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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1912

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Tennis Tournament. Paris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 February 1912 · page 5

Mr. A. J. Balfour is the hero at Cannes winning several tennis prizes…

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Cricket Selectors Fight. Blood Flows

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 February 1912 · page 4

A crisis has arisen In connection with Australian cricket. The meeting of the selectors held in Sydney on Saturday was the noisiest and most quarrelsome ever held in Connection with the national game. In…

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Football in England. Wales Beats Scotland London Feb3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 February 1912 · page 5

In the international Rugby Union match between wales and scotiand, the former won by 21 points to 6…

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Athletics. Rowans Handicap

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 February 1912 · page 7

Mr J. Rowan the well-known and popular Newcastle sportsman, ran his second £25 handicap off on the Rugby League Ground Hamilton, on Saturday afternoon…

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Swimming

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 February 1912 · page 4

At the Australian Championship Swimming Carnival in Perth on Saturday, W. Longworth, of Rose Bay, Sydney, won the Australian Championship, 100 yards,…

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Bowls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1912 · page 7

The following players will represent Maitland and Central Clubs on the Park to-morrow afternoon:—Banfield, Pain, Gall, Bolt, Norman, G. Edwards, Squires, Kelly, Clark, Sampson,…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 February 1912 · page 2

On Saturday last thr Carrow [?] C.C. visited Maerannie, and defeated[?] local club by an innings and 55 [?] Carrow Brook scored 177 (R. Ward [?]…

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Boxing. Hock Keys Defeats O'grady

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1912 · page 7

One of the most exciting boxing contests seen in Melbourne for some time was decided on Monday night, when Hock Keys (9st. 9½lb) defeated Frahk O'Grady, (9st. 7¼lb) after…

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Local and General CRICKET

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1912 · page 2

The following players hate been selected to play for Dungog against Under bank on Saturday, February 10th. Play to commence at 1.30 sharp:—C. Oldfield, W. Layton, J…

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New South Wales Cricket Association. International And Interstate Cricket Matches Sydney Cricket Ground, Season 1911-12, FIXTURES

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 February 1912 · page 4

Feb. 16, etc.—N.S.W. v. England, at Sydney (Return). Feb. 23, etc.—Australia v. England, at Sydney (Fifth Test)…

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Rugby League Footballers. Summary of Tour. London. Monday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1912 · page 5

The "Athletic News," in a summary of the tour in Great Britain of the Australasian Rubby League football team. stated that the tour had been an unqualified success from a…

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The Cricket Trouble. Ultimatum Withdrawn

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 February 1912 · page 1

A meeting of the Board of Control was held at Sydney on Friday. It was subsequently announced that the reply of the secretary to the…

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Big Cricket. Australians for England

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 February 1912 · page 2

The selectors have chosen ten players as certtainties for the next Australian Eleven to tour England:—Hill, Armstrong, Ransford, Carter, Cotter,…

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Fight at Cricket Meeting. Clem Hill and Peter M'Alister Violent Blows

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 February 1912 · page 2

A crisis has arisen in connection with Australian cricket. The meeting of the selectors held at Sydney on Saturday night was the noisest and most…

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Boxing Stevens and Evans

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 7

Great interest is being evinced in the contest between Jack Stevens, of Warwick, Queensland, and Jack Evans, to take place in the Amphitheatre, Cessnock on Saturday…

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Cricket. Fixtures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 7

The following matches will be played on the Sydney Cricket Ground on the dates named:— Feb. 16.—New South Wales v England…

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Cricket Embroglio

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 5

The newspapers regret Clem Hill's retirement from the selection committee, and the "Sportsman" suggests that McAlister could have been better spared…

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Cricket "Barrackers." Hobbs' Protest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 7

In a special article contributed to the London "Evening News," J. B. Hobbs, the English batsman, takes strong exception to the unsportsmanlike "barracking" the…

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Latest Sporting News. Armidale Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 5

ARMIDALE, Wednesday afternoon/ The annual meeting of the Armidale and New England Jockey Club commended to-day in the most agreeable circumstances, for…

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Big Cricket. Australians for England

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 2

The selectors have chosen ten players as certainties for the next Australian Eleven to tour England:—Hill Armstrong, Ransford, Carter, Cotter,…

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