Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Sport, all years

Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1925

2,758 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 138

Boxing. Sheppeard Defeats Walker

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1925 · page 15

A twenty-round contest between Wally Walker, of Newcastle, and Ern Shppeard, of Lithgow, attracted a large attendance to Newcastle…

Continued on Trove, page 15 →

Wallsend Races

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 April 1925 · page 6

The Easter meeting of the Wallsend Jockey Club will open on Saturday, April, 11th. Selections:— Stewards' Handicap.—Alwyne Sprce,…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Tamworth Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1925 · page 5

Special passenger trains will, be run connection with Tamworth races to be, Held on April 28, 29 and 30. An advertisement elsewhere gives the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Swimming Baths. Mr. O'hearn's Proposal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1925 · page 4

Mr. O'Hearu's proposal for the utilisation of the Walka plant for the supply of water for municipal swimming baths is worthy of the council's special notice. Whether the site suggested is the most suitable one available is open…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Bowls. East Maitland V. West Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1925 · page 5

To represent East Maitland against west Maitland on the East Maitland green on Easter Monday Messrs Young Blaxland Lackey…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Maitland Golf Club. Opening Day

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1925 · page 6

One hundred visitors were present on Saturday when the Maitland Golf Club opened its season with an open mixed, foursomes competition. Forty…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Sporting Cables. Boxing. New York, April 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1925 · page 2

The New York "Evening World" says that negotiations for a DempseyWills bout have virtually ended in arrangements for a contest for the latter…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Cricket. to Visit Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1925 · page 7

The New Zealand Cricket Council has accepted an invitation to send a team to Australia next season, it decided to inform the Queensland…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Wallsend Races. Trains for

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1925 · page 5

Special trains will be run on Monday the second day of the meeting when sport will begin at 1.45 o'clock The first passenger will leave…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Lawn Tennis. Opening of Methodist Court. Ceremony Performed by the Mayor

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1925 · page 9

The new courts of the West Maitland Methodist Tennis Club on the West Maitland Park were officially opened on 4th inst. by the Mayo…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Football. Rugby League. Play the Ball Rule

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1925 · page 7

The committee of the N. S. W. Rugby League has endersed the decisions of the Referces Conference. The play the ball rule will be rigorously…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Municipal Swimming Baths

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1925 · page 4

Mr. G. H. Shillito, an old resident of Ipswich (Q.), and for many years an alderman, writing concerning swimming baths, says : "I am very…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Boxing. Collins Retains Title

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1925 · page 7

Harry Collins retained the title of welterweight champion by knocking out Sid Godfrey in the tenth session in the battle at the Sydney…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Lawn Tennis Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 4

A special general meeting of the Mainland District Lawn Tennis Association will be held in the School of Arts, to-morrow (Wednesday)…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Sailing. Championship Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 2

H. C. Press, the Australian 18ft champion, and holder of the Sydney Club's title championship on the north coast and the Hastings River…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

St. John's Tennis Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 4

A meeting of St. John's Parish Tennis Club, will be held in the Catholic Hall on Wednesday night at 7.45 o'clock. Members and…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Racing Mishaps. Two Horses Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 8

When doing her preliminary for the Deloraine Cup at Launceston, Lydia Languish, ridden by J. Daw, collided with a police trooper's horse…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Motor Racing. Thrills at Aspendale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 6

A number of thrills were experienced yesterday by the large crowd which watched the motor racing at the Aspendale (Vic.) motor course…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Wallsend Races. Yesterday's Events

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 7

Wallsend races yesterday attracted a very large attendance, and as from was good, punters had a royal day, administering a severe knock to…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Tennis Champion. Leaving for England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 8

J. O. Anderson, the Australasian tennis champion, and captain of the Australian Davis Cup team accompanied by Mrs. Anderson, will leave…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →