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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1926

3,185 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 59 of 160

Sporting. Football

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 2

Scone I. and Aberdeen I. meet on the Park to-morrow (Saturday), and Scone II. journey to Murrurundi…

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Sporting Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 10

Mr. J. O'Neill, hon. secretary Muswellbrook Football Club, has received from the N.S.W. Rugby Football League the amended report of the…

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Ellalong Races

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 3

The programme for Ellalong races, to be held on June 12, appears in another column. There are six races, and prize money of £100…

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Tennis Association Meeting

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

The usual delegate meeting of the Cesssock Tennis Association was held on Wednesday night, when there was a good attendance of…

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Football Next Saturday's Fixtures

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 2

Souths No. 1 v. Souths No. 2. at 2 p.m. Referee, W. Duncan. Norths v. Stroud, at 3.15 p.m. Referee. P. Cox…

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Golf Club Buys Grass Mower

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 1

The long grass on the recreation ground has been playing havoc with golfers' scores, and the club has decided to help the players to return…

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Pokolbin Races a Successful Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 3

Owing to a postponement Pokolbin races were held yesterday. Although the day was an off day, the attendance was beyond the…

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Cricket. Australia v. SOUTH of ENGLAND

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 4

In the above match, the South of England scored 211 in the first innings (Hendren 69 and Chapman 89). Australia leplied with six…

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Tennis. Upper Hunter Open Tennis Tournament. to Be Held at Muswellbrook on June 4, 5, and 7, 1926. Conditions

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 4

1. Committee of Management, consisting of Dr. J. H. Halliday, Messrs. G. F. B. Fitzhardinge, S. G. Bidwell, W. McGoun, H. E. Simpson,…

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Late Sporting. 270 Entries. Upper Hunter Open Tennis Tournament

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 4

A wonderful response has been made by tennis players in connection with the open tennis tournament to be held at Muswellbrook on 4th…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 7

The following team will represent Singleton, v. Maitland, at Maitland, today. 'Bus leaves Messrs Grainger and Falkiner's comer at 1.30 sharp:—Full…

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Boxing. Newcastle Contests

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 15

George Thompson (Newcastle), 12.6 1/4, defeated Harry Gill (Melbourne), 12.10, at the Newcastle Stadium on Saturday night…

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Mailey Bowls Well. London, May 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 13

Kelleway in the "Daily Express" states that Dulecpsinjhi seemed to be set when Richardson scattered his wicket with a ball that came back…

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Boxing. World's Welter-weight Championship Vancouver (B.c.) May 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 12

A Renter message from Scranton, Pennsylvania, states that "Pete" Latzo, of Scranton, won the world's welter-weight boxing championship…

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Lawn Tennis. Mdelle Lenglen's Decision. London, May 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 12

The Paris correspondent of the Australian Press Association says that Mdlle. Lenglen has declined to participate in the Franco-American…

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Cricket. English County Games. London, May 25

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 2

At the close of the day's play in the match between Middlesex and Sussex the scores stood: Middlesex 194, Sussex 280 for 9 (Cook 100)…

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Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 May 1926 · page 6

In the Earp Shield (senior) competition on the Sports Ground No. 2 on Saturday, Surf Club defeated Wanderers 16 to 3, and Kurri Kurri…

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Bowls. Champion Rink

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 May 1926 · page 7

The rink championship of the Hunter Bowling Association was concluded on the West Maitland Park on Saturday afternoon…

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Boxing. Fernandez Beats Siedman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 May 1926 · page 6

Teddy Sledn[?] the recently arrived American featherweight had his first contest in Australia at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday, when he met…

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Golf. the Muirfield Tournament. London, May 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 May 1926 · page 7

In the semi-final of the Amateur Golf Championship at Moirfield, J. Sweetson, American, beat W. Brownlow, and A. Shupson, beat A…

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