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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1926

3,185 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 65 of 160

Lawn Tennis. Hard Court Championship. London, June 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 June 1926 · page 5

In the French hard court championships at Paris Gregory beat Obarrio the Argentine champion [?] 6-3; Cochot (France) best Godfree…

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Yorkshire Fails the Australians Lead Grimett Bowls Well. LONDON, June 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 June 1926 · page 5

There was a large attendance at the Bradford Cricket Ground this morning to see the resumption of the match between the Australians and…

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Muswellbrook Golf. B. D. Denver Wins Edinclassie Cup. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 June 1926 · page 5

In the Upper Hunter Golf Tournament at Muswellbrook yesterday, the Edinglassie Cup was won by B. D. Denver, of the Maitland Club. There…

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Golf. Edinglassie Cup Goes to Tournament. A. W. Swaddling in Form

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 June 1926 · page 2

Fifty one entries were received for the tournament, but owing to the wet weather 10 players could not attend. The Edinglassie Cup (presented by…

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Interstate Football. N. S. WALES v. QUEENSLAND. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 June 1926 · page 2

The return League match . between New South Wales and Queensland was played to-day. There were .40,000 spectators present…

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Football SOUTHS No. 1 Defeated at Stroud. Only One Point Separating Three Leading Teams

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1926 · page 2

As a result of Saturday's competition matches, Norths are now level with Souths No, I in the table with seven points each, and Stroud…

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Athletics. New Zealand Team for Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 June 1926 · page 7

The New Zealand Amateur Athletic Council has approved of the following team to represent the Dominion at the Australian…

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Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 June 1926 · page 7

In the Raymond Terrace and district Rugly League competition played on Saturday last, the results were; Raymond Terrace and Kuruan…

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Boxing. Burns Slightly Better

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 June 1926 · page 7

Tom Maguire, who left Newcastle on Monday, has telephoned from Melbourne that Don Burns, the Newcastle boxer, had taken a slight turn…

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Lawn Tennis. Clovelly and Chalgrove

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 June 1926 · page 7

The Clovelly Tennis Club opened its season on Saturday by defeating Chalgrove on the former's court by beganies scores:—…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 June 1926 · page 3

Travelling to sec the world, especially the British Dominions, and incidentally willing to box any amateurs in their respective divisions, four young men from…

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Races Abandoned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 June 1926 · page 5

The Gresford race meeting has been abandoned. The meeting to have been held by the Ellalong Sports Club on June 12…

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Football. North Coast League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 June 1926 · page 7

The annual meeting of too North Coast League, which embraces the area from Kempsey to Dungog, was held at Taree, Mr. E. D. Mooney…

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Cricket in England HySTERICAL Newspaper Comment

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 June 1926 · page 3

Since the Australian cricketers commenced their present English tour most of the home papers have indulged in a great amount of criticism of the…

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Tennis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 June 1926 · page 7
Also in Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser

The open tennis tournament has given an impetus to the game in Muswellbrook, and it is a foregone conclusion that the fixture will…

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Football

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1926 · page 2
Also in The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette

The N. S. Wales team are the champions of the world, since they defeated Queensland both on Saturday and Monday on the first day by 30 lo 17, and on the second…

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A Boxing Tournament

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 11 June 1926 · page 3

The Murrurundi branch of the Railway and Tramway Institute announce by advertisement elsewhere in this issue the holding of a boxing…

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Sporting. Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 June 1926 · page 2

The Australian selectors, Messrs. Collins, Ryder, and Bardsley, have decided upon the following eleven to represent Australia in the first test…

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