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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1926

3,185 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 41 of 160

Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 5

On the West Maitland Park present boys beat Maris Bros. Old Boys 12 to 6…

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Golf Championship

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 6

London, Thursday.—T. Howard, the Australian golf professional, with rounds of 82 and 77, failed by l2 strokes to qualify in the professional…

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Boxing. Newcastle Contests

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 15

At the Newcastle Stadium on Saturday night a Newcastle v. Coalfields programme was staged. The best contest of the night was…

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Old Boys' Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 4

At a meeting of the Old Boys' Rugby Union Football Club, held in the Soldiers' Club rooms last evening. Mr. J. Crembic presiding, the following…

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Maitland Golf Ball

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 2

At the Town Hall, West Maitland, on Thursday, April 22, the annual Golf Club Ball will be held. Tickets may be obtained from any member of…

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Golf. Maitland Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 7

As a result of the copious rains, the Maitland Clubs course was in splendid condition for the first club competition of the 1926 season, and the…

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Maitland Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 5

The Maitland Jockey Club will hold a race meeting at the Rutherford course on Monday, May 3, when the principal event will be Tattersall's…

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Football. High Schools' Competition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 7

The High Schools' Rugby Union competition commenced yesterday. In the first grade competition Newcastle defeated Maitland High at…

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Motor Racing. Results at Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 14

E. Buck was the dashing figure on Newcastle Speedway on Saturday evening, and he won on every occasion he started. He broke his own…

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Boxing. Calladine Beats Dillon. London, April 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 2

Percy Calladine won the fight with Jack Dillon, the referee stopping the fight in the seventh round…

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Lawn Tennis. the Davis Cup. London, April 11

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 12

It is reported from New York that the completion of the arrangements for the European zone competition in the Davis Cup tennis tournament…

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City Tattersall's Races Selections for To-day

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 5

For City Tattersall 's races at Randwick to-day the "Argus" selects:— Hurdle Race. Les Paddington, Mount Morgan, One for All…

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Lawn Tennis. N.s.w. Championship. Baker Defeats Peach

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 7

The New South Wales championships were continued yesterday. The most important was the match between State champion, N. Peach…

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Solicitor Sentenced. False Pretences Charges. Horse Racing Blamed. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 14

Convicted of two charges of false pretences at Darlinghurst Session to-day, Walter Groom, 47, a solicitor, was sentenced to five years' penal…

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Kelleway. Announces at Cinema Show. Who's Who in English Cricket. London, April 14

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 5

C. E. Kelleway acted as announcer at a cinema trade show in London of a film "Who's Who in Our 1926 Test Team," showing most of England's…

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Test Cricket Kelleway Attacks Hill Douglas' Opinion of Australians. Prices of Admission. What England Will Have to Pay. London, April 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 12

Prices being paid to see the test matches in England are in striking contrast to those in Australia. Lancashire is reserving no seats at Old…

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Boxing. Newcastle Contests

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 April 1926 · page 2

The scheduled twenty-round contest between Vic Funnell, of Sydney, and Tommy Kelly, of Newcastle, terminated early in the fourth round, when Kelly…

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Swimming. Miss Pawley's Sprint

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 April 1926 · page 7

Miss Vera Pawley, at the Domain Baths on Saturday, made an attempt on the Australian 50 yards record held by Miss Fanny Durack since…

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Tennis Championships. No Play To-day. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 April 1926 · page 4

Owing to the rain-soaked condition of the courts, there was no play today in the New South Wales lawn tennis championships…

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Boolaroo Races. Outsiders Score. Punters Fare Badly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 April 1926 · page 7

Punters had by far the worst end of the stick at Boolaroo races on Saturday, among the winners bening two almost "skinners" for the books…

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