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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1924

3,025 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 38 of 152

Boxing. Swift Beats Hickey

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 April 1924 · page 7

Tommy Swift beat Rey Hickey, on points at Unley Stadium. Adelaide. after 20 strenuous 2-minute rounds, at catch-weights, Swift…

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Wallsend Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 April 1924 · page 5

Elsewhere the train arrangements for Wallsend races on Saturday, April 10, are published. Trams will run every half hour. The first race will start at…

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Cricket. the New Zealand Tour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 April 1924 · page 7

Warrea Bardsley, who toured New Zealand with the New South Wales cricket team, returned to Sydney yesterday. Arter expressing strong disapproval of…

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Athletics. Maitland Amateur Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 April 1924 · page 7

Handicaps for events to be decided at the Newcastle Showground on Easter Monday in conjunction with the Y.M.C.A. spots:…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 3

At the Redfern Royal Star Theatre on Tuesday night Frank Buckman (feathorwoight champion of Australian Navy) beat George Harrod (H.M.S…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 7

The following members are requested to attend for selection to represent Scone B's v. Aberdeen B's, on the Park on Saturday next, at…

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Cricket

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 4
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury, Singleton Argus

The following players are requested to catch the 6.50 a.m. train on Saturday and proceed to Newcastle to play the fixture in the John Bull…

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Ellalong Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 5

Races will be held by the Ellalong [?] Club on Saturday May 24, in aid of the Cessnock Hospital. The programme, entries for which close on…

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Upper Hunter Football Association

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 2

A committee meeting of the above was held at the Aberdeen Hotel, Aberdeen, on Saturday afternoon, 12th inst. Present : Messrs. E. G…

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Sporting. Lawn Tennis. District Association

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 7

A meeting of delegates in connection with the above was held on Tuesday evening last. Clubs represented were : Scone Park, St…

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Singleton Coursing Club

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 April 1924 · page 2

Followers of coursing will hail with delight the advertisement of the above club. For a long time followers of the dogs have regretted…

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Tennis

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 18 April 1924 · page 3

The following were the scores in the opening match of the Mainland tournament games between Raymond Terrace and St. Johir's (Maitland). Alcorn and…

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Singleton Coursing Club

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 2

The opening meeting for the sensor of Singleton Coursing Club will be held on Easter Saturday and Easter Monday, the venue being on the racecourse…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 2

Capetown, Tuesday.—A radio from the steamer Kenilworth Castle, which left for England on Friday, reports the death from heart failure of the…

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Boxing. Leo Wax Defeated

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 15

At the Bohemia Stadium Brashane, Harry Casey, of Rockhampton, 10.2½, defeated Leo Wax, of Newcastle, 10.0½, in the thirteenth round…

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Cricket. Robins v. "MERCURY."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 7

A match was palyed on the Showground yesterday afternoon between the "Merecury and a junior team from the Robins club, the latter winning,…

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Cricket. Hunter River v. SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 4

A cricket match between teams representing the Hunter River and Singleton second grades was commenced on the Maitland Showground…

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Overseas Sport. English Football. London, April 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 2

To-day's principal foolball games resulted: RUGBY LEAGUE. Northern Union: Huddersfield 16 v. Batley 5…

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