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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1928

4,057 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 203

Killed Instantly Hurled From Racing Car./ Queensland Smash

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 10

A tragedy. marred a motor cycle carnival at Deacon, Queensland. During the luncheon interval Edgar Hanlon, 33, single, of Brisbane, one…

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French Tennis Players Cable to Return. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 8

A Paris message states that fierce criticism, which has been levelled against the Lawn Tennis Federation for allowing Borotra, Brugnon, and…

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Cricket. to Visit Australia. London, Jan. 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 12

"Plum" Warner,, in a broadcast message to-day, expressed the opinion that for the next English team to visit Australia the following were the…

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Unusual Strike. Cricket Umpires' Ultimatum, Hobart

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 5

An unusual strike occurred to-day, when the members of the Hobart Umpires' Association, announced that they refused to…

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Cricket Allowance Dissatisfaction in Team POll New Zealand

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 4

Some members of the Australian cricket team, which leaves for the New Zealand tour next ,week, are dissatisfied with the stipulation by…

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Motor Racing. Magnificent Prize. Open to All the World. London, February 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 2

Details of Sir Charles Wakefield's motor speed prize, which is open to drivers of all nations, show that in addition to a gold trophy valued at…

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Kia Ora Tennis Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 February 1928 · page 4

The annual meeting of the KiaOra Tennis Club will be hold to-morrow (Tuesday), at 8 p.m., in the West Maitland School of Arts. All…

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Boxing. Payne Too Good for Italian

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 February 1928 · page 2

The contest between "Tiger" Payne and Brune Frattini, at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night, came to an end in the third session…

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Lawn Tennis. Australian Championships Frenchmen Win

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 February 1928 · page 7

In the presence of a record crowd, J. Borotra, of Franco, won the final of the men's, singles championship at the White City courts, Sydney, on…

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Cricket. Cessnock Association. Pine Bowling Perormances

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 February 1928 · page 4

The points, in the Cessnock District Cricket Association's competition now are: Ellalong 27, Cessnock 25, Abermain 18, Wanderers 17, Weston 16…

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Cricket. Hunter Association. Outright Win for Robins

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 February 1928 · page 7

Robins secured an outright win over Marist Brothers on the former club's wicket. Robine had lost five for 128 at the…

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Goat Races. Great Crowd in Sydney. Police Take Names

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 February 1928 · page 2

Coo-ee City carnival, which was opened at the Sydney Sports Ground on Saturday, attracted about 60,000 spectators, the largest night crowd…

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Newcastle Races Bookmakers Have Bad Day Obey Breaks Record

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 February 1928 · page 7

All the winners at Newcastle Jockey Club's meeting on Saturday last were well supported, and many or the bookmakers did not have one…

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SfflELD Cricket. Queenslanders Score Slowly Match Against Victoria

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 February 1928 · page 2

With eight wickets in hand, Queensland is only 120 runs behind Victoria's first innings total in the last Sheffield Shield match of the…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 3

The contest between "Tiger" Payne and Bruno Frattini, at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night, came to an end in the third round, when Frattini…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 3

The following players will represent South Singleton v. Singleton at Howe Park on Saturday next: R. Millard, P. Marshall, L. Dagg, V. Partridge, P…

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Kayuga. Invincible Tennis Club

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 1

The Invincible Tennis Club (Kayuga) held its annual meeting on Friday last, when there was a fair attendance of members. The balance sheet showed a…

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Cricket. Wednesday's Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 7

R. L. Lindsay's team v. High School on Lorn Park to-morrow afternoon:-R. L. Lindsay, sen., W. Johnston, J. M. Proctor, C. Andrews, R. McMillan…

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Cricket Point Score

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 2

Points scored to date by cricket teams in the "A" Grade competition are: Ellalong 27, Cessnock 25, Abermain 18, Wanderers 17. Weston 16,…

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Bowls. Country Carnival. State Champion Neaten

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 7

The fifth annual Country Bowlers' Carnival in Sydney, under the management of the New South Wales Bowling Association, was introduced…

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