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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1924

3,025 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 50 of 152

Tennis

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 3

The following are selected for the C team to meet Woodville, at Woodville on Saturday 24th, Misses M. Smith, F. Cromarty, M. Hill, M. Palmer, D. McPherson…

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lawn tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 7

st. john's D.S. No [?] australia at morpeth Mrs: duffel. gardener waish and M. waish Mossers Duffell gardener hill and loughurst…

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BOXING Juno v Dupre

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 7

The Tommy Juno v Andre Dupre fight, which is to take place at the Strand next pay, is causing great interest on the coalfields. Tommy…

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Gundy. Lawn Tennis

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 2

A big crowd assembled at Gundy courts on Saturday last to witness a match between Woolooma and the local club, and after a very…

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Boxing. Vancouver (B.c). May 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 5

An Assurance that there would be no Interference with the boxing match between gibbons and carpenter was given the promoters by the…

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Football. NORTHS 7, WANGAT 3

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 2

The football season opened locally on Saturday when Norths met Wangat in the first match of the D.R.F.L competition. The attendance was a…

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Sporting Cables. Golf London May. 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 5

A feature of the had round of the british ladies golf championship at partrush was the renewal of the hatie for supermacy between miss…

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Went in Racing. Bank Official Charged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 3

"It has all gond in racing I was trying to keep up with others who had more money to spend than I had That is Why once I started forging…

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Tennis Controversy New York May 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 5

The tildon controversy has developed an open threat of defection by the leader of the protildon action headed by Mr. edward confirm…

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Athletics. Record High Jump

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 7

V.R. Harbison, who will be remembered as a prominent high jump performer and champion polevanilter of the maitland Boy's high school…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 May 1924 · page 6

It is reported from Chicago that Sam Longford, the heavyweight boxer, nearly blind, penniless, and at the end of his pugilistic trail, is bound for…

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Boxing. Collins a Champion

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1924 · page 15

Harry Collins of Newcastle, defeated Archle Bradley, of Queensland, for the welterweight title of Australia at the Sydney stadium on…

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Sporting Cables. Golf

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1924 · page 2

In the second round of the ladies' open golf championship at Portrush, Miss C. Lascelles, of Melbourne, had a walk-over…

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Cricket Trophies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1924 · page 7

The Sheld presented by John but Proprietary, Ltd, Newcastie, for competition amongst northern associations, and won by Singleton is now on view…

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Cricket. Trophies on View

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 May 1924 · page 6

The shield presented by John Bull Proprietary, Ltd., Newcastle, for competition amongst northern associations, and won by Singleton, is now on view…

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Cricket. Melbourne After Hendry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1924 · page 7

H.L. Hondry the New South Wales all-round cricketer, may be playing in Victoria next season. He is reported to be seriously considering advances…

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Unlicensed Firearm. Trouble at Football Match

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1924 · page 6

Charges of having used improper language and having possession of a revolver without being the holder of a license were preferred against Bernard…

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Sabbath Sport. Reduction of Horse Racing Desired

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1924 · page 9

The report on "Church Life and Work," presented to the Presbyterian Assembly in Sydney by Rec. D. F. Brandt stated that the desecration of…

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Sporting Cables. Lawn Tennis. London, May 17

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1924 · page 12

A message from Copenhangen says: In the first round of the Davis Cup Petersen (Denmark) best Emmichtakacs (Hungary), 6-2. 6-3, 6-3…

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Football Riot. Wild Scenes at Gentinnial Park

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1924 · page 14

Riotious scenes occurred during a football match in Centennial Park, sydney, on Saturday afternoon. Frist, botiles, and other weapons were freely…

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