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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1912

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Committee Meeting. Races in June

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 2

In pursuance of the desire of the annual meeting, the committee met at tho Railway Hotel yesterday morning. Present :—Messrs. Shaw (in…

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International Cricket. Australia v. Northamptonshire. Visitors' Good Start. Gregory 150, MACARTNEY 127. LONDON. May 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 5

The Australian cricketers commenced the second match of their tour to-day at Northampton against Northamptonshire. Smith, Whitty, Webster, and Hazlitt were omitted…

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Athletics. Ascot Handicap

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 7

The sprint handicap which Messrs. Mangan and Daunt so generously designed to conduct on Ascot ground, on the evening of May 18, in aid of the funds of the…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 3
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

The present Stadium season will end on May 18 with a match between Dan Flynn and Sam M'Vea. Flynn is very confident of winning, and looks to the…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 5

A meeting of the Maitland Pirates will be held at Pywell's rooms near the "Mercury" office on Monday evening next…

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Lawn Tennis

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 3

Attention is requested to notice in our business columns of lawn tennis tournament on Howe Park Courts on 25th inst., in aid of All Saints' Church…

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Boxing. Keller Beats Land

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 15

At Sydney Stadium on Saturday night, Terry Keller, the American boxer, defeated Tim Land, the stiff-legged dairyman, on points after a wry uninteresting contest…

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Muswellbrook Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 7

The following are the weights for the Muswellbrook Jockey Club races, to be held on the Recreation Reserve to-day:—Maiden Handicap. 6 furlongs.—Auku 10.0…

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Football. Strike Among Players

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 7

Demands for increase of pay are frequent in labour circles but there is one new in connection with sport in Sydney, and it has led to serious trouble. The club affected…

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Cricket in England, (By Cable) London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 4

The Australians have been beaten in the first match of their English tour. At the Trent Bridge ground, Nottingham, the Notts County Eleven secured…

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International Cricket. Australia V. Notts. London, May 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 3

The Australians commenced the first match of their English four to-day at Nottingham against Notts, who last season were 8th out of 16 in the country championship…

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Football. Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 May 1912 · page 7

On every occasion on which they have met the two town teams, East End and West End, have always put up a good game, and that on Saturday last between those two teams of…

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Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 May 1912 · page 7

In the League practice names Maitland United beat Morpeth on the Maitland Park by 28 points to 18. For the winners tries were scored by Hall (two), O'Brien, Long Scott…

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Cricket. Presentation of Trophies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 May 1912 · page 7

One of the most enthusiastic junior cricket clubs playing locally is "The Robins."It has a membership of 26, and for the season just concluded, which is its seventh, it has a good…

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Boxing. White Beats Conley. Los Angeles, May 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 May 1912 · page 7

Jack White, the Chicago featherweight, scored an easy victory over Frank Conley. At the end of the 12th round Counley's manger skied in the towel…

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The Olympic Games. Lawn Tennis Singles. Stockholm, May 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 May 1912 · page 5

In the semi-final of the tennis singles, which are being played at Stockholm in connection with the Olympic Games, C. P. Dixton (England) defeated A. F…

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Football. Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 May 1912 · page 2

At the meeting of the Hunter Rugby Union last evening, the following matches were arranged for Saturday next:—Seniors: East Newcastle v. West End, on the Albion Ground…

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Football

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 May 1912 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

On Saturday last the Clarence Town footballers defeated our local Juniors after a most exciting, game on the Dungog park by 8 to 5, For…

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