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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1925

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 2
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

White Park to meet A.B.C., at Thornthwaite, on Saturday next, cars leaving at l p.m.: Cooper, Wilson, Jones, Harper, Livermore…

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Sporting. Football

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 2

The annual general meeting of members of the local Football Club will be held at Surman's Rooms on Monday night next. A full…

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Cricket. Association Matcheis

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 3

The last round of the Association's competition will be condueted next Saturday, 21st.inst., when Nos. 2 and 3 District A and B grade teams will meet…

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Newcastle Races. To-morrow's Events

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 7

Newcastle races will commence to-morrow and will be concluded on Saturday. The entries include nominations from metropolitan owners…

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Cricket. New South Wales Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 7

The Paddington and Sydney District Cricket Clubs are to be eliminated from next season's grade competitions. This decision was reached…

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Cricket. the Adelaide Match. London, March 16

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

The "Evening Standard" says that to be beaten by South Australia which has only won one Sheffield Shield match since the war, is…

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Football. Rugby Union in Strong Position

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

Speaking at the annual meeting of the Y.M.C.A. Rugby Union Football Club in Sydney, the chairman (Sir Henry Braddon) said that the Rugby…

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Swimming. Records at Auckland

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

Miss [?] won the 100 yards scratch race, swimming the distance in 65secs, the best time during the tour. Miss Stockley the New Zealand 100…

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Hunter Rugby League. Annual Meeting

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

The annual meeting of the Hunter District Rugby Football League was held in Miss Edward's rooms last evening Mr. F. Moroney was in the…

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English Soccer Team. Sydney Cricket Ground Not Available

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

The suggestion of the Soccer Association that the New South Wales Rugby League should forego the use of the Sydney Cricket Ground on a…

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Coursing at Hexham

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

At Hexham on Saturday next, at 11 o'clock the finish of last Saturday's coursing will be run off together with a £20 stake. Entries will close on…

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Sporting Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 3

The following players have been seleted to represent No. 3 A team No. 2 A team, at Howe Park on Saturday next, 21st instant. Play to start at 11…

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Newcastle Races. Yesterday's Events

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

There was a very large attendance at Newcastle races yesterday, when the March meeting was commenced. Arrangements were very complete, the secretary,…

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A Grade Cricket Final

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

The final of the A grade District Cricket Competition will be played on the West Maitland Show ground, commencing on Saturday next. The match…

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Bowls H.r.d.b.a. Pennant

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 3

"A" players to meet West Maitland on local green on 21st inst:— Kennedy, Hinton, M'Fadden, Giles. J. Ryan, H. S. Robinson, Ramsay, Taft…

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Rugby League Football

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 4

Players of all grades of Rugby League football are notified by advertisement to attend a meeting to be held on Sunday morning, at the rear…

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Boxing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 8

Cess Turnbull is matched to fight Jacky Short at the Strand to-night. The mill should attract a large attendance. There are good prelimary…

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Tennis

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

A match will be played between the local Methodist and St. John's Club on the latter's court on Saturday. The No, 1 team of the Methodist Club…

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Cricket

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 2

The last match of the English team's tour was against South Australia, and a defeat, for the Englishmen. The English men batter first and made 179, South…

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