Here is a gallery of scanned images from the local newspapers of 1912, previewing and reporting on the match. Some other local news items are included. Scanned images courtesy of Swansea Central Library, collected by Peter Dawson for Swans100.
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- Western Mail 7th Sept 1912 – London Letter
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- Western Mail 7th Sept 1912
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- South Wales Daily Post 9th Sept 1912 (Match report 1)
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- Western Mail 9th Sept 1912
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- Herald of Wales 14th Sept 1912 (Match report 1)
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- Herald of Wales 14th Sept 1912 (Match report 2)
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- Herald of Wales 14th Sept 1912 (Match report 3)
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- Herald of Wales 7th Sept 1912
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- Herald of Wales 7th Sept 1912
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- South Wales Daily Post 7th Sept 1912 (Choirs news 1)
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- South Wales Daily Post 7th Sept 1912 (Choir news 2)
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- South Wales Daily Post 7th Sept 1912 (Choir news 3)
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- South Wales Daily Post 9th Sept 1912
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- South Wales Daily Post 9th Sept 1912 (Match report 2)
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- South Wales Daily Post 9th Sept 1912
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- South Wales Daily Post 9th Sept 1912
You can read more about the first ever match here.
You can download the first ever match programme here.
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