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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1924

3,025 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 53 of 152

Sporting. Football

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 2

Scone I. and Muswellbrook [?] meet on the Park to-morrow (Saturday), and the seconds of the same clubs meet at Muswellbrook…

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Park Tennis Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 4

Members of the East Maitland ark Tennis Club met in the committee toom of the Literary Institute last evening. An apology Was…

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Football Saturday's [?]Mes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 2

The following will represent Dungog Norths v. Stroud, at Stroud, on Saturday:—H. Jones, J. Kearney, D. Cox, Dixon, K. Wade, J. Scoles,…

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Bus for Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 4

Stokes bus will leave Church-street corner at 11.30 a.m. to-morrow, for Cessnock races. The fare will be 7/ return…

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Sporting Cables. Boxing. London, May 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 5

[?] Scull outpointed George Cook. DAVIS CUP. The Australian Press Association has received details from Prague…

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Newcastle Races. Entries for Birthday Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 7

The following entries have been received for the Newcastle Jockey Club's rave meeting to be held at Newcastle on Monday, June 9:…

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Coursing at Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 5

"The Singleton Coursing Club will hold a meeting on the Singleton Range course on Saturday and Monday, June…

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Boxing. Oessnock Contest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 7

Andre Dupres, of France 8,13, and Tommy June, of Weston, 8,13, provided the principal attraction at the Strand Stadium, Cossnock last night,…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 5

London, Wednesday.—The match between South Africa and the Marylebone team ended in a draw. M.C.C. made 145 and 291 for four wickets…

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Cricket Trials

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 12

The following teams have been selected to play a trial match at Nottingham, commencing on May 28, in order to assist in the selection of an…

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Cricket Trophies

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 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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Boxing. Vancouver (B.c.), May 21

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 12

An assurance that there would be no interference with the boxing match between Gibbons and Carpentier was given the promoters by the…

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Empire Wireless. Rugby Station. London, May 27

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 2

In the House of Commons, Mr. [?] Nicholson asked whether the wireless telegraph station, which the Post Office was erecting as Rugby…

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Lawn Tennis. London, May 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 12

A message from Prague says that in the Davis Cup competition, Rohrer (Czecho-Slovakia) defeated Fisher (New Zealand), 3-6, 6-0, 6-4…

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Cricket. London, May 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 12

Rain prevented play on the opening day of the South Africans' match against the M.C.C. at Lord's. The South Africans' bad luck in the…

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Sporting Cables. Golf. London, May 21

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 12

A feature of the fifth round of the British ladies' golf championship at Portrush was the renewal of the battle for supremacy between Miss Cecil…

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Sporting Cables. Golf. London, May 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 3

For the amateur golf championship at St. Andrews, the Australians J. Miller and S. G. Murdock have scratched…

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Football. Visit of Clebe[?] Team

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 5

The Hunter Rugby Lehgue' has been notified that Globe first grade team will visit Mailand on June 9 (King's Birthday) and play in Hunter…

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Tennis Controversy. New York, May 21

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 12

The Tilden controversy has developed an open threat of defection by the leaders of the pro-Tilden faction, headed by Mr. Edward Conlin…

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Lawn Tennis. Vancouver (B.c.), May 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 3

The Australian Davis Cup players—G.L. Patterson P. O'H[?] Wood, R. Schlesinger and F. Kalms—have arrived at San Francisco. They will…

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