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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1926

3,185 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 160

South African Cricket Invitation Held Over at Request of South Africa. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 2

Mr Sydney Smith, honorary secretary to the Australian Board of Control, stated to-day that South Africa had asked for a team of cricketers to…

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Cricket. Saturday's Fixtures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 7

Following are the fixtures of the Hunter River District Cricket Association for Saturday: A grade: Northern Division [?]…

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Lawn Tennis. "Suzanne and Helen." London, Feb. 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 5

All the Paris papers are drawing attention to the match on Saturday at Cannes between "Suzanne and Helen," The betting at Paris is 4 to 1 on…

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Bowls. a Pennant Competition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 7

East Maitland's West Maitland on the park, on Saturday; Wise, Thompson. Johnson, Norman, Jarman, Soobie, Moore, Kline, Bowden, Pender…

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Pokolbin Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 5

There is a fine entry for the six event programme on Pokolbin course on Saturday afternoon. The first race is timed to commence at 1.30…

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Singleton Coursing Club Meeting of Members

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 2

On Monday night last a meeting of the Singleton. Coursing Club was held in the Fire Station. Mr. Allan Smith took the chair, and the attendance of…

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Golf. the A.i.f. at Play

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 7

Over 300 golfers participated in the A.I.F. Servied Cup, a handicap stroke event, played at Kensington. The first pair went away at 7.30…

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Cricket. Marist Bros. V. High School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 7

The Marist Brothers and Maitland High Schools met in the first round of the districts high schools' cricket competition. The match is at a very…

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Lawn Tennis. Gambling and Commercialisation. New York, Feb. 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 7

Officials of the United States Lawn Tennis Association cabled Miss Helen Wills at Cannes to continue to play, after receiving a message from…

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Tennis

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 3

On Saturday last freindly match was played between Fullerton Cove and a team from "Glen Ira" on the former court. Fullerton Cove won by a big margin on…

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Rugby's Price Reduced

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 2

It will be in the nature of a surprise to the motor-world to learn that the price of the "Rugby" motor car is now reduced to £230. When…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 7

Parkville v. Scone, at Parkville Saturday next: Abbott, Monie (2) Ashford (2), Taylor, Ward. Barton Lindsay, Roberts, Worsley, Club…

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Muswellbrook Golf Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 7

The annual meting of members of the Muswellbrook Golf Club was held on Wednesday night last when there was a fair attendance. Officers and…

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Bowls Club v Progress Association

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 6

The Cessnock Bowling Club recently issued a challenge to play the South Cessnock Progress Association at a game of bowls. The…

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'Bus for Wallsend Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 4

Newcombe's char-a-bane will leave Church-street for Wallsend races at 11 a.m. to-morrow (Saturday)…

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Local and General CRICKET

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 2

Mr. Kelk states that he and Mr. T. Abbott are trying to arrange a match for 20th inst., Dungog and Tiligra v. Clarence and Stroud, or…

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Cricket Fixtures for To-morrow

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 3

The flowing players will represent the a Wnderes against Sawyer's Gully on Sawyer's Gully wicket at 2.30 sharp, to-morrow: T. Regan, S. Wilson, A…

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Muswellbrook Golf Club. Annual Meeting. a Successful Year

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Muswellbrook Golf Club took place in Messrs. Swaddling and Maynard's office on Wednesday evening, when…

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Lawn Tennis. Status of Players. London Feb 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 7

In an editorial, the "Daily Herald" says: An absurd pretence is kept up that lawn tennis players whose per formances interest the public…

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