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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1928

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Vacy Races

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

An advertisement in this issue draws attention to the Vacy races to be held on Saturday, April 21, in aid of the Vacy School of Arts. Entries…

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Sporting Racing Fixtures

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 3

A.J.C. (Doncaster) . . . . . . . . . . . . Saturday Wellsend . . . . . . . . Saturday & Monday. Ellalong . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .April 9. Millfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 14 and 16…

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Tennis. Coalfields Championship. Night Tennis Draws Large Crowds

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 8

Sheer excellence of tennis alone has been responsible for the large attendances that have witnessed the Coalfields Night…

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Cricket. Holiday Matches

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

East Maitland Colts v. the Draughts, at East Maitland, to-morrow.-Colts: J. Meehan, C. Berthold, J. Richards, J. Coote, R. Cook, E…

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BOXING. Hatton Defeats Frayer. Dogged Battle

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 7

Jack Hatton (10.8) gained a points decision over Air Frayer (10.0) at the Strand Stadium last Friday night. Hatton was easily the better boxer…

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Raymond Terrace Football Club

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 1

The Animal meeting of the Football Club was held on Tuesday night in the Council Chambers building. There was a good attendance and Mr. W. Brown,…

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Under Age Football Teams

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

Advertisements in another column draw attention to the teams for under 16 and under 18 years, and players desirous of playing, are asked to…

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Muswellbrook Golf Club. Annual Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 1

The animal meeting of the Muswellbrook Golf Club was held at the Shire Council Chambers last night, Mr. W. R. Nowland (captain) presiding over a…

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Boxing. Crime Beaten New York, April 4

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

Lamne won the decision ever Billy Grimes…

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Cessnock Golf. Season Opens. Record Entry

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 3

Golf, although it has only had an existence of one year in Cessnock, has made rapid progress during that period. At the…

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Football Singleton Club Re-formed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 2

Singleton will play football again after a lapse of a couple of years. A meeting called by Mr Fred Austin, at the request of a large number of…

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Racing Association Formed. Of Local Clubs

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 5

At a meeting on Monday night a Cessnock District Association Racing Club was formed. Clubs represented were Pokolbin, Bellbird. and Rosedale…

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Racing Disqualifications. Explanation Asked For. Cessnock

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

In connection with the disqualification of Roy Francis and connection for six moths at Pokelbin races on Monday, a well-known…

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Boxing. Crime to Meet Deroy. New York. April 3

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

Billy Crime is scheduled to meet Leslie Leroy, featherweight champion of Canada, at Holyoke, Massachusetts, on April 13…

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Lawn Tennis Australian Ladies at Natal. Capetown

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 2

The Australian lady tennis players defeated Natal by five matches to one. Miss Heine (Natal) beat Miss Boyd 6-4 and 6-1, and Miss Akhurst…

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Rugby League Season Commences Kurri Seniors Defeats Western Suburbs in Opening Game

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

The 1928 Rugby League Football season opened on Saturday last, when practice matches, prior to the commencement of the competition,…

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Sporting Notes Wallsend Races Saturday's Events Some Predictions

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 3

The races at wallsend on saturday will commence with the Trial Handicap, over five furlongs. The weights are headed by Brida, who is a good…

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Cricket. Hunter Association Competitions. Robins and Branxton Level

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 8

On Saturday last the Hunter River District Cricket Association's competitions concluded. The finals have now to be played in each grade…

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Association Cricket Cessnock Commences Well Against Ellalong. Hill and Cunningham in Form

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 6

Cessnock, bidders for the A Grade Premiership, made a splendid opening against the leading team, Ellalong, last Saturday…

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Tennis

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 5

Clarence Town Tennis Club had their first match of the season on Saturday week when they suffered defeat at the hands of Mr. Berry's…

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