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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1925

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Cricket

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 3

Raymond Terrace and Karuah had a game on Saturday. The former won. The scores have not been furnished us. The first lest match was a wan for…

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Wallsend Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 5

For the Wallsend races to-morrow Stokes bus Ceramic, will leaver Church-street corner at 11 a.m. The fare will be 5/ return. The bus…

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Thrilling Rescues. Panic at Regatta. Collapse of Platform

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 3

To the horror of thousands of spectators gathered along the banks of the [?] River (Tas.), at Shipwright's Point, on Thursday afternoon, on the…

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Cricket Match Match Insurance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 4

The Bendigo Cricket Association has decided on a unique scheme to guard against the uncertainly of a poor attendance at the match…

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First-class Cricket. the Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 6

One of the most unlikely though not impossible outcomes of the test matches is for one to end in [?] tie with two each the…

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Grass on Golf Course. Use of Electric Light

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 2

To perfect the turf on the greens in one-fourth of the usual time, electric lights were used to grow grass at the new million dollar Bradley Beach…

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Sporting News. Lawn Tennis. County of Cumberland Championship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 6

A feature of the County of Cumberland lawn tennis championships, which were continued at Pratten Park, Ashfield, yesterday, was the…

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Death Follows Boxing Bout

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 6

Following upon a boxing contest at the Stadium on Tuesday night. Reginald Anderson, of Surry Hills, died in hospital on Wednesday morning…

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Englishmen Batting. Kellaway Bowls Well. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 4

Another great crowd had assembled when the match England versus Australia was resumed to-day. Gregory bowled from the Richmond…

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Mentone Races. Gun Trust Easily

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 7

Mentone races on Friday resuited: MAIDEN PLATE, 5 furlongs.—S. Green's MARS, by Martian—Brogue, 7.9 (W. Duncan), 1; DESERT…

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Moorefield Races What the Tipsters Fancy. a meeting will be held at Moorefield to-morrow. the "Argus" Selects:-

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 2

Maiden Handicap.—First division: Fianna, Repello, Emblem. Second division: Bonheur, Vero, King's Dighton. Juvenile Handicap.—Pantine, Liseau,…

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Boxing. Noumean Champion Beaten

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 7

The principal contest at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night was that between Bill Smith, 10.7¼, of Botany, and Dick Elmour. 10.8¾,…

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Bowls. Hamilton v East Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 7

Hamilton team v. East Maitland, at East Maitland on Wednesday. Wilson Harkins, Banks, T. Kinder, Connor, Maskell, Carlin, Donald; Tyler,…

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Presentation of Football Medals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 4

The presentation of medals in connection with the Hunter District Rugby Football League will be made at Miss Edwards' rooms West…

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Killed by Lightning on the Cricket Field

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 2

When playing cricket at Tentoerfield on Saturday afternoon. Thomas Roos was struck dead by lightning. His has was s[?]lit, while his clothes and boots…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 3

Archie Bradley has been matched to fight Harry Collins at the Brisbane Stadium on February 14, for the welterweight championship of Australia…

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Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 5

Muswcllibrook met and defeated Aberdeen-on the local green on Saturday last by 52 to 46. McKenzie, Harvey, Vincer and Lowe won by 30…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

The All Blacks defeated England at Twickenham on Saturday by 17 points to 11, in one of the most exciting matches ever witnessed in…

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Cricket

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 2

The following will represent Tilligra v. Dungog Greys at Dungog on Saturday, commencing 1 p.m.:—G. Smith, J. Moore, E, Fisher,…

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