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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1913

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 September 1913 · page 4

The following players will represent the Singleton Grammar School .against Morpeth Public School on the Albion Ground, West Maitland, on to-morrow…

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Boxing Shakespeare and Darcy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 September 1913 · page 7

The general and husky Joo Shakespeare— variously allo[?]ded to by his admirers as "The Bard of Avon" (he is a relative of the famous William of that lik), and "The Fighting…

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County Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 September 1913 · page 5

Surrey, with a percentage of 62.30. has secured third position in the country championship. Northant's final percentage was 61.81…

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Football. Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 7

Perhaps never before in the history of football in the Maitland district have patrons been offered such a programme as will be places before them to-morrow afternoon…

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Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 7

A very attractive programme appears in an advertisement, in another portion of this paper and it is sure to attract a great deal in attention. The main attraction is the…

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Football

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 3

Raymond Terrace and East Maitland were the principals in Saturdays programme of football on the Albion Ground on Saturday, and as such, they acted…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 7

Robins 1st Juniors, inn a trial match on the park to-morrow:—A. Dodds, A. Tames, Collard, Kerrigan (2), Manners, , Sugden. Watson, Tipper, Vickery (2), Robertson,…

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General Cable News. Boxing Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 5

At the inquest on the body of Price killed in a boxing contest, a verdict was returned of "death by misadventure." The jury protested against the practice of…

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Boxing. Moran Beats Palzer. New York, Sept. 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 7

Frank Moran, of Pittsburg, knocked out Al Palzer, of lowa, in the seventh round of a scheduled 10-rounds bout last night. The contest was marked by brisk fighting…

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Local and General. School of Arts Cricket Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 4

At a meeting of the School of Arts Cricket Club last evening the question of finance was discussed, and consequent upon the apathy of members and lack of interest in…

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Football. Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 5

In the D grade final, on the Albion Ground to-day, East Maitland beat Raymond Terrace, 16 to 3. In the B grade East Maitland beat Kurri…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 6

The following members will represent the Singleton Club against Hamilton on the Wickham Green to-day:— Wm. Bailey, W. J. Cragg, W. H. Wells,. L…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 5
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

Harry. Pearee, the sculler, who is returning from England by the R.M.S. Orvieto, says that great arrangements are being made at Colombo for the…

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Golf at Balmoral

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 12

The Queen has intimated that, while staying at Balmoral for her summer vacation, she will devote attention to golf, and a wellknown professional is to be engaged to…

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Boxing. Black Paddy Beats Taylor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 7

The return battle between Black Paddy and Battling Taylor came off at Cessnock last night. The contest was strennously fought for twelve rounds. When the referee,…

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Boxing. M'coy Defeats Holberg

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 15

Herb. M'Coy, of Victoria, defeated Waldenar Holberg, the Danish boxer, at Sydney Stadium on Saturday night, in a content which went the full twenty rounds…

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Caulfield Races. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 5

At the Caulfield meeting to-day the Caulfield Hurdle Race was won by Special Messenger, with Tinap[?] second, and Pladda third. The Trial Handicap…

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South United Cricket Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 7

The annual meeting of the above club was hold in the West Maitland School of Arts on Saturday night last, 30th [?]time. Mr. W. Walsh, vice-president, presided over a fair…

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Aeronautics. Racing and Accidents. London. Aug. 31

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 2

In a challenge flight over 80 miles at Birmingham Mr. Hamel beat Mr. Hicks by 20 3-5 seconds. Three airmen, De Busse , De Haviland…

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