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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1924

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Raymond Terrace Regatta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 4

The Raymond Terrace regatta organised by the united friendly societies will be held to-morrow. The first event will begin at 12 o'clock…

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Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 1
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

The H.R.D.B. Association A grade Pennant commences to-morrow afternoon—Muswellbrook versus West Maitland on Muswellbrok green,…

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Tennis

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 7
Also in Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser

At the Country Weew Carnival, played in the city this week, Barraba took the men's match from Tamworth, winning by 5 sets 39…

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Cricket

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury, Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser, The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder

Raymond Terrace and Northern Division met on the Raymond Terrace wicket on Saturday, and a win for Raymond mond Terrace resulted. Northern batted…

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Boxing— Josephs v UREN

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 9

A special attraction is billed for the opening of the Strand Stadium this year. Jack Josephs, the English importation, meets Havilah Uren…

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Swimming World's Record by Girl

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 7

Doris Thompson, 14½ years of age, won the 100 yards breast stroke championship of Queensland in the world's record time of 1min 24 2-5sec. Elsie…

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Gresford Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 5

Races will be held on the Clevedon licensed course, Gresford, on January 26, in aid of the Gresford Park Fund. The first race will start…

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Sporting. CRICKET

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 7

Scone and Gundy meet on the Park to-morrow (Sat.) afternoon, and Scone II. and Rovers meet in the Town Paddock…

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Lawn Tennis. Country Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 7

The outstanding feature of yesterday's events in the country carnival at the While City courts was the signal defeat of…

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Sporting Cables. Football. London, Jan. 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 7

Another sensation has been caused in Association football circles by the dismissal of Byers, the Blackburn Rovers' outside left, for a…

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Motor Cycle Racing a Novelty for Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 8

Something entirely new so far as Cessnock is concerned is advertised in this issue, in the form of a big racing event, which is to be run off…

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Swimming

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 8

The 220 yds chanmpionship of New South Wales was decided at the Domain Baths, Sydney, on Wednesday night. The competitors were: Andrew…

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Boxing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 3

VANCOUVER (B.C.). Jan. 14. Frank Jerome, one af the leading bantamweight boxers in the United States, has died in New York from a…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 8

R. Talamini and A. Longworth, of East Maitland, beat Geary and Giles, of Singleton, in the final of the Hunter District Bowling Association's…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 8

Manly will not have the services of the fast bowler, J. M. Gregory, for the balance of the season. He has received medical advice to rest his knee at'…

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