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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1913

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Boxing Mansfield Beats O'grady

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 15

Under the excellent management of Mr. W. Fairlie the boxing game is booming loudly at Cessnock, where first-class contests are of weekly occurrence, and where the promoter…

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Cricket in England

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 3

London, Thursday.—The match at Lord's between the Gentlemen and the Players was continued on a wet Wicket. The Gentlemen, who made 232 in their…

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Princesses on the Golf Links

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 12

"The Princess Royal and her daughters are still at Brighton. The Duchess of Fire and Princess Maud sometimes play a game of golf on the links of the East Brighton golf…

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County Cricket. London. July 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 5

In their first innings against Kent at Tunbridge Wells, Yorkshire scored 100, C. Bly the taking five wickets for 36, and F. E. Woolley four for 40. Kent made 135…

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International Bowls. Wins for Scotland and Wales. London, July 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 7

In the International bowls competition, Scotland beat England by 90 to 81. Wales detailed Ireland by 80 to 76. Scotland defeated Ireland by 90 points…

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Football Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 July 1913 · page 7

The principal match on the show ground on Saturday was provided by Maitiand United and and Kurri Kurri. The Uniteds, after leading by 10 to 3 at won by 18…

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Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 July 1913 · page 7

East End narrowly escaped defeat at the hands of West End on Saturday. It was a grand game, very fast, and West's were unlucky to come out losers. At half time…

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Boxing. Dave Smith Outs O'donnell

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 July 1913 · page 7

Dave Smith knocked out Les. O'Donnell in the sixteenth round at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night. The features of the contest were the freedom with which Smith…

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Long-distance Swimming. Hatfield Beats Taylor. London. July 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 July 1913 · page 5

Hatfield beat Taylor in the long-distance swimming championship in the 5m 27s, the course being from Kew to Putney—5 miles [?] yards…

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Football Rugby Union Notes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 July 1913 · page 7

A great game between Easts and .Wests on Saturday on the Park resulted' In a win for the former by the narrowest possible margin—one point. It was a hard fought,…

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Boxing

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1913 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

Dave smith Knocked out Les. O'Donnell in the 16th round at the stadium on Saturday night. The features of the contest were…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1913 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus, Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

The local club sent a team to Manilla on Saturday morning, and were defeated by 17 points to nil. The visitors speak highly of the…

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Bowls. Singleton v. MAITLAND

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 July 1913 · page 4

A team of Singleton bowlers visited. Maitland on Saturday, and played West Maitland Club. The home team won by 110 points to S3; but the visitors,…

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Boxing M'coy Beats Thomas

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 July 1913 · page 7

Herb. M'Coy, 9st 12½ lb (Victoria) beat Harry Thomas 9st 13½lb (England) at the Melbourne Athletic pavilion on Monday night on point after 20 rounds of…

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Visiting Football Team

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 July 1913 · page 6

The Raymond Terrace Hibernian F.C. visited Singleton on Saturday, and played a match against St. Patrick's F.C. on Victoria Square The home team won by 17…

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English County Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 July 1913 · page 2

London, Saturday Evening.—Playing against Gloucestershire, who made 244, on the Notts Country ground, the home team increased their score from 73 for…

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Native Races and Liquor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 July 1913 · page 3

The issue of 1500 new liquor licenses by the Ceylon government, and the new rule forbidding headmen—the natural rules of the people—to belong to temperance societies were…

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