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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1925

2,758 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 138

Mascot Tennis Club

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above will be held on Monday night next at the Globe Cafe…

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Rugby League. More Players for Queenslands

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 7

Harold Herder and H. Caples, who have been prominent Rugby League footballers in Sydney, have gone to Queensland…

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Football. Soccer. Northern District Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 7

The report of the Northern District British Football Association for the 1924 season, to be presented at the annual general meeting of…

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Cessnock District Cricket Association. [?] Grade

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 7

The Cesnock Cricket Club v. East End Club, match in the above grade will be played at South Cessnock wicket to-morrow, commencing [?]…

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BOXING. Davy’s Popular Win. Miller Takes the Count

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 10

When Teddy Odgers beat [?]illy Davey in the final of the Thompson cup tournament many of the critics were adverse to the decision given…

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Cricket. a Grade Competition. Concluding Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 7

The last matches in the Hunter Cricket Association's A grade competition for this season will be commenced to-morrow. As four teams…

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Very Violent Football the American Version of Rugby

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 9

Football as it is played and staged in the United States offers an alluring theme to the social philosopher (says W. F. Bulloch in the London…

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Rabbit Coursing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 7

Wallsend Coursing Club, in conjunc-tion with the Police Hospital Carnival, will conduct' a rabbit coursing meeting rear Wallsend racecourse' on Saturday,…

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Boxing. Juno and Jones Draw

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 15

"Bluey" Jones (Newcastle) and Garnet June (Abermain) fought a draw at the Newcastle Stadium on Saturday night. A feature of the match…

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Motor Thrills. Racing Car Overturns at Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 6

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

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Cricket. Internationals Beat A.i.f

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 6

An interesting match was played at Melbourne on Wednesday between former members of the Axistralian Imperial Force and the Old Internationals…

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Lawn Tennis. Davis Cup Plans. Americans for Australia. New York, Feb 7

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 12

Mr. Paul williams, secretary of the United states Lawn Tennis Association has informed the Australian press Association that his…

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Amateur Athletic Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 4

A. special general meeting of the Maitland Amateur Athletic Club will be held in the club rooms, Elgin-street, West Maitland, at 8 o'clock,…

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Boxing. Newcastle Stadium

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 7

The contest scheduled for 20 rounds between Billy Edwards, of Newcastle, and Les Reynolds, of Sydney, at the Newcastle Stadium…

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Swimming. Miss Wehselau at Ipswich

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 6

In a hundred yards handicap at lpswich baths on Saturday, the Hawailan, Marieschen Wehselau, conceding 13 seconds start, was only…

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Maitland Races. Saturday's Events

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 7

There was a large attendance at Maitland races on Saturday when a good day's sport was witnessed. The meeting was well organised under…

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Coursing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 5

A [?]20 stake (rabbit coursing), will be decided at Hexham on Saturday next. The entries will be received at 1 p.m. at the Hexham [?] phone…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 3
Also in The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder

When Billy Edwards, 11st, knocked out Les Reynolds, 10.6, in the second round at the Newcastle Stadium on Saturday night, some person in the…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 3

Vancouver, Sunday.—The New Zealand All Blacks continued their unbeaten record by yesterday defeating a picked Vancouver team by 49 points…

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