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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1912

2,020 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 66 of 101

Lawn Tennis Abroad. McLOUGHLIN in Form. New York, Aug. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 August 1912 · page 5

M. E. McLoughlin and T. C. Bundy, the Pacific Coast doubles champion, won the New York State tennis championship, defeating Karl H. Behr and F. C. Inman, 6-4, 6-4,2-6,…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 August 1912 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

Mr H. D. M Intosh has cabled to Tommy Burns, offering him £2000, and a percentage of the gate receipts, to come to Sydney to fight Sam Langford…

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Sporting. COURSING

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 August 1912 · page 2

No less than 28 dogs figured in the open paddock sweepstakes at Wingen on Saturday afternoon, and at the conclusion of a good afternoon's sport, 13 remained…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 August 1912 · page 4
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury, Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

A metropolitan team beat New England, under Rugby Union rules, by 6 points to nil in Sydney on Saturday. Weston defeated Singleton by 14…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 August 1912 · page 7
Also in The Scone Advocate

The prospects of the Robins Club for the coming, season are very bright financially, and otherwise. They hope to put two strong teams in the field—one playing in the lst…

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Dungog Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 August 1912 · page 7

Following siro tho entries for the .Dungog races, to be held on Saturday next: — Flying Handicap.—Torrugong, Renovo, ErEbin, Tritoma, Mozarta, Lady M' Lean,…

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Boolaroo Races. a Record Entry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 August 1912 · page 7

Following entries have been received for the Boolaroo races, to be held on Wednesday, 21st instant:—Welter Mile.—Balbriggan, Sir Willie,…

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Fatal Boxing Contest. a Belgian Boxer's Death Brussels

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 August 1912 · page 5

At a boxing match at Ostend, between Scale, a Belgian, and Roca, a Frenchman, the latter knocked the former down three times. The injured boxer was removed from…

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Cricket in England Australia v. DURHAM. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 August 1912 · page 3

The Australians started a three-days' match with Durham, the runners-up in the second-class county championship, on Thursday at Ashbroke, Sunderland…

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Gundy Athletic Sports. Friday Next

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 August 1912 · page 2

The Gundy annual athletic sports take place on Friday next, when £30 in prizes will be distributed, and a lengthy programme, covering a…

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Football. Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 August 1912 · page 7

At the weekly meeting of the Hunter Rugby Union held on Monday evening there was an attendance of forty. Mr. R. Gate, representative of the…

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Bowls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 August 1912 · page 2

Ulster defeated the New South [?] bowlers by 80 points to 61. Belmont [?]feated the visitors, the scores being [?]…

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Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 August 1912 · page 7

St. John's v. Hamilton, on the park to-morrow:—R. Rogers, F. Bailey, R. Tobin, G. Smith, F. Gilligan, C Summers, V. Gilligan, J. Johnston, M. Bourke, G. Bible, J…

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Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 14 August 1912 · page 2

A metropolitan team beat New England, under Ruby Union rules, by 6 points to nil in Sydney on Saturday. A Rugby Union match was played…

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Golf Rules

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 August 1912 · page 2

Every golfer who has not forgotten his early days at the game (says "R.L." in the "Daily Sketch") knows what happened when he made a special, unprecedented, enormous…

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Boxing. Simpson Beats Hill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 August 1912 · page 7

Jimmy Hill (8st -12½lb), of Sydney, met Charlie Simpson (8st 13[?]lb) at the Melbourne Athletic Pavilion. In the earlier rounds Hill practically played with his…

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