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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1914

2,002 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 101

Football

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 2

A meeting of the Senior Football Club was held at the School of Arts on Wednesday evening last. Mr C. H. Headley presided, and…

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Cricket

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 8

Stroud and Paterson teams met on the latter wicket on Saturday, the 4th inst. E. Wilson captained the home team, whilst the visiting…

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Football Gathering

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 9

Perhaps the most successful function of its kind held at Dungog took place at the Victoria Hall on Tuesday night last, when the Dungog…

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Pastime and Athletic Club. Formed in Scone

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 3

A PUBLIC meeting was held in the Skating Rink on Monday last. [?] decided to form a [?]b in Scone. There…

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Athletics

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 2

Bill Lang (Australia) knocked Arthur Peckley (America) out in the 19th round on Saturday night. Peckley was well ahead on points at…

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Football. Hunter District Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 4

A special meeting of members of the Hunter District Rugby Football Union will be held in Wineehster's rooms on Tuesday night next, for the transaction of very…

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Rugby Football. San Francisco, April 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 5

The University of of California has decided to abandon Rugby football, and is returning to the old American inter-colleglate game. The coach of the University…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 3

London, Tuesday.— Bombardier Wells has been, matched to fight Bandsman Rice for the heavyweight championship at Liverpool on 30th inst…

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Boxing. London, April 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 7

Georges Carpentier, the French boxer, promised to meet R. L. Baker in London to sign the Australian contract. So far Carpentier has not arrived. Unless he…

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Football in England. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 5

To-day's football matches resulted as follows:— Burnley defeated Everton 2 goals to one. Liverpool defeated Derby County one goal…

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The Racing Carnival. the Parisian Amiss. Final Doncaster Gallops. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 4

The Parisian, one of the best backed horses for the Sydney Cup, has gone a miss. He over-reached himself during a…

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Football. a Big Price

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1914 · page 7

An extraordinary price was secured by the Orange Council for the use of Wade Park during the football season. Last year the ground was leased by tender for £25, but this year…

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Lawn Tennis. Cannes, April 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1914 · page 2

In the open doubles at the lawn tennis tournament Count Salm and Wilding defeated De Cugis and F. Lowe, 6-0, 6-0, 6-3. In the semi-finals of the singles Brookes…

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BOXING. McGOORTY Too Good for Smith

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1914 · page 7

Dave Smith, the Australian light heavy-weight, was cheered to the echo when he went to his corner unscarred after the first round of his third fight with Eddie…

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Wallsend Races. First Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1914 · page 7

Wallsend Jockey Club was favoured by splendid weather on Saturday, for the commencement of its Easter race meeting, and the delightful conditions attracted a very…

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Harry Vardon on Common Mistakes in Golf

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1914 · page 2

"The mistakes which very many players make with the cleek and the iron is that of standing too far from the ball. Presumably they overlook the fact that the cleek is usually…

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Cricket. Hunter Association v. Metropolitan Team

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1914 · page 7

The game between Mr. W. Cullen's Metropolitan team and a Hunter eleven was concluded on the Albion Ground on Saturday. The visitors won by 14 runs on the first innings…

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Latest Sporting News. A.J.C. Races. Gold Brew Captures the Flying. Woorak Scores Again. Lilyveil Secures Sydney Cup. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1914 · page 5

There was a very large attendance, and fine weather at Randwick to-day, when the Australian Jockey Club continued its Autumn race meeting. Results follow:—…

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Football Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 April 1914 · page 2

With a view to forming, a football competition, delegates from various centres in the district [?] at Mr Lees' residence on Saturday night…

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Wallsend Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1914 · page 7

Despite the fact that the attractions of Randwick proved too much for scores of the old habitues of Wallsend race meetings there was another splendid attendance at the old…

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