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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1917

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Football. To-morrow's Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 August 1917 · page 3

Final,—East End v. Kurri Kurri: C. Tippet L. Conlon, J. Callagha, D. Brown, A. Thomson, R. Smithy, K. Harcher, Mr. Stern beck, W. Swinger, F. Bailey, H. Sparke…

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Bowls. the Rink Championship

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 August 1917 · page 4

The semi-final of the rink championship takes place to-day, when Singleton meets Waratah on Newcastle City green, and Newcastle City team meets…

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Muswellbrook Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 August 1917 · page 2

The races to take place on the local Recreation ground racecourse on Monday next, a Bank holiday, have attracted very large entries, which…

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Lochinvar Picnic Races

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1917 · page 15

A picnic race meeting, promoted by Mr. J. Keys, in aid of the Maitland Hospital and the Women's West Maitland Patriotic Committee funds, was held in the…

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Military Cricket. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1917 · page 3

Captain "Plum" Warner is arranging a cricket match in aid of the military funds at Lords on September 18. A team from the English army and navy will play an…

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Football. Junior-final

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 August 1917 · page 2

The final of the Hunter Rugby Union's A grade junior competition was played on the Maitland Park on Saturday afternoon. The game was keenly fought and…

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Bowls. Champion Rink Competition. Semi-finals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 August 1917 · page 2

The two games in the semi-finals of this competition took place on Saturday, when the Maitland rink met the City rink on the Hamilton green, and Singleton met…

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Army Cricket. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 August 1917 · page 5

Captain P. F. Warner has made arrangements to play the cricket match Army and Navy v. Australians and South Africans on August 18…

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Latest Sporting News. Moorefield Races. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 August 1917 · page 5

Moorefield races have been postponed indefinitely owing to the strike. Menangle Park race meeting, fixed for to-morrow, has also been indefinitely postponed…

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Lawn Tennis

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 August 1917 · page 4

It has been decided to hold the open mixed tournament in aid of Dangar Cottage Hospital on Howe Park courts on 25th inst. instead of on 11th, on which…

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Bowls. Champion Rink Competition

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 August 1917 · page 2

The semi-final of the above competetion was played on Saturday, with the following results:—…

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Newcastle Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 August 1917 · page 7

Newcastle Jockey Club's August meeting will be concluded to-morrow, and should the weather be favourable a large attendance of sportsmen, including metropolitan visitors…

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Wollombi Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 August 1917 · page 7

The Wollombi Sports Club hold a day's racing on Saturday in aid of France's Day fund. The weather was fine, and there was a record attendance. Large fields and good racing were…

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Lawn Tennis

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 August 1917 · page 2

On Monday last a tennis team from Newcastle-Maitland-Gresford. Visited Singleton, playing a match on the oval, in which they proved too strong for the…

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Races Postponed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 August 1917 · page 5

Kembla Grange race meeting fixed for next Tuesday has been postponed indefinitely…

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Newcastle Races. August Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 August 1917 · page 7

Motor cars and lorries, buses, drags, and vehicles of all kinds were pressed into service to get to Newcastle races yesterday, when the August meeting of the Jockey Slub…

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Curtaling Sport. Racing to be Reduced 50 Per Cent

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 August 1917 · page 3

The Minister for Defence stated on Tuesday that the proposals by the various State Recruiting Committees in respect of racing had been placed before…

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Bowls. To-mouiiow's Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 August 1917 · page 7

The following will represent East Maitland in a game with Kurri on East Maitland green:—Foster, R. Cotterill, Eckford, Pryor; Treasure. Lackey…

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Wallsend Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 August 1917 · page 7

The hospital benefit races at Wallsend to-morrow, for which record entries have been received, should attract a large gathering of sportsmen. Racing promises to be keen and…

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Bowls. Rink Championship

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 August 1917 · page 4

The final of the rink championship of the Northern Bowling Association takes place to-day, when Singleton and Maitland will play-off for the honor…

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