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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1913

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British Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 September 1913 · page 5

The football season has opened with a fine prospect of a larger number of players than ever. The clubs are paying more for first class new talent…

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Boxing. Bradley Still Unbeaten

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 September 1913 · page 7

Condition, backed up by courage, enabled Pat. Bradley to beat Jerry Joromo, the veteran aboriginal boxer at Sydney Stadium on Saturday night. In more than one respect,…

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The Turf. Cessnock Races. a Successful Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 September 1913 · page 7

The outlook on Saturday morning for the race meeting of Cessnock Jockey Club was anything but bright, and references were plentiful concerning the ill-luck of the…

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H.r.d. Cricket Association Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 September 1913 · page 6

The eighteenth annual meeting of the committee of the H. R. District Cricket Association was held in the School of Arts on Saturday evening, when there was an…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 September 1913 · page 4

Harry Thomas beat Waldemar Holberg at Brisbane on Saturday night. The Dane fouled Thomas in the 20th' round. Both men showed a tendency…

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Rugby Union Notes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 September 1913 · page 7

Hunter was itself again on Saturday, and signified the fact by defeating a strong Glebe team by 8 to 6. It was the most exciting contest "W.T."…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 September 1913 · page 4

The Now South Wales Rugby League team played We?ington (N.Z.) on Saturday amd tje vosotprs wpm bu 34 points to 18…

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Football Parson

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 September 1913 · page 4

The Rev. Alfred Bradfield, who in conformity with the triennial movement of Wesleyan ministers, left his present circuit, Garston, Liverpool, England, recently,…

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Football. League Notes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 September 1913 · page 7

Despite the weather, the attendance at the B final was excellent, but the rain was just enough to make the ground slippery and treacherous. The boys from the East…

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Boxing. Jones Beats Carrie. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 September 1913 · page 5

Bill Carrie (Victoria's champion middleweight) got the biggest shock of his youthful career when he met Sol. Jones, middleweight champion of Queensland, at the…

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Upper Hunter Cricket Association. Annual Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 September 1913 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Upper Hunter Cricket Association was held at the Segenhoe Hotel, Aberdeen, on Saturday afternoon last, when there…

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Mayne's Cricket Team. Not Stranded. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 September 1913 · page 2

In connection with the cabled report that Mayne's Australian cricket team are stranded in America, Mr Arnott, the father of P. S. Arnott, a member of…

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Football. Rugby League. Executive Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 September 1913 · page 7

The usual weekly meeting of the Hunter River Rugby League was last evening. Mr. Mu[?] president over a large attendance of delegates…

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Boxing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 17 September 1913 · page 2

Pat Bradley beat Jerry Jerome in eight rounds at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night. The fighting was desperate the whole time, and during the first five rounds the…

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Boxing. Shakespeare and Darcy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 September 1913 · page 7

The principals in the great conflict at Mr. Jack Andrews' roomy stadium here on the evening of the 27th are both doing as well as their most ardent admirers could wish…

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Muswellbrook Golf Club

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 17 September 1913 · page 1

A stroke handicap competition of nine holes, for associate members of the club, was played on the local links on Saturday, 6th instant, the winner being Mr. Bamber, with…

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Lawn Tennis. Maitland District v. Dungog District Teachers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 September 1913 · page 7

A match between the above teams was played on Saturday last on the West Maitland S.P. School court. It was intended to play an all-day match, but the rain…

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Muswellbrook Races. Jetsam Wins Jockey Club Handicap and Muswellbrook Mile

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 17 September 1913 · page 2

Officials: Judge, J C Thompson; hon. handicappers, E. Higgens, J. C. Thompson, A. M'Taggart; clerk of scales, N. M'Kenzie; stipendiary steward. A. E…

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Cricket. Buchanan Cricket Club. Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 September 1913 · page 7

The annual meeting of the above club was held at Buchanan on Saturday evening, the president (Mr. W. McEnearney) presided over a good attendance. The…

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World's Swimming Record. London, Sept, 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 September 1913 · page 5

[?] Middlesborough, J. C. Hatfield broke the world's amateur swimming record for 300 yards. His time was 3min. 26 25sec., which [?] the previous record, which was held…

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