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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1925

2,758 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 37 of 138

Coursing. Sport at Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 April 1925 · page 7

Rabbit coursing was held at Cessnock on Saturday last, with a good attendance, the ground being in fine order, and the rabbits a good lot…

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Branxton Golf Club Dance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 April 1925 · page 4

The Branxton Golf Club will hold a dance on the Parish Hall, on Tuesday, April 28. Guy's orchestra will…

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Lawn Tennis. Players Suspended. London, April 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 April 1925 · page 5

A sensation was caused at the Roehampton Club on the first day of the tournament, when Jacob, the All India Davis Cup captain, was informed…

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Tennis Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 April 1925 · page 4

A special meeting of St. John's Debating Society's Tennis Club will, be held in the Club Room on Tuesday next, at 7.45 p.m. The business is…

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Broke Picnic Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 April 1925 · page 5

Plenie races, will be held on the Broke course, on Monday, June 8, King's Birthday. A.R.C. rules will be strictly adhered to, Particulars may…

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Football. League Game. (To the Editor)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 April 1925 · page 7

Sir,—Assuming your report of the Sunday morning meeting of the H.R.D. Football league to be correct, I must take exception to the…

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Coursing

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 2

C. Watters' dog Chief Dixie, which performed remarkably well last year, as well as in 1923, qualified for the third round of the…

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Boxing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 5

Taff Jones, of Kurri, will, of Friday night, be opposed to Eddie Watson, Australia's bantam. There will be a couple of good preliminaries…

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Golf

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 2

The golf season was opened on the local links on Saturday afternoon last, in the presence of many players, including quite a number…

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Tennis

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 3

The commencement of the B grade tournament matches was made on Saturday last when Raymond Terrace club's representatives met a team from Braeside…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 2
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

A committee meeting of the local club will be held at Surman's rooms on Tuesday next, at 8.p.m. First and second thirteens of the…

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COURSING. “Nobody” Wins Stakes

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 8

Everything [?] successful [?] season which [?] the [?] of the Cessnock [?]…

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Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 7

St. Paul's (W,M.) v. Kurri Kurri Congregational on former court; Messrs. Rae, Moore. Watson, L. March, McLean, C. March. Emerg., C…

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Soccer Football

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 4

The following team will represent Cessnock seniors against New Lambton at New Lambton to-morrow:— [?] M. S[?]beck, full-backs, W…

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Bowls. Queenslanders in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 7

On the Randwick green on Thursday afternoon the Queensland tourists defeated a intropolitan team by 173 points to 171…

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Rugby Feat. One-gear Journey

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 2

Mr. W. J. Maner (Kurri) and Mr. E. Sternbeck (Cessnock), recently left Sydney, each driving a 17 h.p. latest model Rugby motor car, and arrived…

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Tennis Cessnock Association

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 5

The Cessnock Lawn Tennis Association wishes players to note that all competition games for to-morrow (Anzac Day) are cancelled…

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Bets at Motor Races

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 2

Two young men were fined £20 each, at West Maitland Court on Tuesday, on a charge of betting at the motor sports on the showground…

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Lawn Tennis. Teams for

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 5

Glendon East Maitland Park B grade men G. Hills G. Weakley, R. Hill F. Hawley, R. Innes A. Innes…

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