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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1911

1,649 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 83

Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 May 1911 · page 2

The English cricket season has [?] and a team is to visit Australia season, the doings of the old-players will be watched with intere…

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Glen Innes Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 May 1911 · page 7

The following record nominations have been received for the above races to be held on May 23 and 24:— FIRST DAY…

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Upper Hunter Football Association

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 May 1911 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the above was held on Saturday afternoon last, at Carberry's Hotel, Aberdeen, Mr. W. R. Hamblin presiding over the following…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 6
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

Hughle Mehegan, while in sydney recently, concluded arrangements whereby he is to accompany Bill Lang when the latter returns to America after his match…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 5
Also in Singleton Argus

Messrs. C. H. Ford and John Quinlan haw selected as managers of the Australian Rugby League team, which is to tour England. Mr. Ford, who is chairman of the management committee of…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 6

A cable from London on Wednesday states:—Playing for Marylebone at Lords against Yorkshire, F. A. Tarrant scored 127 in the first Innings, and 74 In the…

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Dungog Races. Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 5

The Dungog races have again been postponed till Tuesday and Wednesday next…

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Football. Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 7

Under the auspices of the Hunter District Rugby League several matches were played on the Albion Ground on Saturday in aid of the accident fund. The cooditions…

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Boxing

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 2

At Gundy, on Saturday night next, Harry Morgan and Jack McGuinness (Tamworth) are billed to engage in a 2o-rouuds match for a…

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Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 7

In the Northern Rugby Union's competition Maitland met South Newcastle on the Newcastle Rugby Ground on Saturday. Although several of their forwards were…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 4

In the Rugby icague matches at Sydney on Saturday, South Sydney and Newtown played a draw 7 points all; North Sydney defeated Balmain by 30…

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Bowls. Tournament Competitions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 7

The fact that the final of the champion pairs was to be decided on the Maitland bowling green attracted a large attendance on Saturday afternoon. The contestants for the club's honours were…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 2

Last Saturday week, the curtain was drawn for the cricket season as regards matches in the Woolooma district, when Timor and Ellerston…

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Boxing. Lang Defeats Lester

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 7

Inexperience, and a [?]eeming lack of knowledge of a technical point, was the cause of Jack Lester being disqualified early in the sixth round of his contest with Bill Lang in…

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Dungog Races

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 2

Owing to the wet weather on Friday last, it was impossible to hold the race meeting advertised, and the committee decided to…

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English Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 5

In the match Northampton versus Lancashire the former lost seven wickets for 41 runs…

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Cricket Maitland Hibernians v. Gresford Hibernians

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 7

The Maitland Hibernians journeyed to Vacy on Saturday last to again try conclusion with their kinsmen of Gresford (when these two teams met on last occasion Maitland won) and suffered defeat…

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Boxing Contest. Lang Defeats Lester in Six Rounds. American Goes Down Without Receiving Punch

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 4

Fifteen thousand people went to the Stadium at Sydney on Saturday night to witness the glove contest between Bill Lang and Jack Lester. The Australian…

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