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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1914

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A Charge of Stealing. Money Spent at Races

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 2

Frederick Dutton, alias Louis Frost, was charged at the Water Police Court, Sydney, on Friday with stealing £900, the property of the Bank of Australasia…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 7

Peto Chapman, who has fought some good battles in America, London, South Africa and New Zealand, was in Newcastle yesterday, on the look-out for a match with…

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Boxing. Tommy Burns Defeats Battling Brant. Bakersfield (California), Jan. 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 5

Tommy Burns compelled Batting Brant to quit in the fourth round of a boxing contest, thus gaining the decision…

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Swimming

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 4
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

The inter-State swimming carnival was continued at Brisbane on Monday evening. The 440 yards Championship of Australia resulted as follows:—W…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 4

Bob Whitelaw, of Newcastle, and W. M'Nab, of Weston, fought for a £100 purse and the welterweight championship of the northern district at…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 2

Owing to the municipal elections taking place on Saturday next, the games in the Arnott Shield and Stegga Shield Competitions have been postponed until…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 4

The following will represent Singleton B. Team v. St. Patrick's on the Oval on Saturday next, play to commence at 2 p.m. sharp:—P. Marshall,…

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Cricket Match Receipts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 5

The takings for the interstate cricket match between New South Wales and victoria aggregated £655/1/. This sum does not compare at all favourably with the £1010…

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Unionism in Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 3

The railways cricket match, Maryborough v. Ballarat (Vic.)., did not come off on Monday, as a number of the former team refused to play with Davey, on…

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Boxing. American Items. New York, Jan. 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 7

Jonny Dundee decisivery defeated "sapper" O'Neil, of England, in a ten round bout last night. Owen Moran, of England lost, at the end…

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Cricket in Africa. Free State Defeated

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 3

Capetown, Tuesday.-In the match at Bloemfontein, the English cricketers, after scoring 565 for eight wickets, declared their innings closed. M. C Bird…

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Sporting. BOXING

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 2

M'Goorty's boxing weight has not varied 21b. in the last five years. He scaled 11st 41 when he met Dave Smith, and does not anticipate any…

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Races

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 2

The wind blew in the news that races are to be held at Main Greek on Saturday. Many local ponies are going out to try their pace…

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Bullahdelah Races

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 2

Horse owners are reminded that nominations for the Bullahdelah races to be held on Saturday, Feb. 14, will close with the secretary, Mr…

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Pony Races

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 2

A race meeting will be held on the Dungog course on Wednesday next, and it promises to be unusually successful. The entries are a…

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Wingham Pony Races

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 10

The Dungog sports who patronised Wingham pony races on Anniversary Day had a fairly successful time, although bookmakers proved…

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Boxing. Douglas and Depena a Drew

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 7

One of the greatest Slatheremwack matches ever seen at Brisbane was that between Arthur Douglas (9.S) and Dave Depenn (9.9½) for the men jabbed and helted and jolted and…

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Golf Carnival at Mount Kosciusko

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 5
Also in The Scone Advocate

The Kosciusko Golf Club is an active body, which now numbers 60 members. It hopes to eventually count its players with the aid of three figures, and…

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