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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1914

2,002 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 53 of 101

Golf in France. Paris, June 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 5

Miss Cecil Leitch beat Miss Gladys Bastin, 2 up and 1 to play, [?] the final of the ladies' championship…

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Lawn Tennis. Scone v. Potts' Point

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 2

Played at Muswellbrook on Saturday last, and won by Scone by 9 sets 60 games to 2 sets 39 games. Scores:—Challis and Handsaker…

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Dungog Races Postponed. Dungog, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 5

The race meeting of the local Jockey Club has been postponed on account of heavy rain falling, with every sign of continuance…

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Football. Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 5

In the junior competition East End heat East Maitland by 19 to 6. For East End tries were scored by Norman, Payne, N. Agnew, Johnston, and York. Tipper and…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 7

The following paragraph offers an admirable sidelight on the professional boxer, and an object lesson to those who place the glove wielder in the same category as the…

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Racing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 2

O[?]ing to wet weather the Aberdeen Races have been postponed. The Club is applying for another date to not the meeting…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 6
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The English Rugby League footballers defeated Ipswich (Q.) by 45 points to 8 on Wednesday…

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Boxing. Remarkable Regio

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 15

It was a small but select little coterie that turned its face on Friday evening towards Cessnock and entered the train at West Maitland at 5.5 p.m. With…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 6

The selectors, Dr. Poidovin, and Messrs C. Hill and E. Bean, will meet in Sydney to-day to pick most if not all the players of the Australian team…

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Cricket. Friendly Societies' Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 7

Members of the Largs Friendly Societies, consisting of the members of the A.H.C. and G.U.O.O.F. visited Raymond Terrace on Saturday last, and were enthusiastically…

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County Cricket. London, Friday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 5

Hampshire, playing Surrey on the Oval, scored 239 in their first innings. E. M. Sprot made 131. The home team replied with seven wickets for 318, J. B. Hobbs…

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British Golf. the Open . Championship. London, June 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 5

At the end of the second round of the British Open Golf Championship, the leaders were:—Harry Vardon 150, J. Ockenden 151, J. H. Taylor 153, R. Wilson 153…

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County Cricket. Decisive Victories. London. Friday evening

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 2

On a treacherous wicket at Loughburough Surrey defeated Leicester by 210 and 150 against 76 and 126 by the home team. In Surrey's second innings C. J. B. Wood…

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Football. Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 June 1914 · page 7

On account of the representative match in Newcastle, the senior competition of the Hunter District League was suspended on Saturday…

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Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 June 1914 · page 7

East Newcastle and West End met on the Maitland Park on Saturday, and for the second time this season the Newcastle combination proved victorious. The visitors put a…

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Boxing. Welling Gets a Verdict

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 June 1914 · page 7

Much to the surprise of the majority of the spectators Joe Welling (9st 11lb), of America, was given the verdict in his match with Sapper O'Neill (9st 11lb), of…

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Football Riot. Mob Rush the Police

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 June 1914 · page 4

Another disgraceful ending to a football match, this time at Glenferrie, Victoria, on Saturday, occurred. The competing teams were Hawthorne…

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English County Cricket. London, June 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 June 1914 · page 5

Hampshire scored 239 against Surrey at the Oval. E. M. Sprott top-scoring with 131. Surrey replied with seven wickets for 378, J. B. Hobbs contributing 163, which carried his…

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Football. Rugby League. Notes by "Leagueite."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 June 1914 · page 7

Followers of League Rugby will no doubt be pleased at the showing of the Hunter team in Newcastle, and although the scores show 13 to 10 in favour of Newcastle, the…

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