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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1925

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Swimming. Longworth Wins Test

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 7

At the Domain Eaths, Sydney, last night the New South Wales Amateur Swimming Association held a test over 220 yards as a guide for the…

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Singitton Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 5

The Singleton Racing Club will hold a race meeting on Weduesday, 14th inst. Entries close to-day (Tuesday) at 4 p.m…

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Swimming Classes. Punctuality in Attendance Desired

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 2

The swimming classes under the auspices of the Department of' Education were commenced in Muswellbrook yesterday. The teachers were…

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Lawn Tennis. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 2

In the Country Week Carnival, which commenced in Sydney to-day, Bathurst ladies beat Scone ladies by 8 sets 48 games to 17…

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Cricket Compensation. Reliet From Slow Scoring

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 7

In his comments on the second best match being played in Melbourne, Donald MeDonald has the following in Saturday's "Argus"…

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Coffee and Cricket Use of Wireless

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 8

In the old duelling days fire-eating gentlemen were apt to order "pistols and coffee for two". Those days are happily over, and the invention of…

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Electric Light Speeds Up Grass Growth on Golf Course

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 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…

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Cricket. Kurri Butchers v. S.M. RAILWAYS

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 7

The Kurri Butchers' Cricket Club defeated South Maitland Railways by 37 runs. Butchers, 55 (Groves 14, Dawes 10). Bowing for Railway,…

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Cricket

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

Lechinvar v. South Cessnock at Lochinvar:—D. McKenzie. P. Lee. J. Grebart. J. Mepham, J. While, J. Batenan, R. Mepaham, L. Mepham,…

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Gresford Races

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

Races will be held at Gresford on Monday, January 26. The full programme will be advertised in a later issue…

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Hunter Rugby League. Presentation of Medals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 January 1925 · page 7

The presentation of medals won by the East End Junior's East End Under Sixteen, and the west Maitland [?] in the competitions conducted by…

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Football. All Blacks' Tour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 January 1925 · page 7

The New Zealand Rugby Union football[?] have completed their tour of England, Ireland, and Wales, and have a wonderful record. They play…

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Lawn Tennis. Country Carnival. Sydney

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

A strong southerly wind made condition unpleasant when the country tennis carnival was continued to-day. In the ladies matches singleton team…

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Swimming

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 2

William Longworth, who won the 220 yards test race at Sydney Domain baths on Monday, to aid in the selection of the New South Wales representatives…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 2

It was decided at a conference in Melbourne on Tuesday that the Victorian and New South Wales sheffield Shield match will be played at…

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Boolaroo Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 5

Boolaroo races will be held on Saturday, when a six event programme will be presented. The firs race will start at 1.50. In connection with the…

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Australia Again Second Test Victory. England's Amazing Collapse. Mailey Bowls Superbly. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 4

The Englishmen collapsed at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and the last 4 wickets added only 31 runs. The Australians thus won the second…

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Swimming Classes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 4

The swimming classes will be held to-morrow as usual, girls 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and boys in the afternoon…

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Cricket

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 7

The undermentioned team [?] selected to represent Cessnock [?] Protestant Alliance on the [?] wic[?] tomorrow and 17th inst:—F. [?]awkes,…

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Lawn Tennis

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 2

Scone was represented in the opening events at the country carnival at the Rushcutters' Bay ground on Tuesday, Bathurst…

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