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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1925

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Lawn Tennis. Ladies Team for Europe

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

In a cable message to Mr. T. H. Hicks, hon, secretary of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australasia, Dr. J. M. Flavelle, the association's…

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Women in Sport. Is Boat-racing Harmful?

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

By refusing to sanction boat-racing by women students, the Senate of the University College, of North Wales at Bangor has raised the question of…

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International Rugby. England v. France England's Narrow Win. London, April 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 5

For the international Rugby match, England v France the Stadium Ground at Colombes was hard. Nine minutes from the start…

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Cricket. a Grade v. B Grade 15

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

The game between Hunter Association A grade and fifteen of the B grade was played on the Show Ground, and won easily by the A…

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Football. Hunter Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1925 · page 5

A meeting of delegates of the Hunter Rugby League was held last evening. The secretary (Mr. W. Waller)…

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Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1925 · page 7

A number of leading Newcastle players from other codes have joined the Rugby Union ranks, and this applies to Maitland, Kurri, Cessnock as well…

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Coursing. Sweepstakes at Hexham

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1925 · page 7

There was a large attendance at the Hexham coursing on Monday, when two sweepstakes were run off. Mr. W. Freund was judge; Mr. W…

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Ellalong Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1925 · page 5

Ellalong Sports Club will hold a race meeting on Saturday. May 2, when five events will be decided. Entries close on April 24. An advertisement…

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Cricket Association Shields

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1925 · page 4

The annual banquet and presentation of shields and certificates of the Hunter River District Cricket Association will take place in Miss…

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Football. the Soccer Code

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1925 · page 7

Cardiff team visited Greta on Saturday, and played a draw, each scoring two goals. After the match the visitors were entertainment by the local…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 April 1925 · page 2

On Easter Monday an impromptu progressive tournament was held, and won by H. S. Robinson's rink. Scores as follow:—…

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Coursing. Singleton Club's Meeting

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 April 1925 · page 3

The Singleton Coursing Club opened its: 1925 season with a two-days' meeting on Easter Saturday and Monday on the plumpton at Whittingham…

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Bowls. Pennant Games

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1925 · page 7

Maitland v East Maitland on East Maitland green on Saturday: Wise, Dimmock, Goodman, Johnston; Galton, Cooper, Bowden, Rourke;…

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Boxing. Collins Retains Title

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 April 1925 · page 3

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

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Boxing. Rice Beats Gray

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1925 · page 7

Erest Rice, English welterweight, outclassed George Gray, of Melbourne, at Perth. The gong saved Gray in the fourth round and he was down…

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Cricket. Match Abandoned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1925 · page 7

The match proposed to have been played on the Show Ground on Saturday next and the following Saturday between the A grade eleven, has been…

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Lawn Tennis. Maitland District Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1925 · page 5

A special general meeting of the maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association was held in the School of Arts last evening. Mr. C. Wood was…

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Tennis Champion Leaving for England

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 April 1925 · page 2

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

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Cricket. John Bull Shield

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 April 1925 · page 3

The final round in connection with the above shield was played at HowePark on Saturday last. Singleton met and defeated Wyong by 3 points…

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Coursing

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 2

The Singleton Coursing Club opened its 1925 season with a two days meeting on Saturday and Monday last. The Puppy Stakes, sixteen…

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