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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1912

2,020 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 101

Football

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1912 · page 2

Meeting of Upper Hunter Association next Saturday afternoon. The Rugby League matches in Sydney on Saturday resulted:—Eastern Suburbs…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 May 1912 · page 4

The metropolitan cricket season 191112 closed on Saturday at the Sydney Cricket Ground, where the University Club, by defeating Redfern in the final,…

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Sporting. CRICKET

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1912 · page 2

The cricket season closed in Sydney on Saturday, when the University—Redfern first-grade final match was concluded. The students had a most decisive victory…

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Bullahdelah Pony Races

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 May 1912 · page 4

The Bullahdelah Pony Club brought off its initial meeting on Saturday last. Unfortunately, from a racing point they were not as successful as…

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Boxing. Jack Johnson and Jim Flynn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 May 1912 · page 7

Jack Johnson is still engaged upon the process of getting off flesh. Letters that he has sent, to a friend in San Francisco state that he is keen on getting into similar…

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Olympic Lawn Tennis. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 May 1912 · page 2

The covered courts tennis championship contest at the Olympic Sports at Stockholm were won by Gobert (France), who defeated Dixon in the final…

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Olympic Games. the Tennis Contests. Stockholm, May 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 May 1912 · page 5

A. M. Gobert. (France) won the gold medal in the final of the lawn tennis covered courts singles, defeating C. P. Dixon (England) by 8-6, 6-4, 6-4…

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Cricket in England. Australians Defeat Northampton. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 May 1912 · page 2

The match between the Australian Eleven and Northamptonshire was concluded yesterday, the Australians winning by an innings and 64 runs. The…

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International Cricket. Australia v. Essex. Fine Weather. Moderate Scoring. Essex All Out for 192. Visitors None for 68. LONDON, May 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 May 1912 · page 5

The match between Australia and Essex at Leyton was opened to-day in brilliant sunshine, though there had been rain overnight. The wicket was in excellent condition, but not…

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Sporting. Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 15 May 1912 · page 2

After a month's training the local public schoolboys opened the season on their own ground, defeating Scone by 19 points to [?]. In the first spell…

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Boxing. M'vea Willing to Fight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 May 1912 · page 7

Billy McClain, manager for Sam M'Vea, states that he did not say that M'Vea would not fight under Scott, but that he preferred some other referee. "M'Vea has never…

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Upper Hunter Amateur Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 15 May 1912 · page 2

For nearly forty years the annual meetings of the Upper Hunter Amateur Race Club have been the occasion of the districts chief social…

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Football. Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 May 1912 · page 7

Mr. R. F. Watson presided at last night's meeting of the H.D.R.F. League's executive when final arrangements were completed for the opening of the season on…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 May 1912 · page 4

Sam Langford and Jim Barry met in a boxing contest at the Melbourne Athletic Pavilion on Monday night. The coloured man dealt out heavy…

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Boxing. Hannan V. Douglas

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 May 1912 · page 7

Yesterday afternoon both Hannan and Douglas finished their preparation for their contest on Saturday evening, and both are in the best possible condition, whilst bubbling over with…

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Athletics. Death of an Old Time Runner

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 May 1912 · page 7

"Tommy" Liddell, licensee of the Golden Fleece Hotel, Sydney, died on Tuesday at a comparatively early age and after a very brief illness. Deceased was at one time a…

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Bowls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 7

On the Central green to-morrow the following players will take part in a competition for trophies:—Bolt, Silk, s. Edwards, G. Edwards; Crockett, Brown, G. Galton…

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Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 7

To-morrow afternoon is the beginning of the competitions in all grades of the Rugby League. To-morrow will see the opeining of the biggest season of League football that…

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Football

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

At a meeting of the Dungog senior footballers held at the Royal Hotel on Wednesday evening last, Mr. Tom Fitzgerald presided over a fair…

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