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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1928

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 3

Roy Kilner, the well-known Yorkshire cricketer, has died of enterie fever, contracted in India while coaching last winter…

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Maitland Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 5

Tho train arrangements in connection with Maitland races to be held on Saturday next at Rutherford are advertised clse where. The…

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Bowls. East Maitland Beats Stockton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 2

Four rinks from the East Maitland Club visited Stockton, and engaged a similar number from that club. East Maitland won by 17 points…

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Bowls. Mow South Wales V Adelaide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 9

The Now South Wales team of touring bowlers defeated Adelalde at Adelaide by 96 to 83…

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A Change of Taste Coursing Dogs Chase Cat

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 3

Four greyhound dogs, mistaking a stray cat for the tin hare, rushed wildly down Cambridge Street, Harris Park, on Monday night, dragging with them…

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Lawn Tennis. Teams for

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 2

At Mary's B grade ladles, East Maitland Park, on No. [?] association court: Misses Hollingsworth Cameron, Rees and Munday…

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Boxing. Paclino-cook Match Proposed. Paris, April 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 5

Strong efforts are being made to match Paolino, the French henvyweight, with George Cook, the Australian, before the latter's departure…

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Rogers Beats Patterson International Tennis. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 2

A message from Monte Carlo says that G. Rogers (England) (caused a sensation when he beat Patterson (Australia) in the Lafesta tournament by…

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Lawn Tennis, New South Wales Beats Queensland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 9

The visiting Queensland hard court tennis team played its last match in Sydney on Wednesday, when it met a team representing the New South…

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Ellalong Races. Bumper Attendance. Good Racing

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 6

The Ellalong Race Club provide excellent programme of six events on the Barraba course on Monday and the meeting attracted a capital…

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Tennis

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 2

Several clubs are having their courts top-dressed, including the Mascots, Marshdale, and Bandon Grove. The Presbyterians had a very…

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Cricket

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 2

The following will represent Marshdale against Clarence Town East, on Saturday next, on Marsh dale wicket: Berry (3), Yates (3)…

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BOXING. Hatton for Leichhardt

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 8

Jack Hatton, the local welterweight crack, gets his chance to-morrow night when he opposes Jimmy Pearce (Newcastle) at Leichhardt Stadium…

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Golf at Scone

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 7

The Scone Golf Club will open its season on Saturday (to-morrow). As is usual at this fixture, a large number of Muswellbrook players will be taking…

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BOWLS Cessnock v. Hamilton

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 8

The following Cessnock rinks will meet Hamilton in the semi-final for State Pennant at East Maitland green to-morrow (Saturday) at 2…

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Eilalong Races

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 7

The race meeting held at Ellalong last Monday was a most successful meeting. The fields were good and the racing excellent…

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Millfield Races

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 7

The first day of Millfield's two-day race meeting will be held to-morrow, and the second day on Monday. The entries for each day…

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Sporting Racing Fixtures

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 6

Maitland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .to-morrow Millfield. . . . tomorrow and Monday. Randwick (final day) .... to-morrow. Cessnock . . . . . . . . . April 18…

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Mascot Tennis Club

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 3

From the annual meeting of the above club many suggestions were made regarding improvements to the courts and surroundings. The main…

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Football. Trial Games

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 5

Trial games will be hold by the Morpeth-East Maitland Football Club to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon. At Morpeth Park at 2.45 p.m…

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