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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1927

3,349 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 52 of 168

British Golf. Australian Contesting Amateur Championship. London. May 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 2

Among the 197 entrants for the amateur golf championship at Hoylake on May 23, are the Australians, Len and Robert Nettlefold in opposite…

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Racing Sensation. Why Is Bailie Debarred? Cannot Train at Rosehill. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 5

Theo. Marks, Chairman of the Rosehill Racing Club. when asked, to-day for further details concerning the trouble with Bailie, the…

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Rugby League Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 4

A meeting of all C grade Rugby League footballers will be held in Miss Edwards' rooms to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, at 8 o'clock. The…

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Football Rugby League. Maitland Beaten by East Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 7

East Newcastle, after being a point behind at the interval, beat Maitland, on the Maitland Show. Ground on Saturday, in the Newcastle Rugby…

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Boxing. Cessnock Tournament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 7

At the Strand Theatre, Cessnock, the first bouts of the boxing tournamens were decided. Results: 8,6 Division.-Tommy Sneddon v…

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Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 4

N.S.W. v. QUEENSLAND. CRAWFORD DEFEATS O'HARA WOOD. The Interstate Lawn Tennis matches between N.S.W. and Victoria were concluded at the White City courts…

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Cricket Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 4

That the past season did much to bring the Hunter River and Cessnock Cricket Associations and their players closer together, was stated…

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Boxing. Squires Beats Cook. Capetown, May 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 5

[?] 12st 7 beat George Cook (Australia), 13st 6 on points in a fifteen round bout. The South African gave a stirring display, and…

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Football Casualties Accidents at Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 2

John Finely, aged 15 years. living at Estellville, fall while playing football at Hamilton on Saturday afternoon, ans sustained a fractured…

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Cricket. Hunter River Association. Presentation of Trophies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 2

The presentation of trophies won in the Hunter River District Cricket Association's competitions in the season just ended, was made at a…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 4

Los Angeles, Saturday.—In an interview, with the Australian Press Association Billy Grime said in Snell he met a rugged lightweight in his first…

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Football

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 2
Also in The Scone Advocate

The following is the team for Stroud at Gloucester on Saturday 21st inst.:— J. Pritchell, S. Hargense, C…

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Expensive Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 6

A novel situation has arisen on the Griffith golf links, where crows have developed a passion for golf balls, and an uncanny habit of suddenly…

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Saturday's Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 2

A mixed foursomes competition will tako placc on the Muswellbrook links on Saturday next. An invitation has been received by…

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The Colonel's Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 3

Sir Harold J. Reckitt, at the festival dinner of the Commercial Travellers-Benevolent Institution in London, told of a new York golfing colonel who…

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Rugby League. Cessnock v Kurri

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 4

Kurri Kurri defeated Cessnock C grade on the Cessnock Showground on Saturday by 11 to 3. The teams were made up as follows…

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Dungog Races

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 3

The Dungog Club held a successful day's racing on Saturday last. Royal won a double, the Flying and Handicap, starting at 2's in the…

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Football. Soccer News

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 2

On Saturday last the local club travelled to Murrurutidi and played the Murrurundi Soccer team. There was a fair attendance present and fine weather…

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Praise for Golf. Mr. Bruce's Eulogy

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 6

The opening of the fine new links at Dormie House of the Victorian club, at Cheltenham on Saturday, was the occasion of a eulogy of golf by the Prime…

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