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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1927

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Country Rugby Union Teams

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 May 1927 · page 7

The Country Rugby Union, football teams from Newcastle, Hawkesbury College, New England, North-west districts played return matches on…

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Millfield Races

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 May 1927 · page 3

Hurseowners are reminded that entries close to-morrow (Saturday), at 8 p.m., for the meeting to be hell at Millfield on the following…

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Golf Notes Cessnock Club's Activities

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 May 1927 · page 7

A good afternoon's sport is anticipated at the Cessnock golf links to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon, when the club will stage a choice a…

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Football. Competition Opens Here Tomorrow

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 May 1927 · page 1

Muswellbrook will have its first competition match of the Reason on the showground to-morrow, when the local A team is to try conclusions with…

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The Turf. Racing Days Are Over

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 May 1927 · page 1

Perfect Mirror, owned by Mr. A. B. Bellingliam, will not race any more, and will be retired to the stud at Boxburgh, Perfect Mirror was a strong…

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BOXING All-Weights Touraey Continuation Next Pay

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 May 1927 · page 7

Fight fans are assured of another good night's sport at the Strand next Pay Friday night, when the all weights tourney promoted by Joe…

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Public Affront. Criticism of Coursing. Bathurst Joins in Protest. Bathurst

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 May 1927 · page 4

The Bathurst branch of the National Coursing, Association has decided to co-operate in the united move to protest against the attack on coursing,…

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Lawn Tennis. the City Championships. Kalms Beats Cummings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 May 1927 · page 7

The City of Sydney championships were advanced to the semi-final stage at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday under ideal weather conditions…

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The Football Competition. Fixtures for 1927. A. Grade

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 May 1927 · page 1

May 21: Scone v. Aberdeen, at Scone; Mr. Dolahenty. Murrurundi v. Muswellbrook, at Muswellbrook; Mr. T. Osborne. Denman, a bye…

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English Cricket. New Zealanders Lead. County Games. London, May 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 May 1927 · page 5

Cambridge University continued its first innings against New Zealand to-day; and scored 255 (Seabrook 100 and Dawson 57) Merritt took 4…

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Boxing. Cessnock Tournament

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 15

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. Kalms Beats Schlesinger

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 9

The feature of the play in the semifinals of the city of sydney championships yesterday was the line form shown by F. Kahns, who defeated R…

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Boxing. Squires Beats Cook. Capetown, May. 15

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 12

Johnny Squires 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 Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 13

John Finley, aged 15 years, living at Estellville, fell while playing football at Hamilton on Saturday afternoon, and sustained a fractured…

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Few Ringings In. Coursing Secretary's Reply. to Crown Prosecutor's Strictures

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 9

Replying to the Crown Prosecutor's condemnation of coursing during the hearing of a case at Darlinghurst yesterday, the secretary of the New…

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Attack on Coursing Bathurst Demands Apology. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 8

The Bathurst branch of the National Coursing Association has decided to cooperate in a united move to protest against, the attack,on coursing, which…

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Bound Over. Ringing in at Bathurst. Crown Prosecutor on Coursing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 9

The Crown Prosecutor, Mr. L. J. McKean, addressing the jury at Darlinghurst Sessions in the case in which two men, Thomas Fordham, 32, and…

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Cricket. Hunter River Association. Presentation of Trophies

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 13

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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CRICKET. M.C.C. v. New Zealand. Visitor's Fierce Hitting. London, May 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 12

The New Zealand cricket team continued their match against the M.C.C. at Lords to-day. Scores were: New Zealand, first innings 460…

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Boxing. Williams Outpoints Long

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 May 1927 · page 7

The negro boxer, Charlie Long had has third consecutive engagement at Rushcutter Bay Stadium on Saturday night. Opposed to "Sunny Jim"…

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