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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1913

1,932 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 64 of 97

Laws Tennis. Paris, Sept, 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 September 1913 · page 5

In the international lawn tennis tournaments at Deauville, Wilding heat.De Cugis in the final of the singles, 6-2, 6-1, 6-1. In the doubles, Wilding and Donst bent Rahe and…

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Cricket Team Tor Ceylon

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 September 1913 · page 2

The Key. E. F. Waddy has so far perfected his arrangements for taking a team of cricketers to Ceylon in December that he is enabled to announce the…

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Cricket the "Robins" Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 September 1913 · page 7

Members and intending members of the "Robins" Cricket Club are requested to attend the meeting of the club in the School of Arts to-morrow (Wednesday) evening…

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Cricket Team for South Africa

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 September 1913 · page 5

Mr. F. L. Fane (Essex) has withdrawn from the team to visit South Africa and Mr. J. W. H. T. Douglas (Essex) has accepted an invitation to join and captain…

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Football. SENIORS v. Rovers. the Battle Decided

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

Never has a sporting fixture aroused such enthusiasm in Dungog as did the football match on Saturday last, played on the local…

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Olympic Athletic Games. the British Fund. London, Sept, 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 September 1913 · page 5

Mv. Sullivan, secretary of the United State Olympic Games Committee, who is, at present in .London, in course of an interview, stated that if the British Olympic…

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Football Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 September 1913 · page 7

That the remaining fixtures of the Hunter Rugby Union's 1913 season still hold a considerable interest was evidenced by the record attendance at last evening's weekly meeting…

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SPORTING. Boxing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 3 September 1913 · page 2

Sam Langford and Jack Johnson have been matched to fight at Parison December 20. It has been definitely decided that Hughie…

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Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 3 September 1913 · page 2

New South Wales Rugby Union foot ballers defeated Taranaki, New Zealand, on Saturday by 11 points to 9. New South Wales League team…

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Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 3 September 1913 · page 2

The team of New South Wales amateurs that the Rev E F Waddy, of the Central Cumberland Club, proposes to take to Ceylon next December, is almost complete…

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Rugby League. Executive Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 September 1913 · page 7

The attendance at the weekly meeting of the Hunter District Rugby League held in the School of Arts last night was very large. The arrangements to be made for…

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Big Football Final

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 September 1913 · page 4

Next Saturday will be a red letter day for the Hunter Rugby League. The programme of matches set down for decision is unquestionably the finest ever placed…

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Cricket Junior Competition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 September 1913 · page 7

Entries for the Hunter River and Maitland District Junior Cricket Association's competitions close on Wednesday, 10th instant. Affiliation fee of £1/1/ must…

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International Football. No Tours at Present. London, Sept. 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 September 1913 · page 2

The English Football Association has considered the question of making tours of Australasia and South Africa, but has decided not to entertain the application at…

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Olympic Athletic Games the British Fund. London, Sept, 2.s

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 September 1913 · page 5

In reply to the criticisms of Mr. Sullivan, Secretary of the United States Olympic Games Committee, the authorities of the British Olympic fund state that no…

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Coursing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 September 1913 · page 2

A rat coursing was held at Abermain on Saturday last, resulting in a .win for C. Morris's East Lynne, by Dreadnought Black Nelly. Twenty-three dogs…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 September 1913 · page 2

Jim Sullivan, ex-middleweight champion boxer of 'England, who was to have met Carrie, the Victorian middleweight, at the Melbourne Stadium on Monday…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 September 1913 · page 4

Tim Nolan, the one-time middle and heavyweight fighter, dropped dead at Glebe Point, Sydney, on Monday. He was crossing the street to meet a friend,…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 September 1913 · page 2

Mr. W. W. Hill, the secretary of the, New, South Wales Rugby Union, hasbeen asked by cable to referee the annual match between Stanford and…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 September 1913 · page 2

Regina (Saskatchewan), Monday.—A Local team, of 20, playing against the Australian cricketers, made 134 runs. The Australians responded with 305 for…

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