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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1924

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 3

The following will represent South Singleton v. Mitchell's Flat at South Singleton on Saturday next:—P. Marshall, C. M'Donald, C. Morris, A…

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Bowls. Maitland Bowling Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 7

The following players will represent the A team versus Muawellbrook on the Maitland park green next Saturday, in the second round of the Fry…

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Cheap Tennis for Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 2

Sydney City Council aims at providing, cheap tenuis, and with this object nine new courts are to be constructed in Moore Park. This will bring the…

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Golf. New York, March 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 5

A message from Miami states that Hagen and Kirkwood beat French and hackney over in the first round of the…

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Annual Meeting. Saws Tennis, Association. Sunday Cames Disallow

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 7

Tho annual meeting of the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association was held in the School of Arts last evening. Mr. Elias Bowden…

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Rugby League Football

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 7

A meeting of the members of the above League was held in Ferguson's rooms last Tuesday night. There was a good attendance of old and…

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Cricket

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 2

The competition season in cricket is over as far as the B grade is concerned. Raymond Terrace ran fifth, the winners being Kurri Co-operative…

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Tennis Association

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 7

A meeting, convened by Mr. E. Cupit, for the purpose of considering the formation of an Upper Hunter District Tennis Association,…

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Football League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Hunter District Rugby Football League will be held in Miss Edwards' Rooms on Tuesday night next, at 8 o'clock…

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BOXING Fighter and Boxer

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 8

Jacky Short and Tommy Juno, both trained to the hour, settle their differences to-night at the Strand. This is the and of fight the majority…

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Sporting. CRICKET

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 7

Scone II. to go to Gundy to-morrow (Sat.): Gruggen, Cupit, Ashford, A. Mitchell. Lochhead, Clarke. Kebby, Boyd. Richardson, Volkman,…

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Tennis Cessnock District Association

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 2

The second annual meeting of the Cessnock District Lawn Tennis Association was held at the Empire Cafe on Tuesday night last. There…

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Aberdeen Races. Weights for

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 1

Maiden Handicap.—Sandlark 9.0; Sir Isaac 8.12; Kurrajong, Gift Wheat and Roseator 8.10 each; Dolly Whitton and Off Chance 8.9 each;…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 6

The following teams have been selected to play in the electric light tournament for "B" players, Singleton green, on Monday, 10th March, and…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 5

Years and years ago Ernie Jones was Australia's demon bowler. Now, in his old age, he comes out as a demon batsman. He played in the last match…

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Boxing. Thompson Beats Meeks

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 15

The principal event at Newcastle Stadium on Saturday night was the meeting of George Thompson, of West Australia, and Les Meeks, of…

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Boxing. Draw at Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 7

A good exhibition was given at the Strand Stadium, Cessnock, last night, by Jackie Short, of Sydney, and Tommy June, of Abermain, in their…

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Football. Abermain Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 7

The annual meeting of the Abermain Austrafian Rules Football Club was held in the school of arts, Mr. r. Bower presiding…

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The Beginnings of Golf

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 10

Pepys, in his diary, tells of having seen the Duke of York playing golf. The game is of Scotch origin and was played in the lowlands of that country…

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Lawn Tennis. Game at Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 7

Seventeen clubs were represented at the annual meeting of the Cessnock District Lawn Tennis Association, when the report and financial…

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