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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1924

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League Football

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 June 1924 · page 9

The following players represent Cessnock No. 2 against Branxton at Cessnock Saturday 28th. at 3.15 p.m. Back, V. Broadbent; Three…

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BOXING Juno and Dupre

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 June 1924 · page 6

Gam Juno, and Andre Dupre meet in their return match to-night. In their, fight last pay the ending was very unsatisfactory. Juno is to…

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Golf. London, June 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 June 1924 · page 5

The golf long-driving championship at Hoylake was won by J. Smith of Cantelupe. His best three out of lour drivers were 236yds 2[?]n; 24yds 2ft,…

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Football. League. England v. AUSTRALIA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 June 1924 · page 7

In spite of the stem of criticism excited by his control of the first test in[?], between England and Australia, T. M'Mahon has been selected to…

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To-morrow's Races Big Nomination List

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 June 1924 · page 1

Fifty-seven horses have been nominated for the Soldiers' Club race meeting to take place to-morrow on the. Skellatar racecourse. It is…

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Proposed Swimming Baths. Question of Water Supply. Matter Again Held Over By Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 June 1924 · page 5

Further correspondence relative to the proposal of Mr. F. Miller to establish public swimming baths in Cessnock was read at yesterday's…

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Lawn Tennis Cracks at Wimbledon. Brookes in Form. LONDON, June 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 June 1924 · page 5

The second round of the British lawn tennis championships was continued at Wimbledon to-day in hot weather…

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Cricket. South Africa. v. Leveson-gower's Xi London, June. 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 June 1924 · page 5

The match against Leveson-Gower's team was continued by the South Africans at Reigate to-day. The weather was hot the attendance small, and…

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Coursing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 June 1924 · page 5

The Singleton Coursing Club will hold another meeting on the enclosure at Whittingham racecourse to-day, when no less than four stakes will be…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 June 1924 · page 5

Wellington (N.Z.), Thursday.—A remarkable example of how a man with a fight won can lose it occurred in a sensational match at Dunedin, between…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 June 1924 · page 5

The English Rugby League footballers played a match against Orange on Wednesday afternoon, the visitors winning by 42 points to 23. Sullivan…

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Boxing. Dupre Beats Juno

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 June 1924 · page 7

The return battle between Andre Duprc and Garnet juno at the Strand Stadium Cessnock, last night was again responsible for a very large…

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Bowls. Club Formed in Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 June 1924 · page 7

At a public meeting hold in the Dungog Memorial hall, it was decided by those present to form a bowling club to be known as Dungog Bowling…

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Golf Champions. London, June 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 June 1924 · page 5

At the conclusion of the first day's play at Hoylake the Englishman were in the ascendant, although the Americans, Hagen and Smith, were well…

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Olympic Games. Swimming and Shooting. London, June 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 June 1924 · page 5

This afternoon Chariton brilliantly covered 1000 metres in 18m. 50s. (The recognised world record for 1000 metres,14m. [?] 3-10s, was…

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Sporting Cables. Boxing. New York, June 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 June 1924 · page 12

"Tex" Richards' representative at Buenos Aires announces that he has broken off the negotiations with Fir[?] to fight in the United States…

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County Cricket. London, June 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 June 1924 · page 12

The scores at the end of the final day's play in the 14th round of the county championships were:—Notts. 96 and seven wickets for 211…

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Cricket. Soil for Turf Wickets

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 June 1924 · page 15

A a meeting of the executive committee of the New South Wales Cricket Association it was reported that there was a scarcity of the Bulli soil which…

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English Racing. Strange Tactics. London, June 21

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 June 1924 · page 15

An attempt was made to prevent Rose Prince winner of the 1923 Cesarewitch Handicap last year from starting in the Alexandra Stakes at…

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Lost at the Races. Bankrupt's Story

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 June 1924 · page 5

Examined before the Registrar in Bankruptcy in Sydney, Mitchael Hyams Vernon grocer, said that he carried on a partnership business at…

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