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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1926

3,185 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 35 of 160

Muswellbrook Letter Muswellbrook Football Club. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 April 1926 · page 2

The annual report of the Muswellbrook Football Club states that the 1923 season was the most successful period in its history, financially and…

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Proposed Swimming Baths Petition for Public Meeting. Hon. J. C. White's Generosity. Undertakes to Sink Trial Shaft in Gerald Park

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 1 April 1926 · page 4

A petition before last night's meeting of the Municipal Council asked that a public meeting of all persons interested in the establishment of…

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Cricket Poidevin's Colts

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

Word has been received by Mr. W. S. Kelk anent the visit of Dr. Poindevin's Colts to Dungog to engage Dungog District and Stroud…

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Football. Hunter Rugby League. Annual Meeting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 April 1926 · page 4

District meeting [?] District Rugby Football League was held in Miss Edwards' rooms on Tuesday when there wa a fair…

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Boxing. Thurbon Defeats Jones

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 April 1926 · page 15

Although the title was not involved there was a large attendance to witness the match between Billy Jones and Bill Thurbon at the…

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Cricket Ground in Dispute

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 April 1926 · page 6

At, a meeting of the Bathurst. Cricket Association on Tuesday, night there was a clash between St. Stanilaus College and the Masonic Lodge for the use of…

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Racing Sensation. Objection to Lincolnshire Winner. London, March 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 April 1926 · page 7

The "Daily Express" says that a racing sensationn threatened at the week-end in connection with King of Club's win in the Lincolnshire…

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Maitland Golf Club. Opening of Season. a Year of Progress

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 April 1926 · page 7

Looking at the weather on Saturday afternoon, and then making an observation of the numbers of people at the opening of the season on the…

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Test Cricket Kelleway's Omission. Clem Hill Explains. LONDON, March 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 April 1926 · page 5

Clem Hill, in his fourth article, explains that Kelleway's, omission is due solely to the fact that he is weak slip field. "The fact is that…

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Boxing. Brock Defeats Eagel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 April 1926 · page 7

At the Brisbane Stadium, Fred Brock defeated George Eagel, the latter retiring in the sixteenth round. Eagel was a two to one favourite, but…

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The Proposed Swimming Baths

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 April 1926 · page 8

The proposal to establish swimming baths in Muswellbrook has the hearty support of leading residents and a public meeting will soon be held to…

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Football. Rugyby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 April 1926 · page 5

A Rugby League football meeting will he held at Parker's rooms, Cessnock on Wednesday next, at 7.30 p.m. The business before the meeting will…

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Sporting Notes by "Bullfrog." Ellalong Racing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 April 1926 · page 3

Dickens was in good form at Ellalong two-day meeting. On Saturday he won the Welter Handicap, starting favorite at 2, to 1. On the…

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Football. South Maitland Soccer. Saturday's Fixtures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 April 1926 · page 2

The following is the draw of the first round of competition matches of the South Maitland Soccer Association:…

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Local and General St. John's Tennis Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 April 1926 · page 4

A special meeting of St. John's Parish Tennis Club will be held in the Catholic Hall, on Thursday evening at 7.45 o'clock…

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Wallsend Races Monday's Events. Weanbah's Failure

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 April 1926 · page 7

Weanbah gave punters a severe shock at Wallsend races on Monday when the Easter meeting was concluded in the presence of a large…

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Swimming Baths

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1926 · page 4

A deputation from the Maitland District Teachers' Association was to have waited upon the West Maitland Municipal Council last evening…

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Golf Ball

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1926 · page 4

A meeting of the golf ball committee will be held in the East Maitland Literary Institute, on Thursday evening, at 7 o'clock. A lecture by…

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Maitland Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1926 · page 5

In view of the fact that Maitland races had to be abundoned on account of the floods, the A.J.C. has granted the club permission to race on July 17…

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Pokolbin Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1926 · page 5

Po[?]olbin races will be held on April 17, when £100 in prize-money will be distributed Entries close on April 10…

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