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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1916

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 August 1916 · page 6

Bowlers engaged in the competition for pair of bowls are requested to be on the green to-day, so that as many games as possible may be decided…

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Boxing. Stone Defeats Edwards

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1916 · page 15

Harry Stone and Liew Edwards met at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night and Stone received the verdict at the end of 20 rounds. The Englishmen is the more…

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Boxing. Crouse and Smith

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1916 · page 7

Dave Smith and Buck Crouse are to meet again at the Sydney Stadium to-night. The contest will be watched with interest, since the ending of their last bout, was regarded…

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Newcastle Races. a Win for Panacre. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1916 · page 5

The Sydney office of the Union Trustee Company of Australia, Ltd., has paid to the Commissioner of Stamp Duty a cheque for £4906/8/10, being probate duty on…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 August 1916 · page 7

The Hunter Rugby Union's junior competition was continued on the Maitland Park, on Saturday. West End beat Kurri Kurri No: 2 by 6 points to 3, this being…

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Boxing. Dave Smith Defeats Crouse

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 August 1916 · page 7

Dave Smith showed some of his old brilliancy at the sydney Stadium on Saturday night, when he secured as decisive a win over Buck Crouse, the American,…

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Pickpockets at Work. Visit Moorefield Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 August 1916 · page 6

A number of people who attended the Moorefield races on Saturday were the victims of a gang of pickpockets, who reaped a good harvest as the crowd surged through the narrow…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 August 1916 · page 4

Dave Smith showed some of his old brilliancy at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night, when he secured as decisive a win over Buck Crouse, the…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 August 1916 · page 2

The following is the result of the heats played off in the Handicap Competition on the local green on Saturday…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 August 1916 · page 7

Royal Blues defeated Lorn on Saturday by 15 to nil…

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Newcastle Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 August 1916 · page 7

The Newcastle Jockey Club's August meeting will be concluded to-morrow. The nominations are much larger than on the first day, and big fields promise to be the order…

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Boxing. World's Lightweight Championship. San Francisco

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 August 1916 · page 5

Freddy Welsh meets Charlie White for the world's lightweight championship at Colarado Springs, twenty-five rounds, on September 4…

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Wyong Park Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 August 1916 · page 7

Wyong Park races were held yesterday in fine weather, Results:—MAIDEN HANDICAP, £10; 6 furlongs, —Ballensloc, 7.7 (Cook), 1; Sir Waddell…

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Boxing. Offer to Willard. New York

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 August 1916 · page 7

Willard has been offered £10,000 for a fight with Charley Weinart a jerseyite…

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Bowls. Saturday's Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 August 1916 · page 3

Maitland v. Central on the Park:—Oakes, Kerr, R. Fry, Chant; Heyes, Carr, W. Pender, R. Pender; Marshall, Tipper Cavalier, Hinch, Sampson, Sheedy,…

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Lawn Tennis

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 August 1916 · page 4

A mixed doubles, open tournament, in aid of Dangar Cottage Hospital, will be played On Howe Park courts on Saturday, 26th inst play to start at 11…

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Newcastle Races. August Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 August 1916 · page 3

The August meeting of the Newcastle Jockey Club which commenced on Saturday was brought to a successful termination yesterday. The weather was a great…

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Athletics

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 August 1916 · page 4

Loudon, Monday Night.- One of the features of the army sports meeting at Stamford Bridge this afternoon was the meeting of Jack Donaldson, the…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 7

West End V. Kurrl.—T. Johnson, L. Conlon, K. Hatcher, J. curran, J. Edmonds, S. Edmonds, A. She[?]ly, B. Moore, T…

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Boxing. Maitland Stadium

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 5

The Maitland Stadium will be re-opened to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon at three o'clock, by Mr. Jack Andrews, when a great entertainment will be provided by local lads…

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