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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1912

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Football

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 August 1912 · page 4

Following will represent Singleton v. Weston, at Singleton on Saturday next: —Full-back, Reg. Heuston; three-qurters, J. Johnson, R. Eather, J. Burnes,…

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Boxing. Wihtelaw v. DOUGLAS

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 August 1912 · page 7

In reply to Arthur Douglas's challenge for a match at Maitland at catch-weights, Bob Whitelaw has replied that he will be happy to oblige the South African at the Adelphi…

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Tennis Champion Retires

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 August 1912 · page 5

Mr. A. F. Wilding announces his retirement from first-class tennis…

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Boxing Championship. Tommy Burns a Candidate. Calgary (Alberta). July 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 August 1912 · page 5

Tommy Burns says that the championship reverts to the white race on the retirement of Johnson, and he is prepared to defend it…

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Football. Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 August 1912 · page 7

The programme to be placed before patrons of the Union game on the Albion Ground to-morrow is one that cannot fail to satisfy all and sundry. There will be five…

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Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 August 1912 · page 7

The executive meeting of the H.D.R.F. League was held at Miss Edwards' rooms on Wednesday evening, Mr. D. J. Ryan presiding…

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Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 August 1912 · page 4

The Hunter Rugby League will continue its competitions to-morrow, and the matches set down for decision on the Maitland Park should be productive of good football. In…

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Australian Rugby Footballers. San Francisco

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 August 1912 · page 5

The California Rugby Union decided last night that the Australian Rugby team should play Victoria at Vancouver…

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Cricket. Test Match Abandoned

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 August 1912 · page 2

Owing to the wet weather, the second test match between England and Australia was abandoned. On the first day, play did not commence…

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A Bishop on Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 August 1912 · page 5

[?] Bishop of Welldon, Dean of Manches[?] and former headmaster of Harrow, who [?] keen follower fo the fortunes of the [?] Cricket Club, in which he is a…

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Tennis Championship. Lake Forrest ([?].), Aug. 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 August 1912 · page 5

Maurice M'Loughlin and Thomas C. Bundy, of california, are [?] meet R. D. Little and G. F. Touchard, of philadelphia, in a contest for the national tennis doubles…

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Coursing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1912 · page 7

Mr. D. Robertson, Greta, announces that he will conduct rat-coursing events there on Saturday next…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 August 1912 · page 6
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

Sam M'Vea and Sam Langford will endeavor to definitely decide the question of supremacy at Sydney to-night. Tommy Burns announces that it is his…

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Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 August 1912 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

A practice match will be played on the Showground this afternoon. As the club intend sendinn a team to Gosford next Saturday, it is desired that every player should…

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Boxing. Probable Local Matches

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1912 · page 15

There is every likelihood that Phillips Brothers will arrange some excellent, matches between leading boxers in the very near future. On Monday evening they…

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Muswellbrook Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 August 1912 · page 2

The following nominations have been received for Muswellbrook Jockey Club's race meeting, to take place on the 10th instant:—…

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Cricket Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1912 · page 4

A meeting will be held in the committee room of the Mechanics Institute, East Maitland, on Wednesday evening next for the purpose of forming a cricket club in connection…

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Geisha Tennis Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1912 · page 2

The social evening announced for Tuesday evening next by the Geisha Tennis Club, East Maitland, has been postponed until a future date…

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