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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1925

2,758 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 56 of 138

Bowls. New Zealand "Knuts" Defeated

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 7

The New Zealand "Knuts," who recorded such a merithrious win against the three strong Sydney bowling rinks, suffered a [?]defeat at the Burwood…

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Football. Schools' League Competition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 7

On Friday afternoon East maitland under 7[?] played Marist Brothers, at East Maitland, and a very fast game resulted…

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Newcastle Races. Selections for

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 7

Newcastle races will be held on Monday, when there will be a six event programme, entries for which have filled well. The railway time-table is…

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Sporting Cables. Tennis. London, June 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 5

At Weybridge Misses Boyd and St. George beat Mrs. Willis and Mrs. Hall 7-5, 6-3, reaching the last eight special. Misses Akhurst and Harper beat Misses…

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Tennis. Australian Ladies. London, June 11

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 2

At the tournament at Weybridge the Australian ladies made a good impression on their first appearance. In the first round, Miss St. George defeated…

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Football. Rugby League. Queensland's Easy Win

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 7

The Queensland Rugby League team played a New South Wales team on the Newcastle Showground on Saturday, before 6000 spectators. The…

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Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 5

Western Suburban beat East Maitland, B grade, on the Show Ground this afternoon by 3 to all. E. Drayton scored…

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Boxing. Collins Defeats Uren

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 7

Harry Collins is now the holder of the welter and middleweight titles. The later he gained on Saturday night at Sydney, when he…

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Golf. Amateur Championship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 7

The final of the amateur golf championship of New South Wales was decided at Rose Bay on Saturday, when H.W. M'Lelland, holder…

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Rugby Union. Kurri's Big Score

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 7

Kurri Kurri and Maitland teams played on Lorn Park on Saturday, but the Maitlanders were under the terrible handicap of being five players…

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Cricket. Howell's View of the Australians

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 7

H. Hwell, the Warwickshire fast bowler, who was with the English cricket team in Australia last season, and witnessed the Test…

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Football Rugby League. Premiers Again Win

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 6

East Newcastle, the premiers of the Newcastle Rugby League, played Maitland United on the Maitland Show Ground yesterday, and the…

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Boxing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 3

Fight fans Will be well catered for at the Strand Stadium this Pay Friday night. when those two good, hard-punching welters. Tommy Kelly and…

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Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 3
Also in Singleton Argus

Muswellbrook bowlers were defeated by Waratah on Saturday by 15 points for the Mackie Shield. The match was played at Waratah…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 2

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

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Rugby League Football N. S. Wales Beats Queensland. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 2

New South Wales defeated Queensland this afternoon at Rugby League by 27 points to 16 points…

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Rugby League Queensland's Triumph

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 4

The Queensland Rugby League team played a New South Wales team on the Newcastle Showground on Saturday, before 12,000 spectators. The…

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Boxing. Collins Beats Uren

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 2

Harry Collins is now the holder of the welter and middleweight titles. The latter he gained on Saturday night, at Sydney, when he knocked out Tommy…

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Rugby League Another Easy Win

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 5

On Saturday afternoon Cessnock C grade League team defeated Thornton, at Thornton, by 30 points to 5, showing itself far superior to the…

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