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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1927

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Maitland Golf Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 4

Saturday, April 2, has been fixed as the opening day for the Maitland Golf Club, when a large roll-up of members and associates is expected…

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Lawn Tennis Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 4

An executive meeting of the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association was held in the West Maitland School of Arts last night…

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Racing Crash Schneider Strikes Fence

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 2

At the motor cycle sports at Brisbane, W. Schneider crashed into the fence, tearing away ten palings. Rebounding, his machine struck the…

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Football. Morpeth Rugby League Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 7

At an enthusiastic meeting of the Morpeth Rugby League Football, held in the School of Arts, Morpeth, the following officers were…

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Tennis

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 3

Sometime back the Raymond Terrace Hill Club moved in the matter of forming a local Association, and with this end in view a meeting was called for Tuesday…

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Durham Rugby League

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Durham Rugby League will be held at Dungog on Monday, April 4th, at 8 p.m. The clubs intending to…

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Cricket

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 3

The following team representing Seaham will play Terrace Terrace No. 2 at Raymond Terrace on Saturday: failing a No. 2 team, a club team…

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Muswellbrook Golf Club

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 4

It will not be long before the golfing season will be in full swing in Muswellbrook The club will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday evening,…

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Bowls Hunter River Championship

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 4

Further results in connection With he above championships are appealed:— Championship Rink…

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Cricket Team

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 10

The following will represent East End v. Maitland Northern Division, at East End on Sunday next, at 10.30 a.m.: W. Lane, A. Holahan…

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Annual Meeting Lawn Tennis Association

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 9

The annual meeting of the Cessnock Lawn Tennis Association was on Tuesday, night, when Mr. S Morrison resided over a good…

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Boxing. Grime Beats Purdy. Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 5

Last night Billy Grime outpointed Charles Purdy in a 15-round contest. Victory was only obtained by a narrow margin. Grime described…

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Football. Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 11

The election of five vice-presidents for the Newcastle Rugby League was a keen contest. Six candidates were nominated, and Messrs. R…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 7

In the H.R.D.B.A. Pairs Competition, Ist round, Geary and Moss defeated Ferguson and Collins 35. to 9. In the Singles, 2nd round, Moss…

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Boxing. Bantamweight Championship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 11

Stan Thurbon retained the bantamweight championship of Australia, when he defeated Tommy Swift, of Broken Hill, at Leichhardt…

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Lawn Tennis. Methodist Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 7

The Mayor of West Maitland (Aid. Fry), opened the tennis courts of the West Maitland Methodist Club this afternoon, when there was a fair…

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Police Cricket Tourists

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 6

The New South Wales Police cricket team, which will play against the Victorian police, will leave for Melbourne to-morrow (Sunday). The…

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Bowls. New South Welshmen in New Zealand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 11

Four rinks of New South Wales bowlers met Wellington (N.Z.) combined teams, and won by 87-72. In the afternoon, the Visitors met…

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Singleton Golf Club Annual General Meeting

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 5

The annual general meeting of the Singleton Golf Club was held in the Mechanics' Institute on Thursday night. Mr A. B. Shaw (President) occupied…

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Motor Racing. Tasmania to Consider Legislation. Hobart

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 7

The State Cabinet, will shortly consider legislation to prohibit motor racing, unless under permit issued by the Commissioner of Police…

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