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Sport, 1913

1,932 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 97

Lawn Tennis and Croquet

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 April 1913 · page 4

The lawn tennis courts and croquet lawn on the oval at Howe Park will be opened for the season this afternoon, when, it is anticipated there will be a…

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Association Football. English Cup Final. London, April 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 April 1913 · page 2

The final for the Football Association Cup between Aston Villa and SUnderland, at Crystal Palace yesterday, resulted in a win for the former by one goal to nil…

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Athletics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 April 1913 · page 7

Guilloy[?] handicap of £7 will be run on the Newcastle Cricket Ground on Saturday night next also a Nursery Handicap of £5. Entries close on Wednesday…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 April 1913 · page 5

Mat Wells, the famous English boxer, has accepted Mr. "Snowy" Baker's terms to come to Sydney. His first fight will be with Mehegan at the Sydney Stadium…

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Bowls Champion Rink

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 April 1913 · page 7

On Saturday on the Wallsend Bowling Club's green, the final of the champion rink competition of the Northern District, Bowling Association was concluded,…

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Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 April 1913 · page 4

Larsen beat Doust, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3, in the semi-final for the Covered Courts championship, played at Queens Club and in the final Davseb beat Larsen, 3-7, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2…

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Heddon Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 April 1913 · page 7

The fact that it was a back Saturday did not tend to an enlargement of the attendance at Heddon Jockey Club races, despite beautiful weather, but as a matter of fact…

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Boxing, Summers Stops Bob Turner

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 April 1913 · page 7

Though the ex-lightweight champion Bob Turner, boxed cleverly and well at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night, the English crack, Johnny Summers, was too…

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Cricket. Brewery v. South United

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 April 1913 · page 7

The junior cricket, competition was advanced a further stage on Saturday last, when the Brewery met South United on the association wicket, Maitland Park. D…

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Association Football. the League Champions. London, April 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 April 1913 · page 2

Sunderland won the Football League championship, with 52 points and Sheffield Wednesday are the runner-up with 49 points…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 April 1913 · page 4

Mat Wells, the English crack lightweight, boxer, has practically decided that he will visit Australia, and is only awaiting Mr. "Snowy" Baker's…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 April 1913 · page 6
Also in Singleton Argus

A large crowd of people witnessed a match at Victoria Square on Saturday afternoon between Maitland Royals and Singleton. The visitors displayed much better…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 April 1913 · page 4

The first grade cricket season in Sydney closed on Saturday, with North Sydney premiers and the University runners-up…

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Tennis Championship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 April 1913 · page 5

Wilding and Do[?]st defeated Gore and [?] in the challenge round, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2…

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Lawn Tennis. the Stuart Tennis Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 April 1913 · page 7

A very pretty ceremony took place on the opening of the "Stuart" Tennis Club, Lorn, on Saturday afternoon. Mr. A. Price performed the opening ceremony: apologies…

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Boxing. Matt Wells Coming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 April 1913 · page 7

What is easily the most important announcement made for a long time is that given out from the Rushcutter's Bay Stadium to the effect that Matt Wells is to…

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Geisha Tennis Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 April 1913 · page 4

At a meeting of the Geisha Lawn Tennis Club, East Maitland, last evening, arrangements were made for the opening of the season. Twelve new members were…

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Dungog Pony Races

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1913 · page 2

Though it is often expected that postponed race meetings, or functions of any description, are never the success that they would…

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Australian Tennis Players. San Francisco

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 April 1913 · page 5

The Australian tennis players hurried to New York after a few practices on the local courts. They refused to discuss the question of the absence of Mr. Norman Brooks…

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