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Sport, 1913

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Boxing. Poesy Defeats Keys

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 15

Jean Poesy again defeated Hock Keys at Sydney Stadium on Saturday night. He was as usual aggressive and vigorous throughout the contest, with the result that he always…

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A Golf Story

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 12

One of the most successful features of the Christmas number of the Windsor Magazine" is and amusing survey by Lwarence North of Legends of the Links." This is…

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Maitland Races

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 15

Officials:-Committee: Messrs: S. Gordon Clift, W. H. Maukuy, J. W. Birkenhead, P. G. Clift. J. E. Chant. W. R. Gowner. Hon. Surgeon: Dr. J. J…

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Boxing. Davis Beats M'nabb

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 7

Bombardier Davis, so easily beaten by Wal Coleman a few months back at the now defunct Gaiety Hall, Sydney, created a great surprise by defeating Billy M'Nabb, of…

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Lawn Tennis. Australia v. British Isles

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 7

The British isies lawn tennis team, Dixon Parke, Lowe, and Beamish, met Australia yesterday, the match on this occasion being played on the Double Bay courts…

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International Cricket. English Umpiring. Mayne and Australians London, Wednesday evening

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 7

The Manchester Guardian" says that it would be useless to answer, Mr. E. R. Mayne's complaints of the English umpiring in the recent Australian tour in…

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Athletics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 7

Messrs. Mangan Daunt announce that they will run their Gaslight Handicap of £7 on the Ascot Grounds, near High-street railway station, on…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 5

The Rugby football match England v. Wales, at Cardiff, resulted in a win for the former by 12 points to nil…

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Boxing Audouy, Defeats Land

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 7

When Tim Land and Jean Audouy met at Sydney Stadium a few weeks back they went the full term, at the conclusion of which the referee gave his casting vote in…

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Dungog Races. Cold Spout in a Hot Place

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 7

The fact that Dungog Jockey Club was holding a nice meeting on Saturday did not deplete the population of Maitland very much, and for the matter of that the only…

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Swimming

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 4

The Stale swimming championships were brought to a conclusion at the Domain Baths, Sydney, on Saturday. The principal event, 220 yards championship…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 5

In Association football, Wales defeated Ireland by one goal to nil…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 7
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The competition match, Singleton II. v. All Saints, was concluded at Victoria-square on Saturday, resulting in a win for All Saints by 10 wickets. At the conclusion…

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Dungog Races

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 2

The January meeting of the above Club eventuated on the local course on Saturday last, when, despi[?] the terrific heat, there was a large crowd of…

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Heddon Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 7

The following entries have been received for Heddon Jockey Club races, to take place on Monday:— Flying Handicap: 6 furlongs 100 yards…

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Boxing, Goodwin Defeats O'grady

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 7

At the Melbourne Athletic Pavilion Alf Goodwin (10st) and Frank O'Grady (9st [?]) met on Monday night for the best of 20 three-minute rounds. Goodwin's strength…

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Baby Used As Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 2

New York, Saturday.—A dozen boys found a cardboard box on a vacant lot at Brooklyn, and started'playing football with it. When they were tired…

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Athletics East Maitland Athletic Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 7

The annual sports gathering of the East Maitland Athletic Club will be held in the Banks-street reserve on Anniversary Day. A varied and interesting programme of athletic…

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Punishing Football Professionalism

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 5

The "Pall Mall Gazette" states that besides wholesale suspension of Devonshire players in connection with allowances made for expenses, the Rugby Union is investing the…

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