…

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Boxing

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 2

Sam Langford defeated Jim Barry in a boxing content at Brisbane Stadium on Saturday night. After two minutes boxing Barry went down…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 2

Fine weather permitting, there is bound to be bright cricket here during the Easter vacation, as a result of the visit of the Barraba, Upper…

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ATHLETICS. Muswellbrook Sports

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 2

We have been requested to mention that the Muswellbrook St. Patrick's Sports Committee have engaged Mr. Aisbett's cha-ra-bane to convey…

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Football. Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 7

The second annual meeting of the Hunter District Rugby Football League will be held in the committee-room of the West Maitland School of Arts on Saturday night…

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Golf House Burnt

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 5

The golf house on the Weston-super-Mare links was burnt to the ground last night. Women suffragists are suspected of having set the place on fire…

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Boxing Morey Beats Read

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 March 1913 · page 7

Alf. Morey, of West Australia, out-pointed Jack Read of Tasmania, at Sydney Stadium last night in a twenty rounds contest for the lightweight championship of…

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Wyong Park Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 March 1913 · page 7

Following are the weights for next Thursday's race meeting at Wyong Park:— Flying Handicap: 6 furlongs.—Manton Maid, Lady Denman, 9st; King Broomstick,…

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Wallsend Races. First Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 March 1913 · page 7

The Easter race meeting of Wallsend Jockey Club commenced on Saturday in most delightful condition so far as the weather and the attendance were concerned, for the…

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Cricket. Dr. Blue's Team v. MAITLAND

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 March 1913 · page 4

A match was played on the Albion Ground to-day between Dr. N. I. Blue's team (Sydney), and a Maitland team. The weather was warm, and the wicket in splendid order…

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International Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 March 1913 · page 5

Ireland has defeated France at Rugby football by 24 points to nil…

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Boxing. Summers Beats Picato

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 March 1913 · page 7

Alter nearly niniteen exciting rounds, marked by brilliant boxing on one side, dogged persistence on the other, and hard hitting on the part of both, Johnny Summers…

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Wallsend Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 March 1913 · page 7

A country club that gives £1200 in stakes for a two-days' race meeting deserves well of horseowners and the sporting public, partienlarly a club that has no extraneous aid in the…

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Stroud Pony Races

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 March 1913 · page 2

A very small crowd gathered on the Stroud racecourse on Saturday afternoon last to attend the pony races, but the lack of…

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Cricket Maitland V. Dr. Blue Team

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 March 1913 · page 7

Dr. Blue's Motropolltan team causly defoated a Maltland team on the Albton Ground yesterday. After the disnissal of Trenerry the locals collapsed, soven wickets…

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Cricket Reform. the L.B.W. Rule. London, Monday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 March 1913 · page 5

An animated controversy in going on in the newspapers, respecting the leg-before-wicket regulation. Messrs. A. G. Steele and R. H. Lyttellon are heading an agliation in…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 March 1913 · page 7

Billy Hanna[?] is still anxious to have another shot at Les Darey, but not under similar conditions to those which ruled at their recent meeting. He wants Darey to weigh 10.2 at the…

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Cricket Holiday Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 March 1913 · page 7

When the Hunter Cricket Association allowed the Christmas holiday to pass over with out any fixtures, it was not kindly spoken of by some players, yet they did not give the…

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