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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1925

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Presentation to Tennis Player

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 4

Miss M. Burg, for some time an active member of the Loretto Tennis Club, was made a presentation of a gold-mounted fountain pen,…

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Booths for Cricket Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 4

Messrs, Swan, Murray, and Ham will sell at their rooms to-morrow, the right to conduct publican's, luncheon, and refreshment booths on the…

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Cricket. the English Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 5

The subcommittee of the Hunter Cricket Association making arrangements for the visit of the English team on March 6 and d 7, met last evening…

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Cricket Carpenters' Revenge on Fitters

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 4

Cricket at Aberdare Extended isn enjoying much popularity. Other sections of the colliery, on reading the account in the "Eagle" of last…

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Motor Thrills. Racing Car Overturns at Me[?]bourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 2

Travelling at over sixty miles an hour a Dodge racling motor car driven by William "Guy, who had with [?] his brother Owen Guy…

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Cricket. (To the Editor). Northrrn District Team

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 7

sir,—On looking through the list of players selected with a view to inclusion in the Northern District team against England at Maitland on…

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Pokolbin Races New Course Opened a Large Attendance

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 6

Cessnock has become used to doing things big. So when the Pokolbin race course was opened last Saturday things were not done by…

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Boxing. New Zealand Contest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 7

Eddie Parker the professional middleweight champion of New Zealand, was awarded a verdict over Vic Rowe, an Australian, at Wellington…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 3

Jack Dempsey, world's champion heavyweight boxer, has now retired as a result of his marriage with Miss Estelle Taylor, movie actress. The event…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 3

J. W. H. T. Douglas had his arm X-rayed on Monday. It is swollen and bruised as a result of the motor collision, with a Chinaman's cart, in which a man…

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Boxing. Contests in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 7

The principal boat at the Stadium last night was between Stan Craig (Sydney). and "Tibby" Watson (Bondi). In the thirteen round Waston's…

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Lawn Tennis Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 4

An executive meeting of Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association was held last night. There was a good attendance, and a…

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Dungog Races Postponed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 5

Dungog Races which were to have been run on Saturday have been postponed…

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Pokolkbin Picnic Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 5

Pokolbin Jockey Club will hold a [?] meeting at the racecourse on Saturday, February 28, when £75 will be distributed over five events…

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Stuart Tennis Club Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 4

The annual general meeting of the Stuart Tennis Club will be held at Mrs. Hodgins' room, High-street, on Thursday, next, Feb 19, at 7.45 p.m…

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Motor Thrills Racing Car Overturns

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 2

Travelling at over sixty miles an hour, a Dodge racing motor car, driven by William Guy, who had with him his brother Owen Guy, overturned when…

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Latest Sporting. Maitland Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 5

The railway time-tables in connection with Maitland Races wil be held on Saturday next is advertised in this issue. The first race is timed to…

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Sporting Cables. Football. London. Feb. 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 5

Dr. Raymond, who was selected for the English team against Ireland, conditionally on recovering from a slight Injury, played to-day for…

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Boxing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 5

Owing to June fighting a draw at Newcastle and Fowler losing at Sydney last week end, the Strand Stadium management have arranged for…

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Cricket Illusions

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 1

A remarkable Incident occurred during a cricket match, between Mendooran and Dunedoo. recently. G. Hill was bowling when he a…

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