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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1917

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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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Boxing. Benon and Neal. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 July 1917 · page 7

A twenty rounds boxing contest between Bill Beynon and Frankie Neal has, been arranged in connection with next Monday's, tournament. at Holborn in aid of the funds of the…

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Local and General Hospital Races

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 July 1917 · page 2

The secretary of the Hospital is in receipt of £9 17s, being the proceeds from the recent race meeting held in aid of that Institution, which is a…

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Soldiers at Cricket. International Game. a Social Event. London. Sunday. Night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 July 1917 · page 6

Germans would have been more than over puzzled with the psychology of, the British people if they could have seen from 3000 to 9000 people, including' leading Empire…

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Telarah Cricket Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 July 1917 · page 4

We have been Informed that the names of Mrs. Bullen and Miss Lily Bullen, and Mrs. Alf Hinton, Miss Shaw and Mr. William Cahill were omitted from the list of helpers…

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Sportsmen's Recruiting. Lloyd Georges Golf Metaphor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 July 1917 · page 2

"In three years we tried every kind of blunden. We got into every bunker and had to use the niblick well to get out again Now thank God we have done with the…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 July 1917 · page 4

Tommy Uren is considered next to Les Darcy the best boxer .Australia has produced in recent years. In the comparatively brief period in which he has…

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Bowls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 July 1917 · page 7

Tho following players have been chosen to represent the Northern District Association against the Sydney Association on the chats-wood green on saturday next:Hardman…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 July 1917 · page 4

The following team will represent Singleton against East Maitland on Victoria Square on Saturday, 21st inst., at 3 p.m.:—R. Eather, T. Bourke, W…

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Maitland Races

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 July 1917 · page 2

The Maitland Jockey Club has received a most gratifying response from horseowners for its race meeting on Saturday. The entries, totalling 159,…

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Bank Clerk Committed. Alleged Racing Expenditure. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 July 1917 · page 2

Leslie Gibson Dean was to-day committed for trial on a charge of stealing £3657 from the Commercial Banking Company, where he was formerly…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 July 1917 · page 7

Combined towns v. combined mines:— C. Tipp[?]tt, L. Conlon, H. Watson, W. Swinger, F. Balley, A. Thomson, R. Smith, J. Callaghan, F. Sheely, H. Sparke, J…

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Maitland Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 July 1917 · page 7

With 160 nominations for six events big fields should be the order the day at Rutherford to-morrow, and the various events will take some picking, Should the…

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Aberdeen Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 July 1917 · page 7

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

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Military Cricket. London, Wednesday night

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 July 1917 · page 13

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

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Soldiers at Cricket International Game. a Social Event. London. Sunday Night

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 July 1917 · page 3

Germans would have been more than over puzzled with the psychology of the British people if they could have seen from 8000 to 9000 people, including lending Empire…

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Bowls. Inter-association Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 July 1917 · page 7

The inter-association match between six rinks from the Northern District and New South Wa[?] Bowing Association took place on Saturday afternoon on the Chatswood…

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Boxing. Godfrey Defeats Gei[?]e

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 July 1917 · page 7

Sid Godfrey, 9st 11b (New South Wales) defeated Wave Geike (Queensland), 9st [?] in a contest at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night. Godfrey proved himself superior…

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Maitland Races. Saturday's Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 July 1917 · page 7

Maitland Jockey Club brought off another successful race meeting at Rutherford on Saturday. The weather was fine though cool and windy and there was a very…

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Bowls. Woonona Wins State Championship

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 July 1917 · page 2

On Saturday the final of the State Pairs Championship was played on the City green, and was won by Woonoman R. G. Williams and W. Young beating…

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