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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1914

2,002 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 101

Lawn Tennis. the Davis Cup. London, Sunday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 May 1914 · page 5

Mr. J.C. Parke (United States), writing to the "Weekly Despatch," predicts that the Australasian team will win the Davis Cup…

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Cleared the Field. Bull at a Football Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 May 1914 · page 8

The last quarter of a junior football match at Clayton, Victoria, on Saturday, was perhaps the most exciting that has ever been witnessed in Victoria…

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Football. Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 7

The weekly meeting of the executive of the Hunter Rugby Union was held last evening. Mr. Clancy presided over a large attendance…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

Milburn Saylor, the all-conquering American lightweight, defeated Hughie Mehegan, the Australian, at Sydney Stadium on Saturday night. The police…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 4
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

The Hunter District competition was opened on Saturday last. Singleton and Hinton (C grade) met at Singleton, on Victoria Square, and the result was a…

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Racing Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 5

Aa accident that might have pro[?] very serious happened at R[?]ond Terrace on Saturday last. A match race was being…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 4

London, Saturday.—Playing against a strong M.C.C. team at Lord's Cricket Ground yesterday, Barratt Young, a new fast bowler from Nottingham, took…

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Accident at Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 2

Air accident occurred shortly, after the start of the football match between Singleton and Hinton at Victoria Square on Saturday afternoon. A member of…

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Bowls Championship. City Beats Woonona. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 5

City heat Woonona champion pairs by one point…

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Bull at a Football Match. The Field Cleared

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 2

The last quarter of a junior football match at Clayton (Vic.) on Saturday was perhaps the most exciting that has ever been witnessed in the southern…

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Boxing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 13 May 1914 · page 2

At the Stadium on Saturday night Milburn Saylor, the American lightweight, beat Hughie Mehegnn, the Australian. The police interfered in the 12th round. A storm…

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Golf. Muswellbrook Golf Club

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 13 May 1914 · page 1

There was a large turn out of players on the links last Saturday afternoon, and the atmospherie conditions for gold being ideal, the Royal and…

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Boxing. Sullivan Defeats Rudd

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 May 1914 · page 7

Dan Sullivan (U.S.A.) and Bill Rudd (Australia), light-heavyweights, were billed for a 20-round contest at the Newtown Stadlum, Sydney, on Tuesday, evening but…

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Bowls. the State Championship. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 May 1914 · page 7

The championship matches under the auspices of the New South Wales Bowling Association were continued to-day on the Victoria Park green, when two rounds of the…

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English Golf. London, May 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 May 1914 · page 5

In a practice match on the Sandwich links, J. D. Travers and C. Evans, the America, amateur players, defeated the Hon. Michael and the Hon. Denys Scott, 3 up and 2 to…

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Football. League Notes. Executive Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 May 1914 · page 7

The weekly meeting of the Rugby League executive was held in the School of Arts committee room last evening Mr. D. J. Ryan presiding…

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Football. SCONE A. v. MOSWELLBROOK A.

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 13 May 1914 · page 2

The Muswellbrook and Scone A teams played a return match at Scone on Saturday last in fine weather, and the ground was in perfect condition, Scone won the toss…

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Football. Muswellbrook B Team v. Aberdeen B Team

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 13 May 1914 · page 1

Theo initial match of the season between the above teams was constested on the local Showground last Saturday, afternoon in good weather, but owing…

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