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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1928

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"Fight Is On" Coursing Association and A.J.C. Tin Hares on Saturdays

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 5

The Greyhound Coursing Association has announced that in future it will conduct meetings every Saturday afternoon…

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Lawn Tennis. International Matches. Saturday's Postponed Games. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 5

The matches postponed from Saturday last' were played this afternoon on the New South Wales Lawn Tennis ground…

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The Garouba "Mystery." Well Known Racing Mare in the Limelight

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 8

The trouble over what had come to be regarded as the mystery mare, Garouba, has been settled by the police, court. William Russell,…

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Youthful Bill Sykes's Series of Robberies at Cessnock. Lost Proceeds at the Races

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 5

Two boys, aged 15 and 12 respectively, were arrested on Saturday night by Constable Shearer on suspicion of having stolen the sum of…

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Boxing. Breasley Beats Dawson

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 9

At Junee Stadium, Snowy Breasley (11.1), of Junee, beat Eric Dawson (10.2), Bathurst. In the fourth round Dawson was bo groggy that…

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Lawn Tennis. International Games

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 9

Great interest centred in the meeting of J. Crawford and C. Boussus in Sydney on Tuesday. Although the Australian won by…

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Maitland United Football Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Maitland United Football Club will be held in the Soldiers' Club rooms on Sunday morning next, at 10.30…

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Dog Racing. May Be Limited

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 3

With an eye particularly on mechanical hare coursing the Government intends next session to introduce a comprehensive amendment to…

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Lawn Tennis. Kia-ora Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 5

The adjourned annual meeting of the Kia-ora Tennis Club was held in the West Maitland School of Arts. The following officers were elected…

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Bowls. Eales' Shield Competition. East Maitland V. West Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 9

The following players are requested to be present on the former's green on Thursday night, the 23rd instant, for selection against three…

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Athletics. A. P. Robertson Wins Melbourne Thousand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 9

A. P. Robertson (Vic), won the final of the Melbourne Thousand event at the foot-running carnival. The race marked the winner's debut…

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Bowls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 5
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The match arranged between East and West Maitland on the East Maitland green for to-night has been abandoned…

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Tennis

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon next the Raymond Terrace Tennis Club members propose tendering to Miss Rita Morris, a social afternoon prior to her departure from…

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Lawn Tennis

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 3

The postponed international tennis test matches between Australia and France were commenced at the White City courts, Sydney, on Tuesday…

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Lawn Tennis Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 4

The adjourned annual meeting of the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association will bo held in the West Maitland School of Arts on…

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Bowls. Victorians Beaten in New Zealand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 9

The Victorian bowlers were defeated by Wellington (N.Z.) in a rink match, the scores being 112 to 85…

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Maitland Races. Meeting on

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 5

For Maitland races on Saturday next, the energetic secretary (Mr. Allan Anderson) has made the customary convenient train…

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Lawn Tennis. France Wins Australian Test

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 9

By winning two rubbers to one yesterday France emerged easily victorious from the second lawn tennis test against Australia at…

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Cricket. Australian in New Zealand

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 3

The Australian Eleven in New Zealand were treated to a surprise in the match against Wellington. When play ceased on Saturday the scores were:…

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