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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1912

2,020 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 45 of 101

Football

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1912 · page 2

The following players have been chosen for Scone, against Muswellbrook, on the latter's ground, on Saturday next:—P. Ludington, E. Cox, W. Hudson, A…

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Boxing. Match at Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 June 1912 · page 5

A boxing match will take place in the Amphitheatre at Cessnock on Friday night next between Larry Gaffney and Tommy O'Brien, both of Sydney, the best of 20…

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Sporting. CRICKET

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1912 · page 2

Owing to the wet season experienced in England last week, cricket was almost at a standstill, both the Australian and South African…

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Cricket. England v. AFRICA

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1912 · page 2

Africa won the toss and decided to bat, but collapsed ia a most sensational manner, the innings closing after 85 minutes' play…

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Sporting. Boxing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 12 June 1912 · page 2

Tommy Burns will meet Bill Ricka[?]d, the Vancouver "hope," on August 8 for a £200 side bet. Burns will be allowed the entire purse of £1000,…

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Boxing. Kid M'coy Knocks Out Standon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 June 1912 · page 7

Kid M'Coy, of Melbourne, beat Rod Standon, of Sydney, decisively in 13 rounds at the Athletic Pavilion in Melbourne on Monday night. The contest was…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 June 1912 · page 7

At Dubbo on Saturday night, at Snowy" Flynns stadium Bill Furney, a local boxer, met the Jacobs, of Sydney, in a 20-round bout, Furney being declared the winner in…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 June 1912 · page 3

The following players have been chosen to represent Singleton V. Aberdare at Singleton on Saturday:- W. Doohan, L. Papworth, T. andrews, A…

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Football. British Association Rules

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 June 1912 · page 7

A very well-attended meeting of the West Maitland Soccer Club was held at Miss Edwards rooms, on Saturday evening. The club so far has been making great headway…

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County Cricket. London, Wednesday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 June 1912 · page 5

Northamptonshire defeated Kent at Northampton, by four wickets…

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Athletics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 June 1912 · page 7

Emil R. Yoigt, lately of the Manchester Athletic Club England and five-mile Olympic champion and English one mile champion, 1916, won the three-mile scratch race…

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Athletics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 June 1912 · page 5

Stewart won the United Hospitals 100 yards race in 10-1-5sec. J.G. Skeet, of Australia, won the 220 yards in 22½ secm and the quartermile in 59 2 5ec…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 June 1912 · page 7

Larry Gaffney and Tommy O'Brien meet in a 20-round contest at the Cessnock Amphitheatre to-nigh, when it is anticipated a large crowd will be present to witness…

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Football

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1912 · page 3
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

The local team were defeated by Morpeth on Saturday last by 22 points to nil. A match will be played shortly…

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Cricket

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1912 · page 2

In the triangular test match in England Africa received a bad beating in their contest against the Britons In their frist…

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Bowls. Maitland v. LOWLANDS

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 June 1912 · page 7

In the match to be played on the Lowlands green to-morrow the following players have been selected to represent the Maitland Club:—Wise O'Donnell, Sheedy, Clark…

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County Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 June 1912 · page 5

E. G. Hayes on, playing for Surrey against Essex, scored 143 not out…

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Local & General FOOTBALL

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1912 · page 10

On Saturday, last Seaham footballers met Clarence Town on the hitter is ground. A lively and interesting game resulted, Clarence…

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Local and General Tennis Dance

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1912 · page 2

The dance in aid of the local Tennis Club, hold in the Victoria Ball on Wednesday evening last was not very largely attended,…

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