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TRIBUTE FOR BRITISH AND IRISH LIONS FIRST CAPTAIN IN TELARAH

The British and Irish Lions take on a Combined Country side at Hunter Stadium tonight, but earlier today, members of the touring party paid a special tribute to the team’s first captain.
Robert Seddon drowned while boating on the Hunter River during the Lions’ tour of Australia in 1888.
He was laid to rest at Telarah cemetery.
Maitland rugby club has undertaken regular maintenance of the site.

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Mitchell Hughes

Mitchell Hughes started as a tape editor in Newcastle in 1999. He became a reporter in 2004, working in Lismore and on the Gold Coast. Since moving back to the Newcastle office in 2006, he's taken on various roles, such as producer and chief of staff. He became the head sport reporter in 2011 and the main sport presenter in 2015.

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