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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1925

2,758 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 50 of 138

Newcastle Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 5

An attractive programme has been arranged by Newcastle Jockey Club for its King's Birthday meeting on Monday, June 8. An advertisement…

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Golf. London, May 16

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 13

Miss Cicely Lascelles, of Melbourne, won by default her match in the first round of the women's open golf championship.—Reuter…

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American Racing. Vancouver, May 16

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 13

The Kentucky Derby (1¼m), of 50,000 dollars, was run at Louisville (Kentucky) to-day and resulted:—Flying Ebony, 1; Captain Hall,…

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Gosford Races. the Weights

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 7

Handicaps as follow have been declared for the meeting of the Gosford R.C. on Tuesday. ENCOURAGE STAKES, six…

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Football. "All Blacks" and the League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 7

In connection with statements that representative of the Rugby League code had been unsuccessful in approaching members of the Rugby…

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Sporting Cables. Lawn Tennis. London, May 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 13

A message from Roehampton states that in the first round of the Davis Cup competition Denmark defeated Roumania…

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The Yellow Races. Views of Bishop of South Tokio

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 5

"Japan and Australia" is not a live question with the Japanese, but what they do balk about, and what does interest them, is racial…

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Test Cricket. Extra Bonus for Players. Victorian Proposal. MELBOURNE

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 5

At a meeting of the Victorian Cricket Association last night, a proposal was put forward that Australian test cricketers should receive…

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Football. Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 2

The Maitland United team will meet Northern Suburbs in Newcastle on Saturday. The representative team to play…

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Football. Rugby League. Morpeth Again Beaten

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 7

Morpeth and Eastern Suburbs (Newcastle) played on the Newcastle Sports Ground on Saturday afternoon. Suburbs won by 15 points to 8…

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Boxing. Uren Beats Jamito

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 2

Havilah Uren defeated Salvino Jamito on points at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night. Each boxer weighed 9.8½, but Uren appeared to be…

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Golf. Amateur Championship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 2

The foursomes championship of New South Wales was played at the Rose Bay links on Saturday, in perfect weather, F. G. Murdoch and C. W…

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Pokolbin Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 5

In connection with Pokolbin races on Saturday next, a train will leave Newcastle at 9 a.m., arriving at Cessnock at 11 a.m., and on the return journey…

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Rugby Union. Hamilton Beats Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 7

There was a good attendance at Lorn Park, on Saturday afternoon, for the Rugby Union match, Hamilton v Maitland, in the senior competition…

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Sporting News. Lawn Tennis. Stuarts v East Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 2

East Maitland defeated Stuarts in the A grade men's competition after very even and exciting game on the Stuart, court on Saturday afternoon. The play…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 3

Havilah Uren, defeated, Salvino Jamite on points at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night. Each boxer weighed 9st 8½lb, but Uren appeared to be…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 2

Fixtures for Saturday next:—A grade: Aberdeen v. Scone, at Aberdeen; Murrurundi v. Muswellbrook, at Murrurundi. B grade: Scone v…

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Boxing Quickly Over

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 3

Digger Evans must have thought he struck a tornado when he bumped Garn Juno at the Newcastle Stadium. Inside 90 seconds he was knocked…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

Tate, the English bowler, who did so well in Australia last season, has been trundling consistently since his return to England. Playing for…

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