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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1926

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Armidale Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 5

At 4.30 the local telegraph office was advised by the Supervisor of Telegraphs, Sydney, that the line to Armidale was interrupted, and that…

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Intergrade Cricket

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 5

Cessnock Showground was the scene of a well-contested cricket match between teams representative of the "B" and "C" grades of the local association…

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Boxing Fernandez and Deleon Draw

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 3

The second meeting between lgnacio Fernandez and Gaviuo Deleen, the Filipine boxers, took place at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night. The fight…

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Sporting Tennis, Anderson Defeated

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 6

The defeat of Gerald Patterson and J. 0. Anderson in the men's singles at Adelaide has been the outstanding feature of the Australian tennis…

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Snake on Cricket Field

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 1

A snake 4ft. or 5ft. in length was responsible for excitement at a cricket match at Harwood Island on Anniversary Day. The home skipper, who was…

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Swimming Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 4

A meeting of the Maitland Swimming Club was held last evening. It was decided to enter a team for the Newcastle championships which…

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Tennis Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 4

The annual meeting of St. John's Debating Society's Tennis Club, was held in the club room, last evening. Mr. J. Corrigan presided over a…

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Singleton Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 5

The next meeting of Singleton Jockey Club is set down for Feb. 27; entries close on Feb. 18…

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Boronia Tennis Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 4

The annual meeting of Boronta Tennis Club will be held at "Emohruo," Lawes-street, East Maitland, to-morrow (Thursday)…

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Coursing at Cessnock Club to Be Formed. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 5

Hare coursing is shortly to be conducted in Cessnock, Mr. Hilton Guest is organising the sport, and has been assured of a large amount of support…

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Water Board. Improving Water Supply. Proposed Swimming Baths for Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 7

The Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board met at their offices, Newcastle, on the 2nd instant. The secretary reported that the…

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Football. Game in England. London, Feb. 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 7

The Association Cup draw for the fifth round, to be played on February 20, is: Orient v. Newcastle: Bury or Millwall v Swansea: Sunderland v…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 2

"A" team to play West Maitland on local green on Saturday next:— Jarman, Hinton, R. Robinson, H. S. Robinson…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 4

Bailey Thompson (Lithgow Pottery) established a unique performance in the first-grade cricket competition. on the Glanmire turf wicket on Satuulay…

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Coursing. at Cessnock. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 5

At the invitation of Mr. Hilton Guest, there was a fine attendance at his rooms last evening to consider his proposal for the foundation of a…

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Maitland Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 5

Maitland races will be held on Saturday next. The train arrangements are advertised in this issue…

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Football. Game in England. London, Feb. 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 5

The Welsh Rugby Union players D. Davies, the Neath Club's half-back, and Elwyn Evans, of Llanelly, have joined the Northern Union clubs Broughton…

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Hard Punching. What American Boxing Fans Like. London, Feb. 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 5

Geo. Cook, Australian boxer, is returning to America. He says that American ringsiders are not so interested in skill as hard punching…

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Tennis

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 3

The championship sanies were completed on Monday, when J. O. Anderson was defeated for the men's championship by Hawkes. In the final doubles Patterson…

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Swimming. Breaststroke Champion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 7

Miss Dorothy Thompson, who holds swimming records and championships in Queensland, is probably one of the finest breast-stroke women…

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