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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1928

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Rugby League Football Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1928 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Muswellbrook Rugby League Football Club was held on Wednesday night. Mr. T. P. Dolahenty presided, and a large…

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Maitland Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1928 · page 7

The following entries have been received for the Maitland races, to be held on Saturday, April 14, 1928:-Maiden Handicap, six furlongs…

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Cricket Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1928 · page 4

A meeting of the executive committee of the Hunter District Cricket Association will be held in the School of Arts on Tuesday at 8 p.m. The…

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Football Club Formed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1928 · page 7

At a well-attended meeting of players and enthusiasts, held during the week, it was decided to resuscitate football in Singleton. The election of…

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Football. Matches for April 14. Lawn Tennis Australian Women's Team. Play in Africa. Bloemfontein, April 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1928 · page 7

The following matches have been arranged by the South Maitland British Football Association for the Opening day of the season, April 14. The Australian women's tennis team played their first match to the tour to-day against Natal at Maritzburg. The heat was terrific, and the…

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Wallsend Races Postponed. Wallsend

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

Owing to heavy rain, the opening day of the Wallsend Jockey Club's Easter meeting was postponed until Monday…

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Cricket. John Bull Shield. Match Abandoned

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

Allyn River and Hunter River association were to have met in the John Bull Shield competition on Lorn Park to-day, but rain caused the…

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Lawn Tennis Frenchmen v. Australians. Paris, April 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1928 · page 4

It is expected that Lacoste and Cochet will encounter the Australian Davis Cup players, also Brookes and Hawkes, at the Monte Carlo…

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Muswellbrook Letter Annual Meeting of Golf Club. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1928 · page 2

A large attendance of members was present at the annual meeting of the Muswellbrook Golf Club, held at the Shire Council Chambers. The…

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Cricket. Roy Kilner Dead. Popular Test Player. London, April 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1928 · page 7

The death is announced of Roy kilner, the Yorkshire and all-England cricketer. The death of Roy Kilner has…

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Roy Kilner. Sushine of Cricket. London Paper's Tribute. London, April 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1928 · page 4

Roy Kilner, the well-known cricketer, died of enteric fever, contractor in India while coaching last winter…

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Athletics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1928 · page 7

T. J. Miles, World's champion sprinter, competed at the Underdale sports at the Jubilee Oval, Adelaide. The short grass track had been…

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Boxing. Melbourne Contests

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 April 1928 · page 7

At the Melbourne Stadium on Saturday night. Dick Flinn, 9.10, outpointed Miller Smith, 10.0½, in a ten-round contest. In a twelve-round…

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Gloucester. Football Club Reformed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 April 1928 · page 3

The football club has been reformed and has affiliated with the Upper Manning League competition, and much improved football, is anticipated…

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Lawn Tennis. Presentation of Trophies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 April 1928 · page 5

There was a good attendance on the courts of the Maitland District Lawn Tennis Association this afternoon, when the trophies won at the…

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Football. Brisbane Beats Aboriginal Team

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 April 1928 · page 7

The opening match of the Rugby League season was held on Saturday, when the Brisbane team met a team of aboriginal players from Palm…

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Lawn Tennis. in South Africa. Australian Women's Team. Bloemfontein. April 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 April 1928 · page 7

The second match of the Australian women's lawn tennis tour was played at Bloemfontein against Orange Free State in ideal weather. The…

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Athletics Wonderful Run by Miles

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 April 1928 · page 7

Preliminary heats for the Stawell Easter Gift were run at the 51st annual sports of the stawell Athletic Club, which began on Saturday. A…

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Boxing. N.z. Middleweight Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 April 1928 · page 7

In a professional boxing contest at Greymouth for the New Zealand middleweight championship Harry Casey outpointed Jim Broadfoot…

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Wales Beaten. Trench Win at Rugby. Paris, April 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 April 1928 · page 5

At Colombes, in glorious weather, and before a large crowd, France defeated Wales at Rugby, eight points to three…

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