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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1924

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Newcastle Races. Saturday's Meeting

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

There was a large attendance at Newcastle races on Saturday. The course was in perfect order, and the surroundings were very pleasing to…

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Cricket. Northern Division v. Marist Brothers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 2

Marist Brothers started well in the match against Northern Division, which was continued on the Show Ground, but the later batsmen…

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Lost at the Races Robbed His Employers Accountant Sentenced. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 5

William Benjamin, accountant, who had pleaded guilty at Darlinghurst to having robbed his employers, Robinson and Vincent, Ltd., of over…

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Athletics. Hobart Championship Carnival. Victoria Wins Shield

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

The Australasian Amateur Athletic championships concluded at Hobart on Saturday afternoon, in the presence of about 2000 people…

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Swimming

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 2

The Women's State-swimming carnival was held on Saturday at the Domain Baths, in fine weather, and before a large attendance. The feature of…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 2

The contest between the Belgian, Louis Plees, 10st, and the Newcastle boxer, Tommy Fairhall, 9st 111b, finished in the second round at the Sydney…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 2
Also in The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder

South Australia and Victoria will commence a match on the Adelaide oval on Friday. The following team will represent…

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Lawn Tennis

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 2

At a meeting of the Council of the Australian Lawn Tennis Association, on Friday night, it was decided that Australia should be represented in the Davis…

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Robins Cricket Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 4

A general meeting of the Robins Cricket Club will be held in the West Maitland School of Arts on Thursday evening next, at 8 o'clock…

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Cricket. Tall Scoring

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 4

One of the best cricketing displays over seen at Wagga was given on Bolton Park on Sunday, when three Tarcutta players, G. Galvin, G. Lloyd, and…

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Country Bowls Wallsend Wins Rink Championship

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 2

In the semi-final of the country rink championship, Froome (Wallsend) beat Wheeler (Dubbo) 23-16, and Gibbs (Wallsend) defeated Lloyd…

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Football. the Soccer Code

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 7

It is stated that at least one club from West Maitland will join the South Maitland British Football Association this year, and that quite a…

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LOCAL and General Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 2

Gresford and Muswellbrook A. teams met on the local showground yesterday, the match resulting in a win for Gresford by 20 runs. The…

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Boxing Garn Juno and Jacky Green An Even Match

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 3

The meeting of Garn Juno (of Weston) and Jack Green (of Sydney) attracted one of the laregst congregations of fight followers that has…

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Cricket. D.D. AND S.C. ASSOCIATION v. M.R.D.C. ASSOCIATION

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 2

The above match was played on the Dungog wicket on Saturday last and the local team reversed the result of the previous match, and won…

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Cricket. Umpires for

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 5

The umpires appointed for Saturday are as follow:—Marist Brothers v. Morpeth, on Show Ground, Messrs. Moore and Harrigan; Mulbring…

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Cricket. Cresford Team on Tour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 7

B. W. Dark's touring team defeated Muswellbrook by 20 runs. Dark's team 134 (Story 31, Furner, not out 26, Walls 24). Settler took…

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Sporting Cables. Football. London, Feb. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 7

The Geneva correspondent of the "Daily Express" states that during an Association football match at Lugan[?] angry supporters of Lugan[?] invaded the…

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Soccer Football. Desirability of Forming a Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 7

A movement is on lot to establish a Soccer Football Club in Maitland. Messrs. McGee and Faul[?]her are among the movers in the matter and…

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