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Sport, 1913

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H.M.A.S. SYDNEY. H.M.A.S. Sydney has left St. Helena. County Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 August 1913 · page 5

Surrey defeated Kent at the Oval by an innings and 40 runs. E. W. Dillon, In Kent's second Innings, scored 135…

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Football Rugby League. To-morrow's Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 7

A treat in in store for League patrons on the Albion Ground to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon, the League having arranged one of their finest programmes of the season, and…

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Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 7

Lovers of Rugby Union will be provided with a very good programme to-morrow afternoon. East End, the premiers for 1913, have been challenged by West End for a…

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Tennis

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 2

Halton and Eecleston school clubs met on Aug. 2nd to try conclusions, the former winning by 5 games…

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Geisha Tennis Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 4

Another of the series of socials promoted by the Geisha Tennis Club was held in the Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland, on Wednesday evening. There was a good…

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Cricket. Ottawa, Aug. 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 5

The Australian cricketers again defeated the Eastern Canadians yesterday. The local men scored 90, and the visitors 284. Cody took nine wickets for 4 3 runs…

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Local and General. Pony Races

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 2

The splendid entries received for the Pony Club's meeting on Saturday next indicate that the reunion will be a successful one. Most of…

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Athletics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 7

Although in days of old when the evergreen and lion-hearted Bob Watson carried the affections and the money of thousands of enthusiastic supporters against all-comers, with…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 3

London, Wednesday.—Bill Lang's representative in Paris is endeavouring to arrange a fight with Georges Carpentier in the winter, the venue to be either…

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SPORTSING. Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 2

The following team [?] [?] wellbrook Club ngainst [?] [?] the show Ground this afternoon. play to commeucc at 3.15.— spilsted. Cox,…

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Boxing Wells Outpoints Mehegan

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 15

A huge crowd, numbering about 15.000, flocked to the Stadium at Rushcutter Bay, Sydney, on Saturday night, to watch the meeting of the Australian lightweight…

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Cricket News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 5

Albert Rolf (Sussex) has accepted an invitation to join the team to tour South Africa. Mr. P. F. Warner has recovered from the…

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Cricket the Robins Cricket Club. Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 7

The annual meeting of the Robins Cricket Club was held in the committee room School of Arts, on Wednesday evening. Mr. A. Dodds presided over an attendance of 23…

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Boxing. Morris Defeats McKAY. WINNIPEG, Aug. 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 6

Car] Morris knocked out "Fighting Fred' McKay in the third round of a scheduled 12 rounds bout last night. McKay took second place from the start, and was nearly…

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Football Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 August 1913 · page 7

East End, the premiers for 1913, upheld their reputation by defeating West End by 38 to 14 on the Park on Saturday afternoon. The scores do not indicate the nature…

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Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 August 1913 · page 7

Weston and East Maitland put up a good game in the semi-final of the B grade competition, the result being a draw —10 points each. East led at half-time by one point, but…

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Boxing. Lang Beats Curran

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 August 1913 · page 7

A large crowd assembled at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night to witness the return mach between Bill Lang (14st 31b), of Australia,…

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The Cricket Championship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 August 1913 · page 5

The margin between Kent and Yorkshire for the cricket championship is now seven points, attributable cheifly to bad weather interiering with the Kent matches. Kent…

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Cricket Northern Division Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 August 1913 · page 7

The tenth annual meeting of the Northern Division Club will be held in Fatzeus' Hall on Thursday night next, when the report and balance-sheet will be presented…

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Football Rugby Union Notes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 August 1913 · page 7

The challenge match on Saturday served to show that there is no doubt that East End are, this season, superior to their brother club, West End. The match was fast…

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