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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1926

3,185 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 58 of 160

Proposed Swimming Baths

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 May 1926 · page 2

At the meeting of the Singleton Chamber of Commerce hold on Monday night it was decided that the public meeting to consider the Municipal…

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Golf at Muswellbrook

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 May 1926 · page 4

A stroko competition was held on the Muswellbrook Golf links on Saturday for a silver cup presented by Mr A. B. Duiffin. There were 20 entries, and the…

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Lawn Tennis Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 May 1926 · page 4

Mr. H. M. Ling presided at a meeting of the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association, in the School of Arts last evening. A…

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Golf. Dr. Cooper Cup

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 May 1926 · page 7

The winner of the second round in the Dr. Cooper Golf Cup competition, played at Denman during the weekend, resulted in Mr. G. Purvis being…

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Football. Soccer. Kurri Games

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 May 1926 · page 5

Two well fought out games were played at Kurri Drill Hall grounds yesterday afternoon. Kurri juniors beat Cessnock Rovers…

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Golf. Amateur Championship. London, May 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 May 1926 · page 5

At Muirfield in the third round Brower (America) beat Turner (New Zealand), 2 and 1, Sinclair beat Major Kennedy (Liphook) 3 and 2…

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Boxing. Feather Weight for Australia. London, May 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 May 1926 · page 5

Teddy Merton, the British feather-weight, left for Australia to-day…

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Football, Tennis, Golf. King's Birthday Attractions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 10

Muswellbrook will see two big tournaments and an important football fixture on King's Birthday. The tennis tournament which opens…

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Port Stephens Rugby Football League

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 3

The following are the fixtures for the season:— June 5th: Clarencetown v Tea Gardens at Clarencetown; Raymond Terrace v…

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Rugby Union

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 7

The following team has been selected to represent Cessnock against the Wanderers at Y.M.C.A. oval, Broad-meadow to-morrow at 3.30 p.m.:—Full…

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Tennis

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 3
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

The Methodist club met and defeated St. Johns Debating. Society on Saturday last on the latter court. The final scores being:- Methodist Club, 7 sets 45 games…

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Football

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 3
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle, Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser, The Maitland Daily Mercury, Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

In the Upper Hunter competition on Saturday last Murrurundi I. were defeated by Aberdeen at Aberdeen by 48 points to nil…

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COURSING. (To the Editor.)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 4

Sir.—It has been a puzzle to me to understand why the popular sport of coursing has not gained a footing in Dungog. I am told thai in years…

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Tennis Teams

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 5

Teams for A. Grade tennis matches to-morrow are as follows. Cessnock: W. Lane, McGregor, H. Tinkler, P. Wells, A. Dietz, N. Welis…

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Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 5

Gowan Brac Tennis Club v Glendon Club on the Glendon Court Mrs. McLeod Miss Lawrie, G. Bell, G. Arnold and Wood Bros…

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