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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1927

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Bowls. the State Championships

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 March 1927 · page 7

The secretary of the new South Wales bowling Association has been informed that J. Stewart, of Young, will represent the South-Western…

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Maitland Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 March 1927 · page 5

Details of the train arrangements for Maitland races on Saturday appear in our advertising columns. With the dividing of the Maiden…

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Speed of Racing Motorists

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 March 1927 · page 6

In connection with Patrick Plains Shire Council's circular letter asking: for co-operation in amending: the traffic regulation to limit the speed…

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Football. Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 7

A meeting of the Maitland Rugby Union football Club was held in the Returned Soldiers' Club last evening. There was an excellent attendance…

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Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 2

The special challenge match between Jack Lowe and R. Budden resulted in a win for the former by 38-31. BAZ-ANDRONICO ELECTRIC LIGHT…

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Maitland Coursing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 4

The Maitland Central Coursing Club will hold its opening meeting on Easter Saturday, April 16, 1927. The programme appears in our…

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Swimming Baths Proposal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 6

The special committee appointed to inquire into the swimming baths scheme are energetically pursuing their investigations. They visited…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 2

Members and intending members are specially requested to make every endeavour to be present at the general meeting of the Scone Football Club, to…

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Golf Club

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 10

The local golf club purchased a six foot lawn mover, which has been [?]…

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BOWLS Kurri Champion Pair

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 10

Messrs. Oakes and Ray (Kurri), on Saturday afternoon and evening, at East Maitland rink, beat Messrs. Geary and Moss (Singleton) by 17…

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Paterson Tennis Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 4

A special general meeting of the Paterson Tennis Club will be held in the School of Arts on Wednesday evening next at 8 o'clock. As the…

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Bowls. Antiquity of the Game

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 6

Historians say that the oldest of our British out-of-door games is bowls (says the London "Daily Telegraph") Wheather Thomas a [?]…

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Hare Coursing For Cessnock Greyhounds in Training

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 5

A fair number of greyhounds have found their way into town recently. No less than seven have arrived [?] this last couple of months from Mr…

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Scone Golf Club. Annual Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 8

The annual meeting of members of the Scone Golf Club was held in Surman's Rooms on Thursday last under the presidency of Mr. E. J. Sherwood…

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Ellalong Races Two Day Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 10

The Master meeting of the Ellalong race Club is always on attraction looked forward to. This year's meeting will be held on Saturday and…

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Mr. Underhill's Visit Impressions of Local Racing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 5

An interesting visitor to the Pokolbin Cup meeting last Saturday was Mr, J. Underhill, secretary of the Associated Racing Clubs in Sydney…

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Cricket. the Hunter Competitions. Keen Games Anticipated

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 7

To-morrow the last round of the Hunter Cricket Association's competitions will be commenced. The position in both the first and second…

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Swimming Baths' Scheme. Many Difficulties to Meet. Expert to be Called to Advise Council. the Municipal Council on Wednesday Decided to Seek the Services of an Expert to Advise Generally Regarding a Water Supply for the Baths' Scheme

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 1

The council's special committee which has been dealing with the proposal submitted the following report:— Meetings of the special committee…

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Cricket

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 14

The final between Gloucester River and Craven is being gradually played out .Rain has caused two postponements already…

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Swimming. a Long Swim

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 9

Andre Majerszky, a mechanic on the railway staff, has put up a district record in swimming from Wingham to Taree, a "distance of 12. miles…

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