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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1916

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Bowls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 September 1916 · page 7

On Saturday afternoon a rink from Singleton visited the City green to engaged in a friendly game with the City champion rink. The Singleton club relied on H. S. Robinson,…

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Boxing. Babe Picato Defeats Hill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 September 1916 · page 7

The contest between Jimmy Hill, featherweight champion of Australia, and Babe Picato, of South Africa, at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night, was clever and interesting. Hill…

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Football. Match at Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 September 1916 · page 7

On Saturday, the Marist Brothers' School Football Club brought a very successful season to a close by defeating the Dungog Superior Public School on the latter's ground…

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Historic Football Dribbled to the German Trenches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 September 1916 · page 3

The football with which a captain in the East Surrey Regiment "kicked off" for the advance of his men on July 1, and which, with other footballs, was dribbled…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 September 1916 · page 4

Babe Pieato, of South Africa, knocked out Jimmy Hill in the seventh round at Sydney Stadium on Saturday night. After,20 rounds of stirring and at…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 September 1916 · page 2

A very interesting one rink match was played on Saturday last between Singleton and Newcastle City clubs on latter's green, the visitors being beaten by…

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Sporting. BOXING

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1916 · page 2

Babe Picato of South Africa, knocked out Jimmy Hill in the seventh round at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night…

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Lawn Tennis

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 September 1916 · page 4

A tennis team from Muswellbrook visited Singleton on Saturday and played a match on Howe Park courts; resulting in a win for the home team by an…

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Boolaroo Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 September 1916 · page 7

Following [?] the entries for [?] races, to be held on Saturday next:—Welter Mile,—Tony Blue, Mervyn King, Persian Cat, Pounce, Wongabindi, Melton…

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Bowls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 September 1916 · page 7

On Tuesday afternoon a, rink from the Maitland Club visited the City green to engage a rink consisting of BArtlett, Hooker, Beahen and Arnott, in a friendly game. With…

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Bowls. Inter-association Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 September 1916 · page 7

On the City green yesterday afternoon the return game between the Sydney and Northern Associations took place. The sydney team was selected by Mr. Spence, president of the…

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Local and General Gloucester Races

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 September 1916 · page 2

The patriotic races to he held at Gloucester to-morrow promise well. There are many prospective entries and a creditable string of…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 September 1916 · page 8

To-night's contest at the Stadium, will be between Tom M'Mahon and Los O'Donnell (heavyweights). Both men are tough, hard-hitting boxers, and it is…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 September 1916 · page 6

Singleton will be engaged in a onerink game with Wickham on latter's green to-day. Following are the…

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Boxing. Babe Picato Defeats Hill

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 September 1916 · page 15

The contest between Jimmy Hill, featherweight champion of Australia, and Babe Picato, of South Africa, at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night, was clever and interesting. Hill…

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Restriction of Racing and Gambling

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 September 1916 · page 15

A deputation, representing the churches and National Council of Women waited upon the Premier of West Australia and asked for the abolition of bookmakers, and…

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Historic Football Dribbled to the German Trenches

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 September 1916 · page 14

The football with which a captain in the East Surrey Regiment "kicked off" for the advance of his men on July 1, and which, with other footballs, was dribbled…

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Morpeth Picnic Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 September 1916 · page 7

A race meeting, organised by a committee of local residents, was held on the Morpeth course on Saturday afternoon, in aid of the School of Arts building fund. There…

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BOXING. McMAHON Defeats O'donnell

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 September 1916 · page 7

Tom McMahon, the American heavyweight, knocked out Les O'Donnell in the tenth round of their content at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night. The…

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Boolaroo Races. Saturday's Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 September 1916 · page 7

Boolaroo Racing Club's September meeting on Saturday attracted a big crowd of racegoers, though the attendance was not quite so large as that of the previous…

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