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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1927

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New Zealand Racing. Sensational Disqualification

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 16

Auckland races wore held in splendid weather. The sensation of the day was the disqualification for 12 months of…

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Rugby League. Residential Ban Lifted. London, June 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 11

The Rughy League, by 20 votes to 9, cancelled the agreement with Australia and New Zealand restric[?] the signing on of dominion players…

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Sunday Golf Council Permits Afternoon Play

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 9

The discussion1 which lias been going on for some weeks concerning the desirability of golf being played on Howe Park on Sunday's was finansed at…

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Golf. Irish Championship. London, June 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 11

Dr. MacCormack, of the Hermitage Golf Club, won the Irish native golf championship, defeating in the final H. Cairns, of Port Marnock…

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Racing Smashes. Rosehill and Broken Hill

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 16

Eight horses fell during the running of the Novice Handicap at the South Broken Hill racecourse on Saturday. Four jockeys were taken to…

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Boxing Grime in New York New York

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 10

“Billy" Grime, the Australian triple champion, will make his second' appearance in the United States at the, Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles on June…

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Sunday Tennis Petition Rejected at Stockton

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 6

A petition signed by 1000 citizens, for a poll on the Sunday tennis question, has been rejected by Stockton Council…

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Upper Hunter Tennis. Tournament at Muswell Brook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 5

The second annual Upper Hunter Open Tennis Tournament which opened at Muswellbrook on Saturday last, was brought to a close on…

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Tennis. St. Cloud Tournament. Paris, June 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 13

In the St. Cloud tennis tournament Semi-finals Lacoste boat Spence (South Africa), 6-1, 6-3, 6-2; Tilden beat Cochet, 9-7, 6-3, 6-2…

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French Golf. Englishman Wins Championship. Paris, June 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 13

In the final of the French amateur golf championship of 30 holes, Mollor (Isle of Wight) defeated Bower (America) two up…

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French Golf Championship. Australian's Success. London, June 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 13

In the French Golf Championship, third round, Robert Nettlefold (Australia) beat A. C. Robinson, 4-2. Nettlefold beat Vaux in the fourth…

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Cricket. Australia v Malaya. Singapore, June 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 13

The visiting Australian cricketers played a match against Malaya. The home team scored 108, Andrews taking 7 wickets for 44. Australia…

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Tennis at Cessnock. Visit of Metropolitan Ladies. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 16

A metropolitan ladies tennis foam gave a delightful exhibition at the municipal courts yesterday afternoon. The team comprised Misses Paterson…

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Upper Hunter Tennis Tournament Winners of Championship and Handicap Events

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 8

The second annual Upper Hunter Open Tennis Tournament was concluded late on Thursday afternoon. Following are results of the finals in…

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Lawn Tennis. St. Cloud Championships. More French Wins. Paris. June 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 2

The St. Cloud tennis championships concluded to-day . In the semi-final of the mixed doubles Tilden and Mdile. De Alvarez defeated defeated…

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English Cricket. First Class County Matches. Good Scoring. London, June 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 7

The tenth round of the first-class bounty matches concluded to-day. Middlesex, 428, boat Essex, 181, by an Innings and 102 runs, at Loyton,…

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Cricket. a Drawn Game. New Zealand v Oxford University. London. June 7

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 2

The New Zealanders played a drawn game against Oxford University. In their second innings New Zealand lost six wickets for 214…

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HENDREN 201 N.O. in English County Cricket. (By Cable.) London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 8

Playing for Middlesex against Essex to-day, Hendren, the international cricketer, scored 201 not out…

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International Athletics. a German Win. Berlin, June 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 13

A Berlin message states that in the international athletic contest, Boecher, the German champion beat Baraton, the French champion, in a distance of…

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Football. Rugby League. Maitland Beats Western Suburbs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 June 1927 · page 6

Maitland and Western Suburbs (Newcastle) playing on the Maitland show Ground, on Saturday, in the Mullay Shield and Crawford…

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