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Sport, 1928

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Cricket. John Bull Shield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 5

The fixtures in the John Bull Shield competition for Thursday next, Anniversary Day, are as follow:-Allyn, River v. Upper Hunter…

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Bellbird Races a Successful Fixture

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 3

Yesterday the Bellbird Race Club held a successful meeting. It was not anticipated that the attendance would be so large, because of the…

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Maitland Races Notes on the Events

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 3

The programme at Maitland, to be run off this Thursday, will be opened by the Novice Handicap. China Moon heads the list. He…

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Gresford Races. Good Entries for

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 5

Good entries have been received for the Grssford races, to be hold on Thursday, January 26. Amongst those entered are: Little Jewel…

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Golf Club. Dr. and Mns. Kennedy Far' Welled

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 7

Members of Maitland Golf Club and associates on Saturday afternoon last tendered a farewell to Dr. and Mrs. D. C. Kennedy. There was…

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John Bull Cricket Anniversary Day Hatches

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 6

The Cessnock John Bull team, com[?] N. Taylor (captain) J. Shakespare, C. Hill, J. Lynch, P. Jokes, P. Cahill, T. Burden, J. Jowett, C. Hall,…

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Championship Tennis Hawkes and Paterson in Sydney. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 2

Patterson and Hawkes, who will take part in the Australian lawn tennis championships, arrived in Sydney today from Melbourne. They will meet…

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Tennis Amateurs Writins for Papers, Embargo Criticised. London, Jan. 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 5

Wallis Myers, writing in the Daily Telegraph," criticises the new player-writer rule, which debars tennis players from writing for…

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Tennis Stars Frenchmen Welcomed in Sydney. To Play in Championships. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 5

The three French tennis champions, Borotra, Brugnon and Boussus arrived at Sydney to-day, and were given a cordial welcome…

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Telegraphic News. Melbourne's Changing Temperatures. Well-known Jockey Penned. French Tennis Stars Arrive. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 2

The terrific heat of the last week in Melbourne, to-day gave place to a cold change, the thermometer dropping to 50 degrees, as against 105…

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Coursing. Cessnock Association's Double Fixture

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 7

The double fixture of the Cessnock Electric Coursing Association, to-morrow (Thursday), Anniversary Day, and an Saturday gives…

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Holiday Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 4

Local cricket enthusiasts will be entered for on the Lorn Park to-morrow (Thursday) by the John Bull shield match between Allyn River…

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Football. Kurri Soccer Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 7

The seventh annual meeting of the Kurri Kurri Senior Soccer Club was hold in the School of Arts' Hall. There was an exceptionally…

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FOOTBALL. . International Rugby. ' LONDON, Jan. 20.'

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 12

In the International rugby matches yesterday England defeated Wales by 8-3 at Twickenham and Scotland defeated France 6-3 at Edinburgh…

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Denman. Swimming

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 16

Swimming has becme very popular in the Hunter River at Donman during the last few weeks. The hot weather, with the mercury ranging…

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Tennis

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 3

The Williamtown Tennis Club played Stockton, Methodists on Saturday and defeated, them by 6 sets 44 games to 2 sets 30 games. Those who upheld the honour of…

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The Swimming Baths

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 2

The swimming baths will be opened temporarily to-day (Thursday) between 6 and 10 a.m. and 5 and 7 p.m., and to-morrow (Friday) and Saturday…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 3

Paris, Monday.—All members of the French team, with the exception of Morere, who has been permanently dropped owing to his rough play at…

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Lawn Tennis

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 3

The three French tennis champions, Borotra, Brugnon, and Boussus, arrived at Sydney on Tuesday, and were given a cordial welcome…

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Swimming. Arne Borg's Great Performance. '

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 15

On Saturday night, at the Domain Baths, In Sydney, Arne' Borg, the Swedish champion, swam one of the finest races of his carer when he…

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