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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1925

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Bowls. Champion Rink

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 7

The final of the champion rink competition rink competition between Hamilton representing the Northern District Association and Singleton represent…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 7

Playing for Yorkshire, against Middlesex, at Lords, P. O. Holmes made 315 not out, thus beating the record for the ground of 278, made…

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Lawn Tennis

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 7

A team of mixed players from the local Association tripped to Singleton on Monday last. The ladies, firsts of the respective…

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Sporting. Football

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 7

Scone I go to Muswellbrook to-morrow (Saturday). Much interest attaches to this match, which is sure to have a big following. Scone…

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Boxing. Papker Beats Gornik

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 7

In a 15 round boxing contest at Napier (N.Z.) Eddle Parker (Hastings) outpointed Max Gornik (Australia)…

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Local Golf Championship

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 4

Draw for qualifying round of the Muswellbrook Golf Club Championship, first eight to qualify for match play. A trophy will ibe presented '…

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Cessnock Races

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 5

The following entries have been received for the Cessnock races to be held on Saturday, June 20th:— Flying Handicap: Wise Sands…

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Maitland Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 5

For Maitland Races on Saturday 27 horses have been booked from Honey suckle and nine from Waratah L. Haig with Sierra Nevada and Mount…

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Rugby League Teams for To-morrow

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 5

The following team has been selected to represent D grade against Eastern Suburbs at Cessnock on the East End cricket oval to-morrow at…

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Last Monday’s Football

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 3

At the East End ground a game of football was played last Monday and the contestants—or some of them— “got into holts.” It was soon…

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Maitland Races. Saturday's Events

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 7

Maitland Jockey Club will hold a in [?] on the Rutherford course to prow when there will be a programme of six events [?]ntrion…

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Tennis Fixtures for To-morrow

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 7

A grade, gents: Cessnock v Caledonia, Richmond Main v Wanderers, Neverti[?]es bye. A grade, ladies: Aberdare v…

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Cricket Reminiscence Late Alf. Ebsworth and W. G. ASHFORD

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 6

Says Sir Solmon in his interesting reminiscences in the "Sixigleton Argus:— "The late Mr Ebsworth. who died…

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Town and District Sporting News Football. Soccer News. Honeysuckle v. Muswellbrook United. (Contributed)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 1

Muswellbrook Soccer Club wrere the guests of the Honeysuckle Club on Monday last, when a friendly game took place before a large…

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Football. Hunter Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1925 · page 5

North End Cheat Thornton on the Show Ground this afternoon by 13 to nil. Herbert (2) and Shone scored tries, McKellar and O'Connell goals…

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Football. Rugby Union. Marist BROS.'1st v High School 1st

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1925 · page 7

Marist Brothers' first fifteen were defeated by the first fifteen of the Maitland High School yesterday, by 11 to 3…

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Rugby League's President

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1925 · page 4

Mr. Tom Burg has been appointed president of the Hunter. District Rugby League, in succession to Mr. F. Moroney, who recently resigned…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 June 1925 · page 8

London, Wednesday.—Two members of Gilligan's English cricket team to Australia did well with the bat to-day. Sandham, who was not out 97 for…

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Rugby League. School Competition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1925 · page 7

Mraist Brothers (under 7.10), defeated Cessnock at Cessnock yesterday in the Schools League competition The Marist Brothers' boys, who averaged…

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Boxing. Collins Defeats Uren

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1925 · page 16

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

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