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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1927

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Boxing. Newcastle and Sydney Bouts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 15

Jack Roberts, 9.7, and Tommy M'Grath, 9.5, met at the Newcastle Stadium on Saturday night. On Saturday night. On declaring the result a draw Mr. S…

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Speed of Racing Motorists

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 5

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

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Cricket. Hunter Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 5

The last round of the Hunter Cricket Association's first and second grade competitions, were commenced this afternoon. The…

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Rugby Board. Triennial Conferences. London, March 18

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 13

The International Rugby Board has decided to hold an Imperial conference in London at Intervals of at least three years to consider…

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Distance and Weight. Racing Arguments

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

No more fruitful source of argument is there than racing. And possibly there is no other popular subject regarding which so many statements…

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Gloucester. Annual Meeting of Golf Club

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

The Gloucester Golf Club held their annual meeting to a full attendance of members. Before the business commenced, the chairman presented…

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Football. "Kick-into-touch" Rule

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

The Wellington Rugby Union has decided that in view of the visit of a Now Zealand team to South Africa next years all representative matches…

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Lawn Tennis. Federation Meeting. Paris, March 18

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 12

The professional movement is not harming lawn tennis. At the Lawn Tennis Federation meeting, it was felt that the increasing Interest…

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Singleton Golf Links Official Opening at Howe Park

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 6

The Singleton Golf Club, which has transferred from Gowrie to Howe Park, will open the season on the now links this afternoon. The Mayor (Alderman…

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Lawn Tennis. Indoor Championships. New York, March 21

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 3

Borotra and Brugnon drew byes in the first round of the National Indoor Tennis championships. In the second round to-day, Borotra…

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Cricket. Six Ball Over. for Test Matches

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

Delegates to the Australian Board of Cricket Control, at a meeting last night agreed, at the request of the Marylebone Cricket-Club, to six balls…

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Cricket. Hunter Association. Competitions at Interesting Stage

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 3

The last round of the Hunter Cricket Association's first and second grade competitions will be commenced on Saturday, and both are at…

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Big Tennis. J. O. Anderson in Action. Brilliant Play

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 5

J. O. Anderson, one of the leading tennis players in the world to-day, and Jack Crawford, champion junior player of the Commonwealth, were…

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Football Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 March 1927 · page 4

To-morrow (Tuesday) night in Challinor's rooms the North End Football Club will hold a general meeting, commencing at 8 o'clock…

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Boxing. Williams Beats Hannaberry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 March 1927 · page 7

"Yank" Hannaberry, the Albury heavyweight, had his first Ruchcutter Bay Stadium engagement on Saturday night, in opposition to American…

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Bowls. Hunter River District Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 March 1927 · page 7

In the New South Wales Bowling Association's State champion competitions, A. Longworth, of the East Maitland Club, will play A. Froome,…

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Lawn Tennis. Anderson and Crawford. Exhibition Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 March 1927 · page 7

Tennis enthusiasts of the district were given a treat on the courts of the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association on Saturday…

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Letter to the Editor. Lawn Tennis on Maitland Park

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 March 1927 · page 2

Sir,— Re the construction of a temporary enclosure and charging admission to same, on the West Maitland public park. It will be…

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Football. Healthy Newsboys. Saturday's Match. Long Hours and Exposure

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 March 1927 · page 4

Mayfield-Waratah, 1st grade, v. Kurri, April 2, at 3.30. Full back, W. Harris; three-quarters, Lawson, Morley, Braye and Boyd; halves, The average newsboy, may not be immaculate, but he is above the average in health, judging by the outcome of a recent investigation,…

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Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 March 1927 · page 4

Result of Saturday's play in the Dewar's 4-bowls competition:—Harvey and Vineer beat Bisley and J. Lowe, 29-16; Parkinson and Thompson beat…

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