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Sport, 1913

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County Cricket. All Out for Sixteen

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 June 1913 · page 2

London, Sunday.—in the county cricket competitions Kent defeated Warwickshire, dismissing thorn in the second innings for. 16 runs. The play…

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FOOTBALL. All Blacks Defeated. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 June 1913 · page 2

There were 36,000 spectators present at the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day, to witness the final match between New South wales and New Zealand, under…

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Again Postponed. Rosehill Races. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 June 1913 · page 3

Rain precluded the holding of Rosehill races on Saturday, and owing to more rain to-day, the races have again been postponed. They will be held on…

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British Suffragettes. Sensation at Ascot Races. Man Dreadfully Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 June 1913 · page 4

London, Saturday.—The Ascot' Gold Cup was run for on Thursday. The King and Queen were among the spectators, and there was a great crowd of…

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Boxing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 2

Johnny Summers outpointed Sid Burns in a 20 rounds' contest at Sydney Stadium on Saturday night. They had met twice previously and each had…

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Tennis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 2

Murrurundi Tennis players defeated the local Railway Club by 56 games to 26. Pott's Point defeated a Scone team…

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Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 2

Muswellbrook United Football Club A team journeyed to Narrabri oo Sunday night to try conclusions with a team representing Liverpool Plains…

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Golf Championship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 5

[?] Taylor has won the gold championship [?] a score of 304…

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Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 2

The Australian Cricketers commenced a match on Friday against Philadelphia. The local team scored 124 in their first innings. The Australians…

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Lawn Tennis. London, June [?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 2

Rice, Doust, Lesurier, Gore, Dixon, Rahe have all won their first round in All-England championship. Owing to the fact that the English play…

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Fatal Boxing Bout Pekley Acquitted Calgary [?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 2

In the case in which Pelkey was charges with manslaughter in connection with its death of Luther M'Carthy, his opponent in boxing contest, the jury brought in…

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Boxing. American Matches. Kenosha, June 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 7

Johnny Coulon fought a fast ten-round draw with Frankie Burns, Experts considered that Burns showed better form than his opponent…

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News by Telegraph. Sydney, Wednesday. Rosehill Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 5

Rosehill races have been further postponed till Friday…

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Cricket. This Game in the Country. Scheme to Improve It

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 1

A scheme that should result in the improvement of country cricket has been prepared by the country committee of the New South Wales…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 4

A boxing contest between Sam Langford and Colin Bell took place last Friday at Rockhampton (Queensland). In the first five, rounds both men took…

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Boxing. Hill Beats Simpson

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 7

The respective featherweight champions of New South Wales and Victoria, Jimmie Hill and Charlie Simpson, met on Wednesday night at Sydney Stadium, the Sydney boxer…

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Train Races Down Incline

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 3

New York, Tuesday.—An awful railway smash occurred at Clinton, lowa, on Sunday, when a runaway goods train, speeding down an incline at a terrific…

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General Cable News County Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 2

In the county cricket competitions [?] defeated Kent by six wickets. G. (Gloucester) took eight wickets for [?]…

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Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 7

After a short respite the League competitions will again be in full swing to-morrow afternoon on the Albion Ground. Although the match arranged against Northern Suburbs will…

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Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 7

Lovers of the grand old winter pastime should not full to fall to visit the Park to-morrow, when the Union officials are putting the best programme of matches forward since…

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