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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1927

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Rugby League. Maitland United Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 7

The Maitland United Football team is looking forward to a particularly successful season. It hopes to be fielding the strongest team…

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Ellalong Races. Double Barreled Meeting

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 3

The Ellalong Race Club will cater for racegoers on April [?] and 18th. At each day’s racing [?] will be given pri[?]e money. The club’s…

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Newcastle Races Notes By "Bullfrog"

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 7

Racing will be at Newcastle for the week-end. The Novice includes so many good ones that in selecting the winner a…

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Lawn Tennis. Anderson and Crawford Beaten

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 7

At Tamworth J. O. Anderson and J. Crawford were defeated by R. Spencer and Guy Williams, of Barraba, in straight sets, 3-0, 2-6. Spencer and…

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New Cricket Records. Ponsford's Performances

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 5

W H. Ponsford has now added two more cricket records to his already formidable list. His second-wicket partnership of 472 with F. Yeoman's, of…

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Soccer Football Renown Players on Coalfields

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 10

At Kurri, to-morrow afternoon Soceer enthusiasts will be catered for in the shape of a match between the Renown No. 2 team and a…

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Billiard Table Cricket. Restoring the Balance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 6

The problem of correcting the present ascendancy of the bat is discussed in the "National Review" by the Rev. Dr. Edward Lyttelton,…

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Football. England Beats Wales. London, April 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 7

At Broughton, in fine weather, before 7000 people, in the Northern Union, England beat Wales 11-8…

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Sporting Notes Coursing Cessnock Club's Up-to-date Phimpton Sport Should Prove Popular!

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 7

Cesnock Coursing Club, which holds its first meeting on April 30, can boast one of the finest and most up-to-date plumptons in the State…

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Newcastle Races. Selections for To-morrow. Probable Winners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 7

The Novice Handicap, of six furlongs, will set the ball rolling at Newcastle to-morrow. This race includes the be horses of the novice…

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Cricket. Hunter River Association. Finals Start To-morrow

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 7

The Hunter River District Cricket Association will commence the finals of the three grados to-morrow afternoon, in the first grade…

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Municipal Swimming Baths

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 3

The Municipal Council, having been stimulated in action by the munificent gifts of the White family towards the cost of establishing…

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Coursing. Maitland Central Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 5

The Maitland Central Coursing Club will open its season with an all-day programme on Easier Saturday, April 16, The new ground at Rutherford is…

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Bowls. Kurri Green Illuminated

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 9

The Kurri bowling green, which adjoins the now community settlement of Spion Kop, South Kurri, has had added to its equipment nine…

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Manfred. Brilliant Racing Career

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 9

Messrs. Leslie F. Aldridge and D. C. Cudmore, proprietors of the Richmond Park Stud, at which Whittier, St. Anton, and Lucknow are…

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Cessnock Coursing. a Splendid Plumpton. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 4

The Cessnock Coursing Club will hold its opening meeting on 30th inst. The plumpton is a magnificent one…

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BOXING. PAObINO Beats Heeney. New York, April 1

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 7

Paolino, a Spanish heavyweight, defeated Tom Heeney, of New Zealand, in a 10 rounds bout to-night. He is now considered a prominent…

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Fingers' Cut Off. Country Tennis Champion Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 4

Reuben Lehane, who, with his brother, Reginald, won the special doubles championship at the country tennis carnival in Sydney, lost the…

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N.Z. Cricket. "Improved Out of Sight." Armstrong's Opinion. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1927 · page 8

The Melbourne Cricket Club's team, which recently toured New Zealand, arrived in Sydney to-day. Captain W. Armstrong, in an…

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Coursing Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 April 1927 · page 5

The Maitland Central Coursing Club will open its season on Easter Saturday with an all-day monster programme at the Rutherford…

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