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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1927

3,349 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 32 of 168

The Duke Plays Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 2

The Duke lost little time in putting on flannels after lunch yesterday, Shortly after 2 o'olook he won one of a party of four who spent a…

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Swimming Fatality. Exhausted Rescuer Drowns. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 4

Miss Karlic McDonald, aged 20 years, senior mistress at the Kerang Girls' High School, was drowned in the River Loddon this afternoon,…

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Football. Native-born Soccer Team

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 2

In future, Australian soccer football teams playing internationad fixtures will be all Australian-born. In previous matches there has usually been a…

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Motor Racing Col Seagrave's Record. (By Cable.) Vancouver

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 2

At Dayton Beach, Florida, Colonel Seagrave, the English racing driver, established a world's record of 203.841 miles per hour, for a four ton speedster…

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Cessnock Hare Coursing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 5

The coursing enthusiasts are taking advantage of the pits being idle. They have any amount of time to get their dogs in good condition…

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Muswellbrook Golf Associates

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Muswellbrook Golf Club Associates was held on Wednesday last. The balance-sheet disclosed a credit balance. The annual…

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Ellalong Races

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 8

Entries for Ellalong Race Club two day Easter meeting close on Saturday, April 9. The prize money will br £100 for six events on each day…

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Pokolbin Races

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 8

Entries for the above races, which are to be held on Monday, April 11, close to-morrow, Saturday, at 8 p.m. A programme of sik races is to be…

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Sporting. CRICKET

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 2

Elevens from the Singleton and Upper Hunter, Associations meet on the Scone Park to-morrow (Saturday), the game commencing at 11 a.m. sharp…

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"Excelsior" Tennis Club

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 1

At the annual meeting of the Muswellbrook "Excelsior" Tennis Club, held in Mr. R. Budden's shop on Monday night, the following office-bearers…

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Cessnock Races Notes by "Bullfrog"

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 7

Cessnock will be the rendezvous of sports next. Saturday, when an interesting programme will be negotiated. The six events have filled…

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Snobbery. Indian Cricket Tour. Social Distinctions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 6

Snobbery at certain unnamed social clubs in India has aroused indignation. Mr. Gilligan, who has returned to London from a cricket tour of India,…

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Cessnock District Cricket Association. "A" Grade Final

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 9

The final of this grade, between Ellalong and East End, will be commenced on Saturday, April 9, and will he continued at 10 a.m. on Good…

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Scone Football Club Bright Prospects for Coming Season. Cup Presented Club

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 2

A general meeting of members and intending members of the Scone Football Club was held at Surman's Rooms on Tuesday evening last. There was a…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 6

London, Thursday.—Albert Hall was packed when Bart Molina, French middleweight champion, met Harry Collins, ex-welter and middle weight champion…

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Swimming Baths Proposal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 15

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

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 4

The following team will represent [?] against Quirindi on Saturday, [?]…

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Boxing. Williams Beats Hannaberry

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 15

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

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The Duke Plays Tennis

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 8

The Duke lost little time in putting on flannels after lunch yesterday. Shortly after 2 o'clock he was one of a party of four who spent a…

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Swimming Fatality. Exhausted Rescuer Drowns. Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 1

Miss Karlie McDonald, aged 26 years, senior mistress at the Kerang Girls' High School, was drowned in the River Loddon this afternoon…

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