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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1913

1,932 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 53 of 97

Boxing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 30 July 1913 · page 2

Sid Stagg and Alf Morey boxed 20 rounds at Sydney Stadium on Saturday night. The referee's decision in favor of Morey met with disapproval…

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Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 July 1913 · page 7

The attendance at the weekly meeting of the Hunter Rugby Union last evening was the largest on record. Mr. G. Ferris presided. Mr. H. Fox, District Superintendent of…

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Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 30 July 1913 · page 2

In the A. grade competition matches on Saturday Muswellbrook defeated the Miners by 18 points to nil. Muswellbrook defeated Scone by 3…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 July 1913 · page 4

The Hon. L. H. Tennyson, play[?] Hampshire, made 117 against Essex, and against Notts. Kent defeated Gloucester by eight…

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Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 July 1913 · page 7

The following are to represent Stuart Tennis Club V. Bolwarra Tennis Club at Bolwarra, on Saturday next:—Misses A: Bowden, G.Davey, C. Pryor, F. Greedy;…

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Cessnock Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 July 1913 · page 7

The following entries have been received for the Cessnonck races, to be held next Saturday. Flying Handicap: 6 inrlongs.—F[?] Queen, Killy Foddy, Lady V[?]…

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Remarkable Cricket Debut

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 July 1913 · page 4

Our cablegrams report two centuries scored in first-class cricket by Hon. Lionel Hallam Tennyson, son of Lord Tennyson, late Governor-General of the Commonwealth, and grandson…

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Athletics

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 30 July 1913 · page 2

Dolaldson the Australian sprinter, ran 220 yards at Glasgow in 21 1-10 sec.—a world's record…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 July 1913 · page 4

Following will represent Singleton v St Patrick's at Victoria Square at 2.30 p.m.c" Saturday next:-W.Turner.A Button, j. Burns G Mo?ris R. whitten…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 July 1913 · page 4

A great inaings was played on Mon day by G.L. Jessop, for Gloucetershire against Kent He scored 87 in 55 minutes, out of a "total of 144, and hit…

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Boxing. Hanna in New Zealand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 July 1913 · page 7

A letter received from [?]lly Hannan suggests that the popular little Maitlander was not favoured by Fortune prior to our during his com[?] with elever Hock Keys for the…

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First-class Cricket. London Wednesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 July 1913 · page 5

Surrey defeated Yorkshire at Hull by 57 [?]. The present precentages in the coutnry championships are as follow:—Kent, 34.4;…

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Football To-morrow Matches. Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 7

To-morrow afternoon will witness the third, meeting this season of East End and City. The first contest at Newcastle was won by the latter by 14 points to 5: the…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 7

The unbeaten East Maitland crack, Les Darey, and Arthur Douglas, formerly champion lightweight of South Africa, and who was a few years back a calmant for the…

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Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 7

The Hunter League executive have again a very enticing programme of matches set down for decision on the Albion Ground to-morrow afternoon. The senior fixture is…

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Football

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 3
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser, The Scone Advocate

The Raymond Terrace players were badly beaten by Weston on the Albion Ground on Saturday last, the scores being 14 points to 3. W. Tweedie scored…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 2

Someone has discovered that the clinging Vine, who batted so carefully for the last English XI, holds a record—he and C. B. Fry have 38 times put up over…

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Lawn Tennis

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 2

America defeated the British isled in the challenge round of the Davis Cup, thus retaining the world's championship, M'Loukhlin won the first set against…

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