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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1925

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To-morrow's Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 1

The following team has been selected to represent the Muswellbrook A team against Aberdeen to-morrow tears leaving 1.15 p.m.):—Nowland,…

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Cricket the Next Test

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 11

The nest test as far as Cessnock is concerned will take place on the Cessnock shire park oval, South Cessnock, on Saturday, the 13th inst…

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Rugby Football League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Hunter District Rugby Football League will be held at Miss Edwards' rooms on Tuesday, March 10, at 8 p.m…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 6

Kurri has forfeited to Singleton A to-day; but the B match at East Maitland will be played to-day, as the Association will not agree to any…

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Boxing. Newcastle Stadium

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 15

The contest between George Thompson, of West Australia, and Jack Dillon, of Sydney, drew a big crowd to the Newcastle Stadium on…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 5

The Wolfe's Schnapps prize of £25 for the Australian with the best bowling average for the series of tests goes to C. E. Kelleway, with 14 wickets for…

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St. Paul's Tennis Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 4

A meting of St. Paul's Tennis Club will be held in the Sunday School, on Monday evening next, 9th inst., at 8 o'clock. A full attendance…

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St. John's Parish Tennis Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 4

The annual meeting of St. John's Parish Tennis Club will be held in the Catholic Hall on Monday next, at 8 p.m. New members are specially…

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Car's Wild Leap. Racing Men Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 5

Messrs. F. Clifton, G. Reidy, and H. Scully, well-known racing men in the western districts of New South Wales, had remarkable escapes when…

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Sporting Cables. Lawn Tennis. New York, Feb. 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 12

Belgium and Portugal have sent in entries to the United States Lawn Tennis Association for the Davis Cup competition. This is Portugal's first…

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Boxing. Walker Beats Thompson

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 7

The heavyweight contest between Wally Walker of Newcastle and Herb Thompson, of Sydney, attracted a good attendance to the Newcastle Stadium…

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Lawn Tennis. Inter-state Games

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 6

Players in the Victorian autumn championship tennis in Melbourne included the internationals J. B. Hawkes (Vlc.), R. C. Wertheim…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 3
Also in The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder

The 10,000 spectators who attended the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night witnessed a thrilling contest between the welterweights, Harry Collins…

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Swimming Record

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 2

Arne Borg, the Swedish Olympic swimmer, set up a new world's record in Florida on Thursday. He swam 400 yards in 4min. 53 3-5sec…

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Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 2

Already golfers are practising for the coming seasou, which will probably open next month…

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Tennis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 2

The Muswellbrook Park club will open its season on Saturday next…

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Coursing. Sports at Hexham

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

The Hexham coursing, ground was opened on Saturday, when the first seepstake was commenced on the new enclosure. The grass was rather long,…

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Cricket

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 2

Following will represent Dungog Blues v. New Park, at New Park. Cars loave 1 p.m.:—G. Schafer, A. F. Crapp, S. Bromley, J. Morris, W…

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Singleton Races

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 2

The following weights have been allotted for Singleton races oh Saturday: Flying Handicap, six furlongs.-…

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