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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1928

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Rosedale Races. First Day. Roy Francis Handicap

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 3

Rosedale races were successful in very way on Saturday. There was in extra large, crowd in attendance, and the racing was…

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Boxing. Phil Scot Wins. New York, March 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 7

Phil Scott, the British heavyweight, champion, decisively beat Pierre Charles, the Belgian title holder, in a 10 rounds' contest…

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Letter to the Editor This Cricket Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 8

Sir,-Mr. Dransfield's letter, which appeared in Monday night's paper, contains a number of statements which are not in accordance with…

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Killed by Cricket Ball. Struck Behind the Ear

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 7

Thomas Malinson, while playing cricket at Eastbourne (N.Z.), was struck behind the car by a ball, He continued playing for 20 minutes and…

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Tennis

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 3

On Saturday last 'Glen Ira' were defeated in a match against 'Locks' on their own court. On Saturday next the tennis friends of…

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Cricket

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 3
Also in Singleton Argus

The team to meet Hinton on Seaham ground on Saturday is:—Ralston 2, Andrews 2, Webb, Middleton, Hodges, Hawthorne, W. Foot, Lambley, Newson, S…

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Attractive Cricket Shield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 4

The Johnston Shield; presented by Johnston's Boot Store, for the Hunter River District Cricket Association's third grade competition,…

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Coursing. Saturday's Cessnock Meeting the Draw. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 4

Following is tho draw for tho Cessnock "tin hare" mooting on Saturday afternoon, at 3 p.m. :- ABERMAIN STAKES.-Irene Bell,…

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Cricket Dispute. (To the Editor)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 2

Sir,-In reply to your correspondent of last evening, I wish to state that the secretary of the association Is too well known to me personally,…

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Rugby Footballers. New Zealand Invitation. Why It Was Declined. London, March 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 2

It is stated that the international Rugby Board declined the Now Zealand Invitation after a careful estimate of the playing strenght to send…

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Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 1

Playing in. the Harvey gift competition last night, Allen and Cooper beat Bar and Vineer 103-81, and Curran and Glading beat Bailey and F…

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Skeleton Swimming Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 4

To-morrow (Saturday) night, commencing at 7.30 p.m., a grand swimming carnival will be held to celebrate the opening of the new…

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Goat Racing

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 5

"Cowra Guardian" tells a couple.— The fuss over goat-racing in Sydney brings to mind an incident in the life of Stepper Davis, a noted North…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 2

Scone I. go to Bunnan to-morrow (Sat.), Rouchel make Gundywards, and Muswellbrook will trip to Thornthwaite. Much interest is centred on…

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Tennis Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 4

To-morrow (Saturday) at 3.30 o'clock, a meeting of St. John's Debating Society's Tennis Club will be held in the pavilion, at Lorn Park…

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Football Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 4

The adjourned annual meeting of Maitland United Football Club will be held in Challinor's rooms, on Monday night next, at 7.30. o'clock…

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Cessnock Golf Club

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Cessnock District Golf Club takes place on Monday night, when the report and balance sheet will be presented,…

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Goat Races

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 3

The goat races held at Maitland Showground on Tuesday night did not raise the enthusiasm that was expected. There was only a fair attendance…

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Sporting Racing Fixtures

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 6

[?]eddan, ................. to-morrow [?] .................. to-morrow [?] ...., to-morrow [?] (Cup meeting) March 31 and…

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