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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1924

3,025 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 61 of 152

Boxing. Uren Beats Volaire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1924 · page 15

At the Wellington (N.Z.) Town Hall Havilah Uren outpointed Eugene Volaire in a fifteen-round contest…

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Olympic Games. the Swimming Pool. London, June 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1924 · page 2

The Australian Press Association learns that "la piscine des tourelles," where the Olympic Games swimming contents will be held will eminently…

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Football Brawl. Spectators Join In

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1924 · page 16

A general fight in which spectators jumped pickets to join in with players, occurred during the League match on the Ballarat Oval on Monday…

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Singleton and District Cricket Association

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1924 · page 6

The Singleton and District Cricket Association held a social gathering [?] the Masonic Hall on 7th inst. to mark the successful operations of…

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Cricket. South Africa v. CAMBRIDGE

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1924 · page 2

The South African cricketers' match against Cambridge University was resumed to-day. The visitors, who had lost five wickets for 274 at…

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Lawn Tennis. the Personality of Mlle. Lenglen

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1924 · page 14

The personalities of famous sports people are always an interesting study, more especially when the sport concerned is one that is played, by so…

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Racing Sensation. Outrage in England. London, June 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1924 · page 8

An extraordinary outrage was committed at the stables of Melton Vasey, the well-known Doncaster trainer. Someone obtained access to the…

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Canterbury Park Races What the Tipsters Fancy

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 June 1924 · page 6

There is a big programmo at Canterbury Park to-day, b"wing to divisions in three events,and 10 races will be run. THE "ARGUS" SELECTS:…

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Miller's Forest Cricket Club. Annual, Re-union

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1924 · page 6

The Millet's Forest Cricket Club annual re-union, which took the form of a smoke concert, was held recently in the Oddfellows Hall Miller's…

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Lawn Tennis. Australians in America. New York, June 7

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1924 · page 12

G. L. Patterson has informed the United States Lawn Tennis Association that the team of Australian Davis Cup players who have been…

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Sporting Cables Lawn Tennis. Davis Cup Matches. New York, June 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1924 · page 2

The United States Lawn Tennis Association has announced the schedule of play in the American zone of the Davis Cup ties…

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Football Hunter Rugby League. Eastern Suburbs v. CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 June 1924 · page 7

The Hunter Rugby League departed from its usual practice on Saturday afternoon by playing the two A grade matches on the Show Ground at the…

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BOXING. Vancouver, June 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 June 1924 · page 5

A message from Buenos Ayres says negotiation for a Wills-Firpo match have been resumed between Firpo and Rickards' agent on the…

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Golf. Sinclair's Consistency

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 June 1924 · page 2

The most notable performance in the golf competitions on Saturday was the wonderful found of H. R. Sinclair at Moore Park Sydney Probably this…

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Bowls. London. June 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 June 1924 · page 5

Scodding of London has defeated Melbourne Orchard of New Zealand in the final in the Richmond open bowling tournament, by 21 to 18…

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Sporting News. Boxing. East Defeats Miner

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 June 1924 · page 2

Bobby East. 9.10 (Newcastle) defeated Roy Miher 9.7 (Sydney), at the Newcastle Stadium on Saturday night…

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Wallsend Races. Saturday's Events

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 June 1924 · page 7

The weather conditions were very unfavourable for Wallsend races on Saturday but there was nevertheless a fairly large attendance…

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Newcastle Casualties. Accident on Football Field

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 June 1924 · page 2

Howard Preston 22 an engineer employed at Walsh Island and living in Shortland Place Newcastle, sustained internal injuries while playing…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 June 1924 · page 3
Also in The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder

Digger Evans, 9st 21b, the tip and run boxer, found at Sydney Stadium on Saturday night that these tactics were of no avail against the skilful Billy…

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