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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1913

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Football Rugby League. Cessnock Disqualified

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 August 1913 · page 7

It will be remembered that the Hunter Rugby League in consequence of a report from Mr Geo. M'Lean, who refereed the Cossnock-Kurri senior match on August 2nd,…

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Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 August 1913 · page 7

To-morrow will be an off day for the Hunter Rugby Union, for there will only be one match on the Park the second fifteen against the juniors. It was intended to have…

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Football

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 22 August 1913 · page 3
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

On Saturday last the Raymond Terrace footballers met Greta on the Albion Ground, and, after a somewhat rough game, were victorious to the tune of 30…

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Bowls Central Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 August 1913 · page 7

On the central green on Saturday Central will play Singleton. Central team:—E. Wilks, H. Pain, C. Edward, Goodman; G. Galton, senr., Armstrong, J. Pain, Silk; C…

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Boxing Whitelaw v. Black Paddy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 August 1913 · page 7

Bob Whitelaw is not at all satisfied with the decision given Black Paddy over him in thier recent contest at Cessnock, and expresses, himself as very confident of…

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Cricket Northeen Division Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 August 1913 · page 7

The tenth annual meeting of the Northern Division Club was held in Fatzeus' Hall last evening. Mr. E. Bowden (president) occupied the chair…

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County Cricket. Tall Scoring. London, .Thursday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 August 1913 · page 5

In the county contests there nan been some extraordinary scoring, seven batsman scoring ce[?] in first-class cricket ot-day. Hayward 146, Hobbs 184, playing…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 7
Also in Singleton Argus

Jim Hall, the promising Newcastle lightheavyweight, has not yet succeeded in getting a match, but he expects to be signed up before long. It is just possible Hall…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 4

The following members will represent the Singleton Bowling Club against the Maitland Central Club to-day (Saturday):_Messrs H. Geary, A. Simmons,…

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Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 5

Referring to the B competition of the U. H. Association the Scone "Advocate" points out that while Muswellbrook team has virtually won the…

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SPORTING. Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 2

The following team has been selected to represent the local A team in a match against Denman on the latter's ground to-day (Saturday). All players, and other suppliers who…

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Boxing. Lang Beats Curran

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 15

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

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County Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 2

Playing for Middlesex v. Warwickshire at Birmingham F. A. Tarrant scored 136, and since August 5 he has scored 644 runs in nine innings…

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Lawn Tennis Championship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 5

J. C. Parke won the championship of Europe match, defeating F. Lorene, 6-2, 7-5, 6-1…

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Sporting. Races to Come

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 5

Muswellbrook Jockey Club, 13th September. Muswellbrook Pony Club, 27th September…

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Late News by Cable. Fatal Boxing Bout. the Winner Arrested London, Aug. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 2

In a boxing bout between private Basham and Harry Price, of South Africa last night the latter was "knocked our" and a few minutes afterwards. Private…

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Boxing. Evernden Stops Picato

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 August 1913 · page 7

The contest staged at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night was strenuous and full of incident, and, by stopping Frank Picato in a dozen rounds, the English welter-weight,…

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Boxing. Hannan and Hagarty Box a Draw

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 August 1913 · page 5

A cable message was received in town to-day from Billy Hannan, the popular local lightweight to the effect that he had fought a draw with Hagarty at WEstport,…

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