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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1914

2,002 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 45 of 101

Riot at Football Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 5

The sequel to a riot which occurred during the progress of a football match at Wentworth Park was heard at the police court to-day when several young men were…

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Football. the Upper Hunter Football Association. Fixtures for Season 1914

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 3

The following are the fixtures for the present season drawn up and adopted by the Committee of the above Association: May 30-Denman v. Scone, at Denman…

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Sporting. Football. Scone v. DENMAN

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 2

The A competition, in connection with the U.H.F.A., opened on Saturday last. Scone sent a good team to Denman, and won a…

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Tennis Championship. Doust Defeats Park. London, June 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 2

In the final of the Worcestershire championship, S. N. Doust beat J. C. Parke (holder), 7-5 1-6. 6-3. 6-3…

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County Cricket. Tarrant's Benefit. London, Monday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 5

In Tarrant's benefit match, Hampshire v. Middlesex, at Lords, Middlesex made 327 in its first innings in reply to Hampshire's 269…

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Football. Rugby Union Notes. Western Suburb's Success

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 June 1914 · page 7

Western Suburbs signified their superiority to Hunter on Saturday by their victory of 16 to 5, yet the game was not the one-sided one of the scores would lead one to think. In…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 June 1914 · page 5

The New South Wales Rugby Union team won its second match against Brisbane by 21 points to 12…

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Rugby League. Hunter District Branch

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 June 1914 · page 7

The weekly meeting of the Hunter Rugby League executive, held in the School of Arts committee room last evening, was largely attended, Mr. James Mudd…

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Boxing. Presentation to Les Darcy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 June 1914 · page 7

There was a convivial little gathering last evening at the Currency Lass Hotel, at the invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Andrews, to confer a presentation to Leslie Darey, the…

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This Local Golf Match

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 3 June 1914 · page 2

There was a good entry for the competition arranged to be played off lust Saturday afternoon and if is pleasing to note that each succeeding…

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Football. the Aberdeen-muswellbrook Match

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 3 June 1914 · page 2

The first competition match of the season was contested at Aberdeen last Saturday between the Aberdeon A team and the local A's resulting in…

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International Cricket. South African Tour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 June 1914 · page 5

Mr. Sydney Smith, hon. secretary of the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket Matches, has received word from the various delegates, agreeing to the…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 June 1914 · page 4

Mr R. L. Baker was entertained at a citizens' banquet at the Hotel Australia, Sydney, on Monday night, on his return from a tour of America, England,…

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Boxing. American Boxers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 June 1914 · page 7

Charlie White, who defeated Willie Richie at Chicago, is a Jew, and was always regarded as a dangerous opponent by Abe Attell, when Attell was featherweight…

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County Cricket. Record Howling Feat. London, Wednesday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 June 1914 · page 5

Worcestershire, against whom Warwickshire declared with 7 for 645, scored 188 and 136, Warwickshire thus winning by an innings and 328. Field in…

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FOOTBALL N.S.W. v. BRISBANE. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 June 1914 · page 2

The weather was perfect when the New South Wales Rugby Union team played the second match of the tour, this morning, against a Brisbane…

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America Cup. Preliminary Races in U.S.A. New York, June 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 June 1914 · page 2

Mr. Cochran's Vanitie defeated the Herra[?]shoff yacht Resolute over a thirty-mile course in the preliminary American Cup…

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Athletics. High Jumping

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 June 1914 · page 7

A.M.O.A., East Maitland, is informed that Hol. Fullford is credited with having cleared 6ft, 1½in. in a high jump at East Maitland, some years back, and he received a…

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Football. Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 June 1914 · page 7

Three matches, are set down for decision under Union rules to-morrow, and visitors to the Maitland park, where the matches will be played, will witness a first-class…

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Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 June 1914 · page 7

Interest in the Hunter League's various competitions is increasing with each game played, and the matches set down for to-morrow promise to still further intensify…

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