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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1913

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Newcastle Jockey Club Races. Cup Won by Silt VIVE

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1913 · page 15

Had not the flood waters created so much havoc in many portions of the northern district and so banished all taste for sport from so many hundreds of people, it is…

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Fatal Boxing Bout. the Suffragists. Promoter and Contestant Committed. Calgary, May 28. Bomb Outrage. London, May 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1913 · page 3

Notwithstanding the coroner's verdict at the inquest on the body of Luther M'Carthy, who was killed during a boxing bout recently, "Tommy" Burns, the promoter of A bomb winch exploded in Edinburgh Royal Observatory is believed to have contained several pounds of gunpowder in an earthenware jar. It was Bred with a fuse…

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Football Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 7

Maitland Untied, having the bye in the Rugby League's competition, met South Newcastle on the Show around on Saturday. Conditions were far from favourable…

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Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 7

In the Rugby Union competition East End and East Newcastle met on the Newcastle Cricket Ground, East End being defeated by 14 points to 13…

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Cessnock Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 4

In connection with the race meeting of Cessnock Jockey Club on Wednesday next, Mr. A. L. Pogonoski, secretary, announces in this issue that a special train will leave Newcastle at 10.10 and…

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Boxing. Shakespeare Beats M'nar

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 7

At Kurri Kurri on Saturday forenoon those hardy rivals, Joe Shakespeare and Billy M'Nab, settled their little difference for a side-wager of £50 and a division of…

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Amateur Golf Championship. London, May 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 2

In the final round for the British Amateur Gold Championship Hilton beat Harris 6 up and 5 to play…

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Boxing in France. Carpentier Defeats Wells. Ghent

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 4

Georges Carpentier, the French light heavyweight champion outfought Bombardier Wells, the English heavyweight champion, in a contest here…

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Lawn Tennis. Australians in America. New York, May 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 2

In a practice match S. N. Doust defeated C. Haggett, the English professional, one set, 7-5. Haggett defeated H. M. Rice, 6-3, 6-4,…

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English Ships Built in France Loss of £500,000 Contract. Football and Lost Wages

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 6

Three large British steamers, costing together half a million sterling are to be built in France. Such an event is unprecedented in our recent industrial history (says the…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 June 1913 · page 4

In Sydney first grade Rugby League competition on Saturday, Glebe were beaten for the first time this, season. South Sydney were their conquerors by…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 June 1913 · page 4

flaying a class match at Eton College on Friday one side was put out for one run. Every player was clean bowled. The hot weather in England during…

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Big Boxing Match. Wells and Carpentier. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 June 1913 · page 2

Geoige Carpentier and Bombardier well the English heavyweight champion, met at Ghent in an exhibition match; The Frenchman was knocked…

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Football Hugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 June 1913 · page 7

The Hunter League has been successful in arranging fine programmes of matches for Saturday and Monday next. 7th and 9th of June, and if given fine weather a…

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Boxing Burns As a Come-back

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 June 1913 · page 7

After his contest with Art. Polkey, at Calgary. Tommy Burns considered he was far from being done as a boxer, and in view of the success of Polkey since, the…

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Sporting. Football. Muswellbrook a v the Miners

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 4 June 1913 · page 2

A match was played on the Showground on Saturday last between Muswellbrook A team and the Miners' Club and resulted in a win for the former by…

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Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 June 1913 · page 7

Mr. G. Ferris presided at the weekly meeting of the executive committee of the Hunter District Rugby Union on Tuesday evening. The attendance was the largest this season…

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Boxing Bromwich v. DARCY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 June 1913 · page 7

The Hegarty-Bromwich fight at Hastings (N.Z.) ended most peculiarly. Bromwich shaped so badly that one of his seconds skied the towel. Referee Sampson declared "no…

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Cessnock Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 June 1913 · page 7

The fact that all the district collieries were at work yesterday considerably affected the attendance at the postponed meeting of Cessnock Jockey Club, and were it not…

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Benefit Football Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 June 1913 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Hunter Rugby League, Mr. Williams, secretary of the West[?] League Club, handed to Mr. R. F. Watson, the chairman, £10, the result of…

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