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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1925

2,758 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 59 of 138

Boxing. Joseph's Defeats Buxton

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

Patrons of the Strand Stadium, Cessnock were disappointed at the outcome of the Buxton v Josephs contest, the principal attention of last…

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District Cricket Association

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1925 · page 6

The annual banquet of Singleton District' Cricket Association was held in the Masonic Hall on Saturday night, there being a large…

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Tennis. London, June 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1925 · page 12

At Weybridge, Miss Boyd and Miss Akhurst qualified for the singles semi-finals, defeating respectively Mrs. Temperley, 6-4, 6-1, and Miss…

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Sporting Cables. Boxing. Vancouver, June 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1925 · page 12

A message from New York sticks that Demansey has cabled Gene Tunney's nanager from Berlin stating that be is willing to meet the winner of the…

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Lawn Tennis. Dungog v. WINGHAM

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

In an inter-district match Wingham declared. Dungog by four games. The Dungog team was represented by Mrs. Scholes and Miss Scaines, and…

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Rugby Union Match. New Zealand v. N.S.W.

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

The weather was dull. New South Wales won the toss. After some minutes of even play, during which Ross, the New South…

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A.j.c. Races What the Tipsters Fancy

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 June 1925 · page 9

The Winter meeting of the A.J.C. will be concluded at Randwick to-day. THE "ARGUS" SELECTS:— Second Hurdle Race.—Jupiter, Ennis,…

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Football. Rugby League. Hunter District Competitions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 June 1925 · page 7

The first grade competition was suspended on Saturday on account of a representative match being played in Newcastle…

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Bowls. Sydney Rink Championship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 June 1925 · page 7

Parramatta and Chatswood met in the final of the rink championship at the City green, the game resulted in a win for Parramatta by…

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Rugby Union. Old Boys v. Surf Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 June 1925 · page 7

Newcastle Surf Club played Maitland Old Boys on Lorn Park on Saturday afternoon, in the Newcastle Rugby Union's competition…

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Vigorous Football. Accidents in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 June 1925 · page 3

When playing football at Belmore on Saturday Percival Mason, aged 18, of Mortdale, fractured his right leg and was admitted to…

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Lawn Tennis. the Davis Cup. Anderson's Form. London, June 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 June 1925 · page 5

In the second round of the Davis Cup contest, European zone, France and Holland respectively beat Italy and Sweden…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 3

The contest between Harry Gordon and Jim Newbury, at the Sydney Stadium, on Saturday night, lasted 11 rounds, the latter's towel then being…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

Comp. fixtures for next, Saturday:—A grade: Denman v. Muswellbrook, at Denman; Aberdeen v. Murrurundi, at Aberdeen. B grade:…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 3

London, Saturday.—In the English county cricket championship yesterday, Sussex dismissed Hampshire for 184 (Mead 76 not out). Maurice Tate,…

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Lawn Tennis

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 2

Scone Park I. to go to Wingen on Saturday next: Misses H. Sullivan and R. Scully, L. Aurisch, L.Taylor, H.James, A. Silver…

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Denman Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 2

A team of A grade footballers visited Murrurundi in connection with the competition on Saturday last. A very hard and fast game…

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Football and Gun

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 5

Arnold Harcourt Morris, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Morris, of Cadia-road, Orange, met with a shocking shotting fatality on Sunday…

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Ambulance at Races

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 5

The jockey, Jeffries, who fell of Irish after the finish of a race at Barraba, on Saturday, was thought to be seriously injured at first. The…

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