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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1916

915 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 37 of 46

Latest Sporting News. Randwick Races Further Postponed Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 October 1916 · page 5

Heavy rain continues, and the races have been further postponed until Tuesday…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 October 1916 · page 4

Les Darcy easily accounted for George Chip at Sydney Stadium on Saturday night. After dealing out a lot of punishment, he knocked him out with a…

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Boxing. Praise for Darcy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 October 1916 · page 5

"Darcy is even better than Australians think he is." It was in that way that Jimmy Dime, George Chip's manager, spoke on Saturday…

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Randwick Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 4 October 1916 · page 2

The principal events at Randwick yesterday (Tuesday) resulted:— Epsom Handicap—Panacra 1, Polycrates. 2, Colugo 3,…

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Boxing. Died for His Country

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 October 1916 · page 7

Dodger O'Brien's name is one of the latest to be added to the list of Australian boxers who have lost their lives fighting the Empire's battle. News that he was killed…

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Randwick Races Postponed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 4 October 1916 · page 2

Owing to heavy rain the races had to be postponed from Saturday till Monday and from Monday till Tuesday…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 4

"Darev is even better than Australians think he is." It was in that way that Jimmy Dime, George Chip 'a manager, spoke on Saturday night at the…

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A.j.c. Races. Again Postponed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 7

At a meeting of the A.J.C. committee yesterday afternoon, it was decided to postpone the second day's (Metropolitan) programme till Saturday, the third day until…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 7

East Maitland v. Kurri Kurri No. 1. in replay of junior final:—W. Scoles, S. wynn, H. Wilson, B. Noad, W. Turner, G. Loughrey, A. Scholes, A. Hughes, W. Dixon, C. Greaves,…

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Wallsend Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 7

Wallsend will be the rendezvous for Northern sportsmen to-morrow and the attendance should be up to the average notwith standing the continuance of the A.J.C…

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Boxing. Darcy Wins Again

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 15

There was a large crowd at the Rushcutter's Bay Stadium on Saturday night to witness the middleweight contest between George Chip, the American, and Les Darcy…

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Boxing. Died for His Country

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 3

Dodger O'Brien's name is one of the latest to be added to the list of Australian boxers who have lost their lives fighting the Empire's battle. News that he was killed…

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Football and War

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 16

The captain of one of the companies of the East Surrey Regiment had provided four footballs, one for each platoan, urging them to keep up a dribbling competition all the…

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Bishop's Bridge Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 4

A meeting of the committee in connection with the above will be held in St. John's schoolroom on Tuesday evening next at 8.15…

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Football Fiend. Paris

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 12

Reuter's correspondent states that during the taking of Thiepval three Australians exhausted their bombs while approaching the enemy blockhouses, where…

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Boxing. Uren Defeats Stone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 October 1916 · page 7

Tommy Uren (l0.6½), welterweight champion, defeated Hurry Stone (10.9½), at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night, on points, in a 20 rounds contest. Uren's…

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Wallsend Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 October 1916 · page 7

The attendance at the Wallsend Joekey Club's race meeting on Saturday last was hardly up to the average, due ne doubt to the counter attraction at Randiwek and the…

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Football. Junior Final

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 October 1916 · page 7

The final of the Hunter Rugby Union's junior competition was replaced on the Maitland Park on Saturday, when East Maitland beat Kurri Kurri No. 2 by 6 by 6 points to 3. East's…

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Large Patriotic Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 October 1916 · page 4

It is intimated that the postponed setting meeting in connection with the Large patriotic races will be held to-morrow (Tuesday) evening at 8 o'clock. The matter of the establishment…

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V.r.c Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 October 1916 · page 7

Fine weather prevailed for the V.R.C. October meeting on Saturday, and there was a good attendance. Several Derby and Cup candidates competed. Results:—…

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