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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1915

1,272 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 64

Swimming

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 February 1915 · page 4

The hundred yards championship at the Melbourne Swimming Carnival on Saturday was won easily by Duke Kahanamoku, with G. Cunha second, and…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 February 1915 · page 4

The contest at Rushcutter's Bay Stadium on Saturday night, between Dave Smith and Ben Doyle, drew a large attendance. The referce awarded the…

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Boxing. Darcy V Loughrey

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 February 1915 · page 7

Les Darcy, who is to meet rey at the Sydney Stadium on the 27th inst., left for the metropolis yesterday, to go into training. Les was disappointed at not…

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Swimming

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 1

The hundred yards championship at the Melbourne Swimming Carnival was won easily by Kahanamoku with Cunha 2nd and Hay 3rd…

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SPORTING. Boxing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 1

The contest at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night between Dave Smith and Ben Doyle, drew a large attendance. The referee awarded the…

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Swimming. Hawahan Swimmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 7

The Hawaiian swimmers again met with success on Monday night at Melbourne, kahanamoku and Cunha won the 200 yards brace relay handicap, the former doing his…

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Boxing. King V Smith

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 7

The Melbourne Stadium opens next Saturday night, when King and Jeff Smith meet for the world's middle-weight championship. The building is 300ft x 150ft…

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Athletics. Friendly Society Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 7

The sports postponed from the 6th instant will be held at Brown's recreation ground, Cessnock, on Saturday next. The proceeds are to be devoted for the relief of…

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Bowls. Raysmith Shield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 7

Maitland v City on the Park on Saturday:—Heyes, Kline, Goodsir, Wise; Oakes, Kerr Sexty, Carr; Marshall, Anderson, Fry, Jarman; Logan, Sampson, Johnston, Cooper…

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Bowls. Silverthorne Shield

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 2

The following have been selected to [?]apresent Singleton club on Saturday neat against Wickham on City green, though an effert is being made to have…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 4

The match announced in last issue for Saturday next, between Singleton C.C. and Muswellbrook C.C., has been postponed til a future date…

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Local Boxing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 3

Lovers of fisticuffs have been given the opportunity of witnessing a couple of fights in the local Stadium this Week end which savour of…

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Coursing. London. Feb. 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 2

In the first round of the Waterloo Cup, Jawleyf Ford beat Mr. Oscar Asche's Australian dog Once Australia…

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Boxing. Belgian Welterweight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 7

A Bolgian welterweight boxer, Henri Demlen, who took part in the defence of Liego, has arrived in Sydney by the Medina, under engagements with Stadiums, Limited. He is£…

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Swimming. Newcastle Surf Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 7

The Newcastle Surf Carnival eventuates to-morrow afternoon on the local beach. The event is looked forward to annually by surfing enthusiasts throughout the State…

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Football Association

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 3

For some time it has been evident that the time was rapidly approaching when the formation of a Rugby Football Association would be a…

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Cessnock Races

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 3

The usual attractive programme of five events has been issued for races to be held at Cessnock on Pay Saturday, March 6th. There is every…

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Boxing. a Libel Action. London, Feb. 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 2

The King's Bench Division has granted an applications to consolidate the Summer's libel action against six newspapers, arising out of the fight with Morey in Melbourne…

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Athletic Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 7

The committee of the Muswellbrook Sr. Patrick's' Day Celebration Sports, to be held here on Easter Monday, are working strenuously to make the commemoration a…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 8

Jeff Smith and Mick King meet in Melbourne to-nighit. This will be the first contest in the now Stadium, On next Saturday Hughic Mehegan, and…

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