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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1927

3,349 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 60 of 168

Coursing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 5

Rabbit coursing will be held at Ciarence Town, to-morrow (Saturday). There will be a £25 stakes…

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Rugby League

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 7

Cessnock reserve grade play Kurri Kurri at home to-morrow afternoon, and hope to register another win The team at present is licing with…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 2
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

Scone juniors to go to Muswellbrook to-morrow (Saturday) cars leaving at 1 o'clock sharp: Monie, Jennison (2), V. Cox, Clark, Keevers, M. Smith, H…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 2

The New Zealanders had an easy win against Sussex. They scored 466 (Lowry 105, Blunt 67, Dempster 57, Page 63, McGirr 31, Dacre 28). Sussex…

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Tennis Notes

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 7

Marshalls gave their best performance of the season against Caledonia, at one stage of the final set appeared to have a winning chance…

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BOXING All Weights Tourney

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 7

The second night of the above tournament: at the Strand Theatre last Friday night provided great entertainment The star item on the…

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Wallsend Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 4

Mr. Harry Newcombe's charabanc will leave the Belmore Corner at 11.30, to-morrow, for Wallsend races…

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Sporting. Racing Fixtures

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 2

Wallsend . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . To-morrow Rosehill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .To-morrow Randwick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 6. Rosedale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 6…

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Sporting. Lawn Tennis

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 2

At the meeting of the Scone and District Lawn Tennis Association, held on 31st tilt., it was decided to hold the. annual tournament on the intervening…

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Boxing. Leo Wax in America

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 7

The well-known Maitland where weight, Leo Wax, has made a name for himself in America, and is regarded as the best Australian, for his…

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Golf. Week-end Competitions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 5

Maitland Golf Club will hold a sealed "Choice Nine Hole" competition to-morrow afternoon on the club's links; and on Monday, King's…

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Exhibition Tennis on

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 7

Arrangements have been made 10 accommodate a large crowd at the municipal courts on Monday, for the exhibition tennis by the Sydney…

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Swimming. Borg Lowers His Own Record. London, June 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 7

At Stockholm to-day Arne Borg awam 400 yards in 4min. 25 3-5secs., beating his own record. According to a return furnished by…

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The Tennis Tournament. Visitors to Be Entertained

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 1

The committee of the Upper Hunter Open Tenuis Tournament will entertain 100 visitors and others taking part in the tournament at the Diggers' jazz…

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Maitland Races. Entries for June 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 7

The following entries have been received for the Maitland races, to be held on Saturday, 11th June, 1927:—The Maiden Handicap; 6 furlongs…

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PRESENTATION. By Cessnock Tennis Association to Worthy Secretary

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

At a quiet ceremony on Monday night. Mr. C. Alderton, secretary Cessnock Tennis Association, was presented with, a case of stainless…

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A Promising Team Thomas-Cousins School of Boxing. Fighters in the Making

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 2

Lads desirous of acquiring a knowledge of the finer points of the "noble art.", plight do worse than join up with the Brotherhood of…

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Football. Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1927 · page 5

Maitland beat Central Newcastle (reserve grade), on the Show Ground by 19 to 5. Humphreys (3), Berthold and Peterson scored tries, Gresham and…

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Boxing. Butcher Outpoints Dwyer

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1927 · page 15

At the Brisbane Stadium on Saturday night, Eddie Butcher. 10.1, outpointed Hughie Dwyer, 10.5, for the welterweight championship of…

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