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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1924

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Bowls Local Club Green

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 6

The electric light singles consistency tournament for Mr John Woods' valuable trophy was concluded on Wednesday evening, when G. H. Coughlan…

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Swimming. New York, Feb. 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 6

A message from Miami (Florida) states that girl swimmers broke two more world records, which brings the total to six for the meeting…

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Gresford Races

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 8

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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A Football Tragedy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 10

Football secretaries are among the most worried of the human race, and not the least harassed of the great tribe is the self-sacrificing…

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Bowls. Country Carnival. Rink Championship

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

The Country Bowling Carnival was continued in Sydney on Friday. Wallsend teams showed up well in the rink championship, and two from…

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Amateur Swimming. a British Complaint. London, Feb. 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 3

The annual report of the Amateur Swimming Association acknowledges the improved standard of sprinting in the United Kingdom, but…

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School Swimming. Summer Vacation Classes. a Great Success

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

The annual report of Mr. Harold Hardwick, supervisor of the swimming classes of the Department of Education, shows that the summer…

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Cricket. Colts' Match in Melbourne

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

The colts' match, Victoria v South Australia, was concluded on the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and resulted in a draw. The Victorians, with…

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Sporting Cables. Football. London, Feb. 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 2

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

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Lawn Tennis. New South Wales v. VICTORIA

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

An alteration has been made in the Victorian team to play against New South Wales in Sydney next Friday and Saturday, E. T. Noske…

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Interstate Cricket. South Australia v. VICTORIA

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

The selectors have chosen the following to represent South Australia in the match against Victoria, beginning on the Adelaide Oval on…

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Lost at the Races. Sentenced for Theft

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 4

Leslie Ford, 26, was sentenced at Darlinghurst Sessions to 12 months imprisonment, on six charges of theft, involving £330…

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Tennis Troubles. Amateur Definition. Journalist's Protest. New York, Feb. 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 12

The United States Lawn Tennis Association at its annual meeting adopted the interpretation of the rule defining amateur status under which…

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Cricket Tour. New South Wales Team. Match Against Wellington

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

The New South Wales cricketers commenced their first match of the New Zealand tour against Wellington on a good wicket. Macart[?]y won the…

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Moorefield Races What the Tipsters Fancy. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 7

For the meeting at Moorefield tomorrow THE "SUN" TIPS:— Kogarah Stakes.—First division:…

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Sporting Cables. Athletic Versatility. London, Feb. 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 6

"Sporting [?]fe," commenting on the athletic versatility of T. Lawton, the Queensland Rhodes scholar, states that he will probably represent Oxford…

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Athletics. Australasian Championships

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

The Australasian athletic championships were continued at Hobart, when the Decathlon was won easily by Duigan (Vic.) from Payne and Winter…

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Boxing. Newcastle Contests

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 7

There was a large attendance at the Newcastle Stadium on Saturday night when the chief contest was between George Thompson and Les Kemp. The…

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Swimming Borg Wins at Hobart

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 6

The 880 yards championship of Australia contested at Hobart on Saturday was won by Arno Borg, with Frank Baurepalre second, and…

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Soccer Football in Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 4

A meeting of all those interested in the formation of a soccer football club in Maitland will be held in Miss Edwards' rooms, High-street, at…

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