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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1927

3,349 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 39 of 168

GOLF. Local Club’s Opening Session

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 2

Ideal weather prevailed for the Cessnock Golf Club’s opening of the [?] last Saturday afternoon. Visitors included golfers from [?]…

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FOOTBALL and PROGRESS Combined Meeting at Aberdare

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 6

A combined meeting of the Aberdare Progress Association and the Aberdare Football Club was held on the grounds on the 11th. inst. There…

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Sporting Notes Wallsend Races Notes by "Bullfrog"

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 7

Wallsend will be the attraction to district race goers on Saturday, when racing will open with the Trial Handicap. It is quite possible that…

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Football. Soccer. Renown Team at Cessnook. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 2

Cessnock and the Jack Tars of the Renown provided a good display of soccer at the local ground yesterday afternoon. Cessnock was the…

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Cricket. Premiership Match. East End in Formidable Position

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 3

The result of the opening day’s play [?] the East End-Ellalong match, shows the former team in a formidable position. Ellalong were dismissed for…

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Muswellbrook Golf Club. Successful Opening of 1927 SEASON. 64 Players on Links

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1927 · page 2

Ideal weather conditions prevailed for the opening of the golf season here on Saturday last. There were 64 players on the links, including visitors from…

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Cricket

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 April 1927 · page 4

Bullahdelah and District engaged a local district team on the Clarence Town ground on Saturday. The local team won by 6 runs…

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Durham Rugby League Annual Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 April 1927 · page 5

The annual meeting of the above League was held at the School of Arts on Tuesday night. Mr. C. T. Abbott (President) presided over an…

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Cricket DUNGOG v. Port Stephens District

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 April 1927 · page 6

In ideal cricketing weather the above teams met at Clarence Town on Saturday, April 9th. Port Stephens batted first with…

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Coursing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 5

At Epping racecourse to-night (Saturday) the greyhounds will be let free in an endeavour to chase the elusive dummy hare set on its journey by the…

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Proposed Swimming Baths

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 2

At a special meeting of the Municipal Council, a letter was received from the inter-town sports committee asking the council to call a public…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 5

Frank Cummins, of the Robins C.C., Maitland, has had a remarkable season. His, innings of 53 not out on Saturday afternoon against Morpeth gave him…

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Boxing. Saturday Nights Contests

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 15

Instead of the usual 20 round contest at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night, a mixed programme was staged. Two members of the…

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Gresford Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 5

The Gresford race meeting set down for Monday next, April 18, has been postponed. The nodal and dance will be held as advertised in…

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Swimming. Miss Davey Gains Another Title

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 15

Miss E. Davey added another title to her list on Saturday afternoon, when she won the Mile Championship of New South Wales at the…

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Manfred. Brilliant Racing Career

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 15

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

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Cessnock Coursing. a Splendid Plumpton. Cessnook

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 10

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

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Heddon Races. Entries for Next

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 7

The following entries have been received for Heddon races, to be held on Saturday, April 23:— Maiden Handicap; 6 furlongs and…

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Big Prizemoney. the Randwick Meeting. Four Days' Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 2

The added money for the four racing days of the Australian Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting amounts to the large sum of £13,000. Nowhere…

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Latest Sporting Randwick Races Postponed. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 5

Randwick races have been postponed, to a date to be fixed owing, to torrential rain…

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