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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1914

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Boxing. Doyle Beats Mansfield

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 15

The ordinary racecourse speculator will bet about most things, but the veterans "shelve" all reference to the weather. Matters meteorological are greater mysteries to…

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Muswellbrook Golf Club

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the above Club was held in the Shire Council Chambers on Thursday after[?]con last, there being present:…

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Bowls. This Champion Singles

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 7

The final of the champion singles of the Maitland Bowling Club was decided on the Maitland green yesterday afternoon, between G. Oakes and F. Herrmann. In the early…

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Pott' Point Tennis Club

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 2

A meeting of the above Tennis Club was held in the band room on Tuesday evening last, at which there was a good attendance. Mr. A…

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Football. London, March 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 2

In the Rugby League final, sheffield Untied v West Bromwich each side scored one goal. In the Rugby match England v. Scotland…

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Lost Golf Balls. Judge's Witty Dissertation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 3

"Whose property is a lost golf ball?" Recent Magisterial decisions on the point have been somewhat mixed, and Judge Perry has a witty summing-up of…

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Athletic Contests London, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 5

Cambridge beat Oxford in the Inter-University sports by winning six events to four. Competing for Oxford, Sproule, of…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 5

Tommy Hums has offered to put up a side wager of any amount over £100 for a matel between Holland and Wells…

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Boxing. Andrews Tournaments

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 7

There was an excellent attendance at the second session of the 9st 4lb and 10st 4lb tournaments promoted by Mr. Jack Andrews at his spacious stadium on Saturday…

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Maitland Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 7

Saturday was ushered in by delightful Weather sunshiny, with a gorgeous blue sky, so that everything meteorological promised well for the race meeting of…

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Hunter Rugby League. Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 6

The third annual meeting of the Hunter District Rugby Football League was held in the School or Arts on Saturday evening. Mr. R. F. Watson, chairman of…

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Cricket. Hunter Association Final

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 7

Brunkerville and East Maitland Literary Institute commenced the final of the Hunter District Association's competition on the Albin Ground on Saturday. The wicket was…

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Football in England. Cup Semi-finals. London, March 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 2

In the Cup semi-finals, Saturday's results were:— Liverpool beat Aston Villa by 2 goals to nil…

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Boxing

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

Saylor easily accounted for williams, in two rounds, at the Stadium on Saturday night. Jim Johnson was no match for…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon Singleton club received a visit from Wickham club, the premiers of the north, 16 of whose members undertook the journey up, and,…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 2

Maerannie defeated Reedy Creek at Maerannic on Saturday by 57 runs. The winners made 140 (S. Connell 18, ,L. Lawrence 12, A. Goadsby 24, W. Connell…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 4

The final test match between New Zealand and the Australian team was commenced at Wellington on Friday, land continued on Saturday…

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Tennis Championship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 5

In the lawn tennis final at Cannes. A. F. Wilding (New Zealand) beat. Norman Brooks (Australia) 6-4, 6-2, 6-1. Brookes fell in the first set, and thereafter lacked…

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Boxing. Wells v. HOLLAND

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 7

After Fritz Holland's defeat of Tom M'Cornick, the former will Probably be matched sith Matt Wells at an carly date. Holland by no means new to boxing but like many…

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