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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1913

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Bowls King's Birthday Rink Competition

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

The following will take part in a rink competition for a trophy presented by Mr. P. O'Donnell:—Anderson, Bowden, Cooper Clark, Drew, Hill, Oakes, Dimmock, M'Rea,…

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Football Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 June 1913 · page 7

The Hunter District Rugby League will place before the Maitland public on the Albion Ground to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon one of the most attractive programmes…

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Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 June 1913 · page 7

The Rugby Union competition will be advanced another state to-morrow, when lovers of the grand old game will be provided with some very interesting games. The main draw is…

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Inter-Dominion Rugby

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 June 1913 · page 8

Footballers are interested in the approaching, match with the visiting New Zealand team. Our own fifteen have been selected. They include…

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Football

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 6 June 1913 · page 3

The Raymond Terrace players met Neath on the Market Reserve in the D grade competition of the Hunter Rugby League on Saturday last, and after a very…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 June 1913 · page 5

In the county match Surrey versus Hampshire the former won by an innings and to runs. Mayes made 161 and Mead 116 for Surrey, and [?] took six wickets for 45…

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Boxing Danish Champion Arrives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 June 1913 · page 7

The well-known Danish lightweight, Waldemar Holdberg, who is under engagement to Mr. R. L. Baker arrived in Sydney by the Otway on Thursday, and was introduced to the…

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Football Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 7

Football enthusiasts cannot do better than visit the Maitland Park on Monday next, where the Hunter Rugby Union has provided a programme which is undobutedly an…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 3
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Two more English boxers have signed contracts to appear in Australia under the direction of Mr. "Snowy " Baker. They are the welter-weights, Arthur…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 3

The following is the draw for handicap doubles and competition fours to be begun on the Singleton Club green today, and continued on Monday. Five…

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Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 7

On Monday next King's Birthday, the Hunter Rugby League will submit another programme of football equal to any yet set down. The game of the day will be…

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Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 2

The opening of the golf seasen had to be postponed owing [?] inclement weather At a meeting of the Committes of the local club [?]t was…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 3

The following will represent St. Patrick's v. Raymond Terrace, at the latter place, on Monday next, players to leave by 1.50 p.m. train to-morrow (Sunday):…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 3

Roy Dorrington, son of Mr. Frank Dorrington, of Broke, has put up a very fine record at Kempsey during the past season. In competition cricket he…

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Lawn Tennis

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 3

The following is the draw for the Singleton Cricket Club lawn tennis section captaincy, a trophy for which has been kindly presented by Dr. Pentland…

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Sporting. Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 2

A match will be played on the Show. ground this afternoon between Muswell. brook A's and Sydney Town Hall Club, and as the latter is a strong comb[?] some…

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Always Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 12

She was a very conscientious toucher, and she had gone to a considerable amount of trouble to explain to her scholars the difference in the meaning of the words…

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Boxing. New York, June 6

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

"Young" Shugrue, of Jersey, City defeated "Sammy" Robideau, of Philadelphina, in a hard fought ten round bout at Madison square Gardens last night…

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Boxing. Shakespeare Beats M'nab

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 15

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

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