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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1928

4,057 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 65 of 203

The Cricket Dispute Suspension of Northern A Grade. Club Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1928 · page 9

A largely-attended meeting of Northern Division Cricket Club, presided over by Mr. R. L. Lindsay, was held in the Bolwarra Shire…

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Football. Rugby League. Newcastle Competition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 April 1928 · page 8

The second series of matches in the Mullally. Shield and Crawford Cup competition of the Newcastle Rugby League was played on Saturday…

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Next Coursing Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 April 1928 · page 4

The Maitland Mechanical Coursing Club has decided to hold the next meeting on Monday next, May 7 (May Day), when a big cup…

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Rugby Union. Maitland Beaten

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 April 1928 · page 8

In the first round of the competition, Maitland 1st XV played the Wanderers and were defeated by 11 to 6 after a very fast and even game. The home…

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Hare Coursing Casualties Arouse Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 April 1928 · page 2

"Permission to hold future coursing meetings by the Owners and Trainers' Coursing Company, Ltd., and the Liverpool Coursing Club will…

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Lawn Tennis Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 April 1928 · page 4

A special general meeting of the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association will be held in the School of Arts, on Wednesday, at 7.30 p.m…

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Letter to the Editor. Swimming Maths

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 April 1928 · page 5

Sir,-In Saturday's issue of the Maitland "Mercury," a letter appears under the above heading, signed R. L. Wood. I think all…

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Lawn Tennis Maitland Association Games

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 April 1928 · page 4

Nil Desperandum B grade ladies defeated East Maitland Park, by 4 sets 37 games to 4 sets 3l games. Nil Desperandum C grade ladies…

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Boxing. Leckie Wins Featherweight Title. Dunedin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 April 1928 · page 5

At Dunedin, Johny Leckie outpointed Norman Gillespie, for the featherweight championship of Australasia…

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Heddon Races Lady Hudson Has a Walkover

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 April 1928 · page 7

The Heddon Jockey Club held a meeting on the Heddon Greta course on Saturday, but, although the attendance was larger than at the…

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Big Golf. British Championship. Notable Absentees. London, April 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 April 1928 · page 5

Entries for the open golf championship at Sandwich on May 7, include fourteen from France, ten from America, the chief being Hagen,…

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Goat Racing. Cooee Carnival Cases. Withdrawn by Police. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 April 1928 · page 5

At the Central Summons Court today, 35 charges of having aided and abetted the commission of offences under the Dog and Goat Act were…

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Australians Win Tennis Matches in Rome. Take Singles and Doubles

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 April 1928 · page 5

Gerald Patterson and J. Crawford decisively won the doubles and the singles finals in the lawn Tennis tournament…

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Upper Hunter Rugby League. Muswellbrook Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 7

On Saturday last matches under Rugby League rules were played between teams from Muswellbrook and, Aberdeen, at Muswellbrook…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 3

At the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night Johnny Sullivan (11.0), of Ireland, defeated Tommy M'Innes (10.9), of Scotland on a foul in the tenth…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 2

First round of pairs tournament was played on Saturday. Results:— Stibbard and Coyle (18) beat Cole and Simmons (8), Ogilvy and Roberts…

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Rugby League Football. Splendid Exhibition. by Muswellbrook and Aberdeen Teams

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 1

If we are to judge by the enthusiasm shown on Saturday by players and spectators Rugby League has lost none of its popularity. There was a large attendance of the public when Muswellbrook and Aberdeen combinations took the field and gave a splendid exhibition of the…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 3

A match botween the Waratahs and The Best was played in Sydney on Saturday, resulting in a win for the Waratahs by 28 points to 17…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 2

A meeting of the Upper Hunter Cricket Association was held in Scone on Saturday last, delegates being present from the Muswellbrook,…

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Wound Up. Humane Coursing Society

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 3

An order for the winding up the Humane Coursing Society, Ltd., on the ground that it was unable to pay its debts, was made by Mr…

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