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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1924

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 February 1924 · page 5

Northern Division A v. Kurri Kurri, on Lorn Park.—Lindsay, Oakes, Long, Hall, Watson, Smih, Holmes, Manners, Scoble, Vickery, Johnston…

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Singleton Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 February 1924 · page 5

The usual railway time-table will be in operation for Singleton races, which will be held on Saturday next. There are seven races on the…

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Football. "All Blacks" in July

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 February 1924 · page 7

The team of New Zealand Rugby Union "footballers " selected to tour Great Britain will arrive in Sydney in July, and it will play four matches…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 February 1924 · page 3

Bert Spargo, the Victorian lightweight champion boxer, who claimed £1500 from the Board for negligence which resulted in Spargo…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 February 1924 · page 2

Following will represent "A" team against Muswellbrook on the local green on Saturday in tho pennant compotition:—…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 February 1924 · page 3

Canterbury (N.Z.) collapsed in thoir second innings against the New South Wales team, which- declared the innings closed at the overnight score of 599…

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Sunday Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1924 · page 4

The question of Sunday tennis will be considered by the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association at its annual meeting. The matter will…

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Robins Cricket Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1924 · page 4

A special general meeting of the Cricket Club was held last evening in the School of Arts. Following the resignation of Mr. F. Cowie,…

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Cricket

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 5
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

following is the draw for 15th and 22nd March, in connection with the Cessnock District Cricket Association competitions: A grade…

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Lawn Tennis

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 7

The annual meeting of the Scone Tennis Club was held in Campbell's Chambers' last evening. Mr. A. Williams presided, and a [?]ir…

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BOXING Fighter and Boxer

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 3

Tommy Juno, the Weston cyclone boy boxer, will endeavor to get a decision over clever Jacky Short next Friday night. Those fans who…

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BOXING. Bucnos Aires

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 7

Luis Firpo easily won his fight against "Farmer" Lodge, knocking him cut in the fifth round. Firpo's knock-out blow was a terrific right…

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Singleton Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 8

The Singleton Racing Club will hold another day's racing at Singleton on Saturday next…

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Sporting. CRICKET

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 7

Scone I. meet Aberdeen on the Park to-morrow (Sat.), Rovers and Gundy meet in the Town Paddock, Bunnan and A.B.C. play at…

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Bowls. Singles Championship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 March 1924 · page 7

W. Fogo (Wallsend), winner of the Newcastle Associations championship, head M. Ross (Cossnock), winner of Hunter River Association, on East…

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Boxing. Bradley Beats Murray

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 March 1924 · page 15

Archie Bradley, 10.0¾, of Queensland, defeated Les Murray, 10.0 (New Zealand), in the fifth round of a scheduled twenty rounds bout at…

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Howe Park Tennis Club

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 March 1924 · page 7

The annual meeting of members of Howe Park Lawn Tennis Club was held on 2lst ult. Mr. A. Doust occupied the chair, and there was a…

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Schools at Cricket

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 March 1924 · page 7

A party of boys from Scone public school visited Singleton yesterday to play a return match against the boys of the local Intermediate High School…

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Sporting Cables. Boxing. Vancouver, Feb. 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 March 1924 · page 3

A message from Buenos Aires says that "Farmer" Lodge was knocked out in the fifth round of his bout with Luis Firpo, the Argentine…

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