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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1928

4,057 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 203

Spectators Fight Wild Scene at Boxing Contest. Cairns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 5

A wild scene at the conclusion of a boxing match at Cairns between Jim Dwyer, 13.2, ex-Australian heavy-weight champion, and Leo Brennan…

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Cessnock Races Bellbird Band Will Play

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 4

The Bellbird Brass Band, which won the recent contest but was disqualified for competing with an unregistered player, will dispense…

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Cessnock Races Review of To-morrow's Events. Varralumba the Bet of the Day

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 3

Mile Day, the opening day of the Cessnock Cup meeting, will attract sports to Cessnock to-morrow. The nominations for the six events on the…

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Lawn Tennis. Profit From Australian Championships

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 9

A probable profit of £2500 from the Australian championships was disclosed at the council meeting of the New South Wales Tennis…

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Football. Tour of English League Team. London, Feb. 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 9

The London "Sporting Chronicle" states that the Rugby League, in the forthcoming Australian tour will receive 60 per cent. net of the gate…

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Goat Racing Appeal Against Convictions. Cash for Full Court. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 5

The 35 adjourned summonses against the organiser of the Coo-ee City, Mr. Marie, charging him with having aided and…

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Football. Rugby League. N.s.w. Captain to Coach in Queensland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 7

Officials of the Longreach Rugby League most last night to consider applications for the position of coach for the season of twenty weeks. A…

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Cricket

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 2

Seaham played a drawn game with Thornton on Saturday. Next Saturday is a bye. Seaham will play Vacy at Vacy, in a whole day match, on Saturday. Play…

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Dungog Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 5

Dungog Racing Club will hold its next meeting on February 25. Entries close on saturday next, 18th inst, at 6 p.m…

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Singleton Swimming Club Affiliation with Northern Association

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 2

The President, Mr C. Paterson, presided at a meeting of the Singleton Amateur Swimming Club held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday night…

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Lawn Tennis Frenshmen in Sydney. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 5

This afternoon Brugnon defeated Paterson 4-6, 6-4. Borotra playing Crawford won the first set 7-5…

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Lawn Tennis. Maitland District Association. Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 2

The eighth annual meeting of the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association was held hist evening in the School of Arts. Mr. H. Dransfield…

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Singleton Races. Entries for Wednesday Next

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 7

The following entries have been received for Singleton races on Wednesday, February 22:-Flying Handicap.-MldwinterBay…

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Athletics New Speint Champion

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 3

By defeating Tim Banner (N.S.W.) in the 130 yards championship at the Melbourne motor drome, T. J. Miles (Q.) became the new professional sprint,…

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Cricket

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 6
Also in The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder

During the week-end Vicery's cricket team West Maitland journeyed to Clarence Town and suffered defeat at the hands of the local…

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Rosedale Races

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 7

The Rosedale Racing Club are out with a programme for Monday, March 5. The new secretary, Mr. Bill Brown, says the track is now in…

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Sporting Racing Fixtures

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 6

Cessnock Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . to-morrow Rosehill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to-morrow Pokolbln . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .Feb. 20. Maitland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb 25…

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Cricket Teams

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 10

East End "A" Grade v. Cessnock to-morrow at South Cessnock:—P. J. Ryan (captain), W. Lane, W. Farrell, P. Johns, R. Harden,…

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Cricket Teams

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 8

The following teams have been selected to represent East and West Sides of Vincent Street on Aberdare Park on Sunday next at 1.30 p.m:—…

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