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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1924

3,025 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 39 of 152

Unfair Criticism. New Zealand Cricket Tour. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 3

Warren Bardsley, the international cricketer. who returned to Sydney to-day from New Zealand, in the course of an interview remarked; For…

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Boxing. Newcastle Bouts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 April 1924 · page 7

At the Newcastle Stadium, on Saturday night Fonce Mexon, 13.12. of Raymond Terrace, defeated Marcel Lebon, of France. The bount was…

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Wallsend Races. Saturday's Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 April 1924 · page 7

There was a large attendance at, Wallsend races on Saturday afternoon, when the weather was delightfully fine. The arrangements…

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Football. Inter-state Railway Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 April 1924 · page 5

The first of the series of interstate railway carnival matches was played at the Unley Oval, Adelaide, before a large crowd on Saturday…

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Lawn Tennis. Maitland Competitions. Results of First Round

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 April 1924 · page 2

Following are the results received to date of matches played in the first round of the competitions in all grades:…

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Boxing Good Contests at the Strand

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 April 1924 · page 3

There were some real good contests at, the Strand Stadium on Thursday night when several heats in the Thompson Cup tournament…

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BOXING Jacky Short v Bluey Jones

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 April 1924 · page 5

Jack Short struck bad luck in his fight with Bluey Jones last Thursday night at Kurri. After six rounds of good fight Jack had to give in…

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Reduction in Racing Taxation Wanted

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 April 1924 · page 5

To-morrow an influential deputation from the Newcastle racing clubs will wait on the authorities at Sydney, for the purpose of urging that…

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Wallsend Races. Monday's Events

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 April 1924 · page 7

Despite the cold and threatening weather there was a fairly large attendance at Wallsend races yesterday. During the running of the…

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Hughie Dwyer. Retired From Boxing. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 April 1924 · page 5

Mr. Bennison manager for Hughie Dwyer, stated to-day that Dwyer, exlightweight champion of Australia, had retired from boxing…

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Cricket in England. South a Africans Visit. London, April 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 April 1924 · page 5

The South African cricketers have arrived. They are in excellent condition, and are most keen. Mr. H. W. Taylor, captain of the…

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Football. Rugby League. Fixtures for

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 April 1924 · page 7

The following football fixtures for Saturday, C grade, have been arranged:— Bellbird v Paxton, at Paxton, 3.15,…

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Eastern Suburbs Football Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 April 1924 · page 4

A meeting of the Eastern Suburbs Football Club will be held at Morpeth this evening at 8 o'clock. All players are requested to attend…

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Night Tennis. Hunter's Hill Complaint

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 April 1924 · page 2

Acting on complaints regarding the playing of tennis at unreasonable hours at night, within the municipality, the Hunter's Hill Council…

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Cricket Laws. Eight Ball Over. London, April 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 April 1924 · page 5

"Plum" Warner in a preliminary cricket article in the "Morning Post." says: "I hope our men sailing to Australia in September will not…

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Lawn Tennis. Champion Retires. Journalism First. New York, April 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 April 1924 · page 5

A Reuter message from Philadelphia says that W. T. Tilden, the champion tennis player, has announced his resignation from the…

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Athletics. Maitland Amateur Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 April 1924 · page 7

Handicaps for the "Gregson Cup" point score competition, which commences on Saturday: 100yds.—Wood, ser., Parker 2, Jonson…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 April 1924 · page 3

The "Daily Guardian" gives the following interesting sidelights of pugilists who have dropped from fortune to p[?]nury…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 April 1924 · page 2

The following teams have been selected for the ponnant matches at Cessneck on Saturday next:— "A" TEAM…

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Coursing Singleton Club's Meeting

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 April 1924 · page 2

The Singleton Coursing Club opened its 1924 soason on Saturday with a two-days' meeting on the enclosure Whittingham racecourse The weather…

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