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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1924

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Cricket. John Bull Shield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 7

The competition for the John Bull Shield has reached an interesting stage. The points of the various associations taking part are as follow:…

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Local and General. East Maitland Tennis Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 4

A meeting of the East Maitland Park Tennis Club will be held in the Mechanics Institute this evening at 7.30…

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Athletics. Sampey Challenged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 7

At the Newcastle Cycling and Athletic Carnival, held on Saturday night, at the Sports Ground, representatives of Ken Oakes, the speedy…

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Gresford Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 February 1924 · page 7

The Gresford Park League held "a day's races on the Clevedon course on Saturday last (writes our Gresford correspondent). The Weather…

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Sporing Gables. Football. London, Feb. 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 February 1924 · page 7

With a view to preventing a repetition of last year's scenes at the Association Cup final, to be played at the Empire Exhibition Stadium, the…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 3

South Singleton v. Mitchell's Flat at Mitchell's Flat, Saturday next; cars 1.30 p.m. sharp: P. Marshall, C. Morris, A. Bladker, W. Jordan, C. M'Donald,…

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Cricket Shield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 4

The handsome silver shield given by the proprietors of John Bull goods for competition amongst cricket association of the northern…

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Sporting Cables. Swimming. New York, Feb. 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 7

A message from Miami, Florida, states that Miss Ederle swam 150 yards, free style in 104 1-5s, breaking her own previous world's record…

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Boxing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 4

Jacky Green has arrived in town and reports himself in top hole condition for his bout with Gam Juno to-night. Teddy-Green, his mentor,…

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Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 4

The adjourned meeting of the Cessnock Tennis Club will be held at McCord's rooms on Tuesday night. The business is the forming of a club…

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Cricket

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 4

The fallowing players have been selected to represent East End v Wattagon at Wattagon on Sunday next at 10 a.m. Players will leave…

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Boxing To-night's Fight

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 2

A record house is anticipated at the Strand to-night when Jacky Green and Garn Juno meet in their return battle. This pair put up a…

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Bowls. Maitland Bowling Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 7

Owing to Country Week carnival in Sydney, there will be no local competitions next Saturday, consequently the president…

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Sporting. CRICKET

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 2

Scone I. go to Aberdeen to-morrow (Saturday), Scone II. meet Parkville II. on the Park, and the Rovers play Kayuga in the Town…

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Motor Cycling Races

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 4

The postponed sports meeting of the Cessnock Motor Cycling Club is to be held on the sports ground to-morrow afternoon, and given good…

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Sporting Cables. Swimming. New York, Feb. 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 7

Girl swimmers at Miami, Florida, swam three more world records. Miss Goralghty swam 200 yards breast-stroke in 195 seconds; Miss Bauer…

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Cricket. To-morrow's Game

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 5

The A grade match between Northern Division and Marist Brothers will be continued on the Show Ground at 2.30 p.m…

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Cricket. Interstate Banks Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 7

The inter-State Banks match was continued in Melbourne. In response to 275 computed by New South Wales the Victorians made 349…

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Boxing. Flynn Beaten

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 15

The fight between Jimmy Semmens 8st 7[?]lb and Mike Flynn, 8st [?] at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night ended in an unsatisfactory…

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Boxing. Draw at Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 7

An attendance which practically constitutes a record for the Cessnock Stadium witnessed the contest between Garnet June, of Abermain, and Jacky…

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