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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1912

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Cricket. School Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 7

In the Maitland District Public Schools Cricket Competition, four teams having tied for the semi-final in the B grade competition, a qualifying match was played yesterday…

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Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

The following players have been selected to represent Muswellbrook Cricket Club against a team from the Railway Traffic Audit Branch, on the local ground to-day:…

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Boxing. Mansfield Outpoints Hickman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 7

Stalwart Kelly Mansfield is looming fairly large in the pugilistic eye just now and on late form he should be in request among boxing promoters. He fought and defeated…

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Swimming. Another Women's World's Record

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 15

At the Coogee Aquarium Baths on Saturday afternoon Miss Fanny Durack gathered additional glory by winning the 100 Yards State Championship in 1min 6sec—or 3sec…

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BOXING. McVEA Outpoints Barry

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 15

Sam McVea and Jim Barry fought 20 rounds at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night. M'Vea was always master of the situation, and gained the referee's decision by a large…

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Football Tie

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 March 1912 · page 5

The annual Association football match between England and Scotland was played yesterday, when each team scored one goal. The spectators numbered 110,000, which…

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Boxing. Whitelaw Defeats Clarke

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 March 1912 · page 7

There was only a limited attendance at Summer Park, Newcastle, on Saturday evening, to witness the match between the local chompion weiterweight. Bob, Whitelaw and…

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Boxing. San Francisco, March 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 March 1912 · page 5

Frank Klaus received a decision over Jack Dillon. an indianopolls middleweight, after 20 rounds of hard fighting…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 4

At the. Sydney stadium on Saturday night Jack Lester defeated "Cyelone" Thompson in a 20 rounds bout. The fight was poor and uninteresting. There…

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Cricket

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 2

The following team has been selected to represent the Williams River district in a match against the Allyn River on Saturday next,…

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International Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 5

In Rugby football, Wales defeated France by 14 to 8…

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Heddon Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 7

The following entries have been received for the Heddon races to take place on saturday:— Flying Handicap, 6 furlongs 100 yards.—…

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A Cricket Final

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 3

A good deal of Interest is attached' locally to a cricket match which commenced at Howe Park on Saturday afternoon. The match is to decide the premiership for the…

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Local and General Tennis

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 2

The Dungog Tennis Club held its formal opening on the courts on Saturday afternoon last in tho presence of a large number of visitors…

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Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 2

The question of further extension of the Rugby League game in the country is being enthusiastically taken up in various centres Orange is the…

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Discipline of Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 4

The value of the discipline that is learned in boxing was fully appreciated by that muscular Christian, the late Bishop Ernest Wilberforce, whose life has been written by…

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Bowls. Champion Pairs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 7

The first game of the first round took place yesterday on the City green, between Marshall and Clarke of the Maitland Club, and Hardiman and Richardson of the Wickham…

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Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 3

A match was played on the Show Ground on Saturday last bet ween a team from the Railway Audit Department and Muswellbrook Cricket Club,…

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Football. Maitland Football Club Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 7

The first annual meeting of the Maitland League Football Club was held last evening at the Angel Inn Hotel, when Mr. M. F. Kinsgsley presided over a fair attendance…

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