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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1928

4,057 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 203

Football. Rugby League Gallagher Unavailable for Australia. London, April 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 9

Frank Gailagher, the Leeds forward, is unable to go to Australia with the Rugby League team, owning to business reasons. A substitute will…

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Rugby Union. Brisbane Movement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 9

A move for the resuscitation of Rugby Union football in Brisbane appears to be gaining impetus. Some of the secondary schools are reported…

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Boxing. Melton Beats Green

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 9

At Wellington, N.Z., Rilly Melton knocked out Jack Green early in the second round. At Dunedin Leckie, the New…

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Golf. Cessnock Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 2

There was a large attendance at the Cessnock links on Saturday when the club season for 1928 was officially opened. In addition to a…

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Lawn Tennis Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 9

About 20 delegates were present at the annual meeting of the Singleton and District Lawn Tennis Association. The president (Mr. F. McCrae)…

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Cricket. Northern to Approach Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 4

A meeting or the Northern Division Cricket Club was held last evening to deal with the trouble that has arisen between the club and the…

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English Cricket. Selecting Team for West Indies, London, April 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 4

Mr. "Plum" Warner has had to refuse an invitation to join Messrs. Leveson-Gower, Douglas and Gilligan in selecting the team for the tests…

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(By "Sentry.") Tvtr. G. F. WILSON has issued his weights for tho Australian Jockey Club Hurdle Race and tho Australian Jockey Club Steeplechase, to bo run on ■ June 7 nnd 12 respectively. A Sydney horse,- PaJbi, hns the honour o£ being, top-weight in both races, and, as the winner of the last A.J.C. £2000 'chase, and i of the Australian Steeplechase, he is entitled to it. ■

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 3

The financial statement. for the nine month of the South; Australian financial year shows a total revenue of £7,511,221, a net increase compared with…

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Football. Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 7

North End Under 10 team v South Maitland on West Maitland park, on Saturday: J. Andrews. A. Gleeson, J. Breeze. R. Walsh, B. Bull, E…

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Swimming

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 3

Miami (Florida), Monday.—A new world's record for endurance swimming was established yesterday in a pool here by Mrs Lottie Moore Schoemmel,…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 2

Following will represent Singleton against two rinks from Islington, on Singleton green at 2 p.m. on Good Friday: Cooper, M'Grogan, Gates…

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Coursing at Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 4

Mr. Jack Munro, of Mascot Coursing Club, Sydney, has purchased the full equipment of the Humane Coursthe Society (Maitland), Ltd., and…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 2

It is reported on reliable authority that Muswellbrook Club does not purpose taking part in the U.H.F.A. competitions this season, a local competition…

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Sporting. GOLF

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 2

The local Golf Club has secured the services of a professional, who will be in Scone on Wednesday and Thursday of next week. Members desirous of…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 3
Also in The Scone Advocate

The second test match, Australia v. New Zealand, concluded on Tuesday, and resulted in a win for Australia by seven wickets. New Zealand scored…

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Rugby League Pass-outs

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 6

H. Wells played his regular game on Saturday and is one of Kurri most promising juniors…

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Boxing. Tunney-heeney Fight

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 3

London, Tuesday.-Tex Rickard's inquiries on the prospects of staging the Tunney-Heeney fight, in London are so discouraging that if may be taken for…

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Gresford Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 5

It is notified that the races to be held at Gresford have been postponed till a later date…

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Wallsend Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 5

The train arrangement in connection with Wallsend races to be held on Saturday and Monday, April 7 and 9, are advertised elsewhere in…

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