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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1924

3,025 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 43 of 152

Swimming

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 7

"Tommy" Adrian, "Boy" Charlton's mentor, was not included in the Olympic Games party, which sailed on Wednesday. He is suffering from…

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Boxing Heavyweight Championship

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 15

At the Brisbane Stadium on Saturday, night the heavyweight championship of Australia again changed hands. Waddy regaining the title…

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Bon Jour Tennis Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 4

A special general meeting of the Son Jour Tennis Club will be held at 8 p.m. on Monday, May 5. The business is important…

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Coloured Races. New York, April 23

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 12

A message from Shanghai, stacts: The Pan-Asiatic movement to unite the coloured races has been joined by Indian Swaraji. who are…

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Tennis Pair. for the Olympic Games. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 5

It is now definitely announced that J. Willard and J. M. Bayley, the New South Wales teanis pair, will go to the Olympic games. The amount…

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Test Cricket. Selectors Appointed. London, April 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 2

A meeting of the Board of Control at Lords this afternoon appointed Messrs. H. Leveson, Gower (Surrey), J. Daniell (Somerset) and J. Sharp…

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Lawn Tennis. Amateur Status Controversy New York, April 27

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 2

A movement has begun among the constituent members of the United States Lawn Tennis Association for an annual ruling by the Amateur…

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Military Athletics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 4

Over 700 competitors from every part of the State took part in the various events at the fourth annual military athletic championships held…

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Football. Hunter Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 May 1924 · page 7

The Hunter District Rughy League's competitions were continued on saturday afternoon, but showery weather interfered with the…

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Rugby Football. London. May 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 May 1924 · page 5

At a meeting of the scottish Football Union at Edinburgh, it was decided to change the name of the body to the scottish Rugby Union…

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Boxing. Newcastle Tournaments

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 May 1924 · page 7

The Newcastle £250 tournament was conducted a further stage on saturday evening, with the following results;—…

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Gladstone Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 May 1924 · page 5

The annual race meeting of the Gladstone and Lower Macleay Jockey club will be held on July 12. The next meeting will be held on May 24…

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Champion Eights. Public Schools' Regatta. Grammar School Wins

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 May 1924 · page 6

Grout intercut was manifested in the Great Public schools' rowing championship, which were decided on saturday…

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Maitland Races. Saturday's Events

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 May 1924 · page 7

There was a large attendance at Maitland races on Saturday, when good sport, was witnessed. Jt was a credit to the handicapper…

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Tennis Pair. Bayley and Willard Depart

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 May 1924 · page 6

J. M. Bayley and J. Willard, hawn tennis representative of Australia's Clympic team left sydney for Melbourne of sunday night to join the…

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Cricket, Hunter District Association. Presentation of Shields

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 May 1924 · page 6

The annual social of the Hunter River District Cricket Association was held in Miss chamberlain's rooms on saturday evening, when the shields won in the…

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Football. Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 7

Kurri League eadels accounted for Singleton cadets at Kurri reserve by 3 to ail…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 3
Also in The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder

It was briefly announced in our last issue that the Frenchman, Goorges Carpentier, knocked out Arthur Townloy, the Englishman, in the second round of…

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Sporting. Football

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 2

At a general meeting of the local club, held last evening, the following members were elected as the selection committee for the A and B…

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