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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1916

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Boxing. Wilde Beats Noble. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 7

Jimmy Wilde defeated Tom Noble in the fifteenth round in Liverpool…

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Decadence of Sport in Singleton No. 2. Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 4

Having already dealt with horseracing in this serios of articles under the above heading, I now propose to deal with that grand game, cricket, which in…

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Boxing. Holland Defeats Chip

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 November 1916 · page 7

The American middleweights, Fitz Holland and Joe Chip, met at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night in a 20 rounds contest. The weights were:—Holland,…

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Wallsend Races. Saturday's Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 November 1916 · page 7

The fact of all the mines in the district being idle was doubtless responsible for the slight falling-off noticeable in the attendance at the Wallsend Jockey Club's meeting on…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 4
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury, The Maitland Daily Mercury

A note written by Les Darcy on the Thursday on which he disappeared, expressing the desire that his mother should exercise all legal authority over…

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Bullahdelah Races

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 2

A very successful race meeting was held on the Bullahdelah course on Saturday, 11th inst., large numbers of visitors coming from all parts…

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Races Postponed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 15 November 1916 · page 2

Owing to the Railway Department not being able to provide a special train for the 20th instant, the race meeting advertised by Muawellbrook Race Club for that date…

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Bowls. Meeting of Northern Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 November 1916 · page 7

A meeting of the committee of the Northern District Bowling Association was held last night at the Chamber of Commerce, Newcastle. The principal business…

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Cessnook Races. Postponed Until

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 November 1916 · page 7

The Cess nock Jockey Club committee being unable to secure a suitable train service for Saturday, decided at a meeting last night to postpone the race meeting until…

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Lawn Tennis

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 November 1916 · page 4

The-following will represent the Singleton Grammar School in a return match against the "Wolaroi" club on Saturday:-Eric W. Robinson, Les…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 7

Lorn v. Dockyard B at Dockyard:—H Guy, N. Guy, B. Johnston, C. Jack, W, Vickery, R. Stevens, R. Piligrim. P. Korrigan, J. Wolfe, E. Worden, A. Compton,…

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Latest Sporting News. Warwick Farm Races. What the Tipsters Think. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 4

sIt is considered unlikely that W[?] Farm Races will be held to-morrow but the tipsters have picked their [?] Spur" likes the following:— Welter Handicap,—N.G.E., Challenge [?] Davy Buchanaun. "Early Bird's" fancies are:— Maiden Handicap.—Boune Chance…

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Boxing. Holland Defeats Chip

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 15

The American, middlbweights, Fritz Holland and Joe Chip met at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night in a 20 rounds contest. The weigths were:—Holland,…

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Muswellbrook Races. Postponement Granted

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 2

The local Race Club has received the approval of the A J.C. to [?]pone its November meeting until the 27th instant. As the chances of accuring a special train from…

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Latest Sporting New Warwick Farm Races Postponed Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 5

The Warwick Farm November meeting [?] set down for to-day, but owing to lack [?] transit facilities by rail, consequent on [?] coal crisis, it has been postponed an…

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Boxing. Kay Knock's Out Magirl

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 November 1916 · page 7

At the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night Fred Kay, the Australian boxer, knocked out Art Magirl, of America, in the tenth round. Key was as elusive as ever, but Magiri…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 4

At the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night, Fred Kay, the Australian boxer, knocked out Art Magirl, of America, in the tenth round. Kay was as elusive…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 4

Mr Joe Davis, known in the sporting world, particularly in cricket circles, died at Waverley on Friday night. Prior to the war Mr Davis was the…

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