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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1928

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New Cricket Ruling

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 1

Mr. Bruxner has just made a notable contribution to the rules of cricket, according to the Glen Innes "Examiner." Umpiring in a recent match, one…

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Rugby League. Team Invited to England. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 5

A cable message was received this morning by the Now South Wales Rugby League, inviting an Australian team to visit England next year. It…

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Night Tennis. Newcastle ,v Cessnock. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 2

Excellent tennis was witnessed in the exhibition match between New-castle and Cassnock last night, Newcastle were led by J. O'Ryan,…

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Newcastle Races Notes on the Events

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 7

Newcastle will be the gathering place of sports on Saturday, when a six event programme will be run og. The races, in some instances,…

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Cricket. Hunter Association the Final Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 5

The final matches of the Hunter River Cricket Association will be continued on Saturday afternoon. In the first grade Branxton will…

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League Football. Local Club will Join Association

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 1

The adjourned annual meeting of the Muswellbrook Rugby League Football Club was held at the fire station on Wednesday night…

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Rugby League Team for Australia. Embarking on Cathay LONDON, April 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 5

The Rugby League players will embark on the Cathay tomorrow. They are confident of doing equally as well as any…

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Soccer Football. Keen Match Expected at Cessnock, Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 4

A record crowd should flock to Cossnock' Soccer , ground to-morrow afternoon to witriess the State League clash between Cessnock and Aberdnre…

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Inter-district Tennis Cessnock v. Newcastle Result of Exhibition Match

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 9

There was an excellent attendance, and some highly Interesting tennis at the exhibition matches between Newcastle and Cessnock on the local…

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Kilner's Passing. Severe Loss to England. His Cricket Record

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 3

All newspapers pay long tributes to Roy Kilner, the famous Yorkshire and international cricketer, whose death opens the English season on a…

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Golf

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 8

A match played on the Maitland Links between Maitland and Singleton Associates on Wednesday resulted in a win for Maitland by five matches to…

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Boxing. Gillespie Beaten

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 15

At Dunedia (N.Z.), Tommy Griffiths beat Norman Gillespie, featherweight champion of Australia, in a 15—round contest. Gillespie was too…

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Racing 'Broadcasts

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 2

There has been muck discussion among radio listeners in Now South Wales of late as the result of broadcasting station 2BL handing over to…

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Racing Smash

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 15

Three horses fell during the running of the Fourth Divsion Handicap at Kedron Park on Monday afternoon. Approaching the home turn Jule King,…

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Rugby League. Opening of Season

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 9

The Rugby League season will open officially on Wednesday next. At Morpeth Park Central Newcastle will meet Morpeth-East Maitland in…

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Heddon Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 9

The following entries were received last night for Heddon races to be held, next Saturday :- Maiden Handicap, five furlongs…

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Cricket Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 4

A meeting of tho H.R.D. Cricket Association will be held in the West Maitland School of Arts on' Tuesday evening next, when all delegates are…

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Park Tennis Club

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 7

At the annual meeting of the Park Pennis Club office—bearers were elected as follow: Patron, Mr. H. R. Flanders: president,…

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Football by Radio

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 2

Preparations are being made by the Seydney broadcasting station 2BL for the football season which opens to-day. Descriptions of the Rugby League…

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Rugby Union. Team for Dominions. London, April 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 13

The English Rugby Union unanimously accepted an invitation of New Zealand to send a team to new Zealand and New South Wales in 1930…

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