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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1917

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Rugby Football. Paris

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 3

The Anzacs in their match against Paris made a lively game, and had the upper hand at the commencement, and up to half time the score was three point s all. In the…

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Muswellbrook Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 2

Satisfactory entries have been received for the races to be run off on the recreation racecourse on Monday next by Muswellbrook…

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Boxing. Les Darcy Matched in America. Boxing Ten Rounds for £6000

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 7

Mr. R. L. Baker, managing director of the Stadium, Rushcutter's Bay, received a cable yesterday morning from his American representative stating that Los Oarey had…

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Cessnock Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 5

Fine weather favoured the Cessnock Jockey Club's race meeting on Saturday, Although the meeting was successful it was somewhat affected by the holding of the…

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Boxing. Edwards Knocks Hill Out

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 7

Liew Edwards (9.7[?]), the young Englishman who is now lightweight champion of Australia, knocked out Jimmy Hill (9.6½) in the second round of their…

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Bowls. Northern District Singles Championship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 7

The final rounds of this important competition were completed on the Lowlands green on Saturday afternoon in the presence of a good muster of bowling enthusiasts…

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Letter to the Editor. Bowls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 7

Sir,—W.M.C. in his report on the Singles Championship matches complains that all these matches were played on Newcastle greens, and not any arranged to be played…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 4

Jimmy Clabby has agreed to fight Tommy Uren on February 17 for the middleweight championship of Australia…

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Bowls. Champion Singles

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 2

The preliminary heats in the Northern District singles championship were played on Newcastle, Hamilton, Lowlands, and Lambton greens on Friday…

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Newcastle Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 7

The following entries have been received for the February meeting of Newcastle Jockey Club, to be held on Saturday next:—The Flying Handicap; 6 furlongs,…

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Bowls. East Maitland v. MUSWELLBROOK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 7

A party of East Maitland bowlers engaged the Muswellbrook Club in a friendly game of bowls on Friday, 26th inst, there matches being played in which East Maitland…

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Muswellbrook Races Spethoge and Mandini. (By Telegraph.) Muswellbrook

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 2

The race meeting this afternoon resulted' as follows:— Flying Handicap-Spethoge, 7.0, 1; Lyn Lassie, 7.5,2; Prying Lassie, 8.0, 3…

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Cricket the Late Mr C. LAWRENCE. (By Sir Solomon.)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 4

By the death of Mr Charles Lawrence the Commonwealth has lost one of its oldest and most notable cricketing identities. The deceased arrived in…

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Swimming Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 2

The sub-committee, which has in hand arrangements for a swimming carnival in sid of the patriotic funds, has been com-polled to aller the date of the proposed…

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Latest Sporting News. Races Postponed. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 5

In consequence of heavy rain the races at Ascot to-day had to be postponed…

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Swimming. World's Ladies' Record

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 7

Miss Fanny Durack broke the world's ladies' record for 300 yards at the Domain Baths on Monday night. The previous best figures for the distance were 1min 12sec, but…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 3

The following will represent South Singleton v. Belford, at South Singleton, on Saturday next, at 2.30 p.m.:- H. Richardson, W. Hassett, F. Scholes,…

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Newcastle Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 7

The meeting of Newcastle Jockey Club to be held to-morrow has attracted a very large nomination in each of the half dozen events on the programme, and with fine weather the…

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Friendly Societies Races

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 3

The annual sports in connection with the Raymond Terrace Friendly Societies was held on Boomerang Park on Friday last, and a record attendance was present…

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Presbyterian Tennis dub Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 4

Owing to the uncertain state of the weather, the concert by the Hamilton chair of 45 voices, that was to have been held in the church grounds, will now be held in the…

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