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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1925

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 3

The following teams will represent Singleton club next Saturday, 21st instant:—Broke, at Broke; car leaves Imperial Hotel at 1.30 p.m. sharp: H…

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Boxing Collions Beats Darton

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 2

Harry Collins, 10st 5¾lb, of Newcastle, won brilliantly from Leo Darton, 10st 6¾lb, welterweight champion of Belgium, on points at Sydney…

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Parks and Cricket

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 4

The men who from working bees at week-ends in order to carry out the improvement of the South Cessnock Park are anxious to try their prowess…

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Cricket. B. Grade Points

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 4

The points in the B. grade competition of the Hunter River District Cricket Association are as follows:—Northern Division 17. East [?]…

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Cricket. Free State v. England. Bloemfontein, Feb. 16

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

In the match between Mr. Solly Joel's English Eleven v. Free State, the home team gave a surprisingly good exhibition of batting staying in…

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Football. Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1925 · page 7

Whilst Queensland has secured H. Horder and H. Caples, from New South Wales, for the coming football season, the Northern State has lost…

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Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1925 · page 7

A New Zealand Rugby Union team will visit Sydney and play a series of matches in June. A New South Wales team will leave at the end of…

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Football Tour. Inclusion of New Zealand. London, Feb. 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1925 · page 2

The "Athletic News" says there's still a chance that New Zealand will be included in the Football Association's tour. The answer to New…

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Bowls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 7

In the recent bowling contests in Sydney. Muswellbrook players did [?] well during the Country Week [?] winning [?] single games, 2…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 3

There will be another All Black invasion during the coming football season, the New Zealand Rugby Union having offered to send a team to…

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Bowls Shield Competition

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 2

Following players will leave by 1.30 p.m. train to play West Maitland this afternoon:— Cooper, H. S. Robinson, Raymond, Taft…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 3

J. M. Gregory and W. A. Oldfield have dropped out of the New South Wales team to play England, on the Sydney Cricket. Ground, at the…

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St. John's Debating Society Tennis Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 4

A special general meeting of the St. John's Debating Society Tennis Club will be held in the Catholic Hall, on Tuesday nest. A full…

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Melbourne Cricket Ground Mobbed by Spectators

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 3

Remarkable scenes were witnessed during the long adjournment in the Test match on Monday caused by the rain. Play was stopped at 3.42, and…

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M. A. Noble. Trustee of Sydney Cricket Ground. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 5

At the conclusion of the count of the ballot for a trustee of the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day, it was announced that Mr. M. A. Noble had been…

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Maitland Amateur Athletic Club. Half-yearly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 4

The twelfth half-yearly general meeting of the Maitland Amateur Athletic Club was held in the club room last evening. The president (Mr. [?]…

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Tennis

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 3

The following is the team to represent the Raymond Terrace Club against St. John's at Maitland on Saturday next:— Mrs. Priddle, Mrs. Styman, Misses Morris…

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Swimming. South Australian Championships

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 7

The annual swimming championships, arranged by the South Australian Amateur Association, opened at the Adelaide City Baths before a…

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Cricket

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 3
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The fourth test was a walk over for England. In this case they won the toss, and went in. The innings resulted in 548. Sutcliffe getting his fourth century in the…

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