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Sport, 1917

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Boxing. Lloyd Beats Holland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 July 1917 · page 7

There was a fair attendance at Rushcutter Bay Stadium on saturday the principal attraction being a contest scheduled for 20 rounds between Albert Lloyd and Fritz…

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Newcastle Races. Winter Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 July 1917 · page 7

The winter meeting of Newcastle Jockey club on saturday was favoured by fine but breezy weather. The attendance in the paddock though large, was scarcely up to the…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 July 1917 · page 4

Albert Lloyd, the Australian, and Fritz Holland, of America, provided the chief event at Sydney Stadium on Saturday night. The contest did not go…

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Football. Uniteds v. East Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 July 1917 · page 7

The match uniteds v. East Maitland on saturday resulted in a win for uniteds by 9 to 5. Buman, Bambach, and Maguire secred for uniteds and wessely for East…

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Military Cricket. London, Sunday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 July 1917 · page 4

The following will represent Australia in the international military cricket match which is to be started at Lord's next saturday: Macartney, matthews, Barbour…

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Letter to the Editor. Vacy Patriotic Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 July 1917 · page 7

Sir,—Under the above" title a race meeting is to be held on McCloy's course. Ten per cent pf the proceeds is to go to the boys in the trenches and the small balance…

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Bowls. Saturdays Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 July 1917 · page 7

East Maitland v. Hay, Hamilton on Hamilton rink:- Stein, Porter, Hay, Foster, Piper, Geary, Treasure, phair: Pryor, Scales, delobery, Moon, Brunker, Dimmock, lee,…

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Bank Teller's Arrest. Alleged Racing Investments

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 July 1917 · page 3

Thomas Fligg, 22, a teller in the Newtown branch of the Government Savings Bank, was charged at the Central Police Court on Tuesday with…

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Seasons Racing. £128,790 in Prize Money

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 July 1917 · page 7

The racing community generally will be interested to know closes a sum £128,796 will have been disturbed in prize money during…

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Latest Sporting News. Lochinvar Patriotic Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 July 1917 · page 5

A patriotic race meeting will be held at Lochiavar Saturday, 28th inst. Fuller particulars are promised by the hon, sec. (Mr.J.T.Keys) at a later date…

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Bowls. Champion Paris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 July 1917 · page 7

Yesterday afternoon, on the Hamilton green, the final in this important competition took place the contestants being Jerman and Oakes, of the Maitland Club and…

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Wallsend Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 July 1917 · page 7

The flag will be flying at Wallsend to-morrow amd judging by the large number of nominations received for each of the half dozen events on the programme there should…

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Military Cricket. London. Wednesday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 July 1917 · page 5

The English cricket eleven drawn from the military forces to play an Australian eleven on Saturday has been chosen as follows:- Warner, Douglas, Blythe, Tyldesley,…

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Sporting. Bowls

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 July 1917 · page 8

Singleton club will be engaged to-day in the Northern A?ociation rink championship competition. The loacal representatives are Bressington, Burns,…

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Boxing. Lloyd Beats Holland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1917 · page 15

There was a fair attendance at Rushcutter Bay Stadium on Saturday the principal attraction being a contest scheduled for 20 rounds between Albert Lloyd and Fritz…

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Lochinvar Patriotic Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1917 · page 4

Lieut.-Colonel Nicholson, M.L.A., has been informed that approval to hold patriotic races at Loohinvar has been grunted subject to the following conditions being complied with:…

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Bowls. Champion Rinks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 July 1917 · page 7

The first round of the important competition look place on Saturday, when the following clubs met in opposition:- Singleton Lambton at Hamilton by…

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Wallsend Races. July Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 July 1917 · page 7

The July meeting of the popular Wallsend. Jockey Club on Saturday was favoured by beautiful weather and in large attendance. The track was in good order despite the…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 July 1917 · page 4

At the Brisbane Stadium on Saturday night, Herb. M'Coy (Vic.) knocked out Matty Smith (America) in the seventh round of a vigorous fight…

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Aberdeen Races

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1917 · page 2

The Aberdeen sports Club brought off a successful France's Day fixture on Saturday. There was a good attendance of the public, while…

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