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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1913

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Cricket. Standards v. BRUNKERVILLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 7

The first competition match on the parade oval this season was played on Saturday between Standards and Brunkerville. Glasheen won the toss from Bloomfield, and…

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International Rugby. France Badly Beaten by England London, Jan. 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 2

In the international Rugby football contest yesterday England beat France by 20 points to nil…

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Inter-district Cricket. Maitland V. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 4

The return inter-district match between Maitland and Newcastle was played on the Albion Ground to-day. The weather was fine and the wicket and outfield in perfect…

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Interstate Cricket. New South Wales v. VICTORIA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 5

The match between New South Wales and Victoria was continued in Sydney on Saturday. At the tea adjournment, when our report closed on Saturday, New South…

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Old-Time Athletic Freaks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 4

Curious athletic freaks excited public interest in the early days. For instance on December 26, 1847, W. F. King, who gained a great notoriety in his day for all kinds…

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East Maitland Athletic Sports. Annual Gathering

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 4

For many years now the East Maitland Athletic Club has carried out its annual sports gathering on the Banks-street Reserve on Anniversary Day, with the result that the…

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Athletics. Ascot Handicap

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 7

There should be good sport on the Ascot Running Ground to-night, when Mangan and Daunt will run off another of their popular sprint handicaps. During the…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 5

Keller, of America, and Walsh, of Melbourne, fought a draw at Adelaide last night in a 20-rounds' contest…

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Cricket

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 2

The following team will represent the first eleven of the Williams River against the second eleven, in a match on the Main Creek wicket…

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Boxing the Referee Question

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 7

Brisbane Stadium was crowded on Saturday night for the contest between Pat Bradley and Charles Godfrey. The boxers entered the ring at 9 o'clock, with Frank…

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Heddon Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 7

It was a case of everything being lovely in the garden yesterday at Heddon, except the garden itself. The early hours held out promise of rain, in fact there were a few short,…

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Interstate Cricket, New South Wales v. VICTORIA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 5

The inter-State cricket match between New South Wales and Victoria was continued in Sydney yesterday. Our report yesterday closed at the tea adjournment, when…

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Athletics. Ascot Handicap

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 7

There was a large attendance at Mangaa and Daunt's handicap on the popular Ascot Running Ground last evening, including many ladies, who appeared to take a…

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Bowls. Arnott Shield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 2

Central v. Lowlands, on Lowlands [?] on Saturday afternoon. Central team: [?] kett, Davey, W. Galton, Bolt: E. Wil[?] Edwards, C. Edwards, Goodman; [?]…

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Boxing Read Beats M'coy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 7

There is no more attractive section of bozers than that provided by the light-weights, and this was shown by the well-filled house which witnessed the contest…

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Football in France

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 5

The Scottish Rugby Union is not renewing its fixture with France, because of the riots or New Year's Day…

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Agricultural Association's Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 4

Last Saturday at Wingham, on the hottest day so far this season, the committee of the Upper Manning Agricultural and Horticultural Association played the committee of…

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Athletics

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 4

At the sports meeting on the showground on Monday. Mr M. Tobin won the stepping 100 yards event. There were 50 entries…

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Bowls. Arnott Shield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 7

Maitland v City on the Park. The following players will represent the Maitland Club:—Wise, W. M'Lauchlln, Oakes, Mill, Goodsir, Sheedy, Marshall, Jarman,…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 6

The match between Singleton C. C. and Sydney Tramway C. C. was continued at Howe Park yesterday. On Wednesday the visitors scored 138, and Singleton replied…

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