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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1928

4,057 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 67 of 203

Maitland Golf Club Ball

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 May 1928 · page 4

The members and associates of the Maitland Golf Club, at a meeting last evening, selected Tuesday, June 19, as the date for their annual ball…

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Light for Football Grounds

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 May 1928 · page 4

The Morpeth-East Maitland Football Club has, with the sanction of the Morpeth Municipal Council, installed electric light on the park…

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Bowls. New Zealanders in England. London, April 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 May 1928 · page 7

The New Zealand bowlers' touring team, in its first match, lost to the Isle of Wight by 102 to 132. A. J. Parker's and J. A. Doherty's…

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The Cricket Dispute. To The Editor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 May 1928 · page 7

Sir,—In your report of the meeting of Northern Division Club which appeared in Saturday's issue, are some misstatements and misrepresentations…

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Duke of York. Will He Partner Brookes at Tennis? London, May 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 May 1928 · page 5

The newspapers are speculating as to whether the Duke of York will appear with Norman Brookes in the men's doubles at Wimbledon…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 May 1928 · page 3

New York, Monday.-Sharkey, of Boston, knocked out Jack Delaney, former light heavyweight champion of the world, in the first round of a…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 May 1928 · page 2

The second and third rounds will be played on Saturday. Players are requested to be ready to start at 2 p.m., or not later than 2.15 p.m. Sickness…

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Football

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 3 May 1928 · page 3

There was a full meeting of members of the Raymond Terrace Football Club last night to reconsider a previous decision that no team would be put into the…

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Boxing. Bouts at Sydney Stadium

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 May 1928 · page 9

In the main 15-rounder at Sydney Stadium last night, Jack Emerson (9.0) and Peter Jackson (8.12) drew, after a good fight…

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Football. Soccer Code

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 May 1928 · page 9

State League fixtures for Saturday are:— Cessnock v. Annandale-Leichhardt, referee, H. Hincks…

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The Cricket Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 May 1928 · page 7

Sir,—I read with great "gusto" the letter of "Enthusiast" wherein he extols the great virtues of Robins Club in encouraging young players, and…

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Cricket. Maitland v. ECCLESTON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 May 1928 · page 9

Maitland Eleven v. Eccleston, at Eccleston, on Monday, May 7, play, to start at 10 a.m.—C. Andrews, K. Mossmann, P. Cummins, L. Moore,…

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Lawn Tennis. Special Meeting of Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 May 1928 · page 4

A special general meeting of the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association was held in the School of Arts last night…

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Football. Soccer. Cessnock v. Annandale. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 May 1928 · page 4

Cessnock Soccer Club has signed on G. Coates, the New Lambton centre-forward, Coates will play against Annandale at Cessnock on Saturday…

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Olympic Games. Australian Tennis Match Against South Africans. Capetown, May 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 May 1928 · page 5

The Australian tennis, players, who are on route to Amsterdam to take part in the Olympic Games, played against South Africa…

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Athletics

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 May 1928 · page 3

Lindsay McFadden, son of Mr Dave McFadden, relieving manager of the Royal Exchange branch of the Bank of Now South Wales, Sydney, and…

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Football. Rugby League. To-morrow's Games

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 7

Maitland United senior and reserve teams clash with Northern Suburbs at the Newcastle Show Ground to-morrow, in the Mullaly Shield…

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Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 9

The following players will meet Hamilton, Ladies, at Hamilton, on Monday (May Day). The game will commence at 2 p.m. sharp. Cars…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 5

Maitland Under 18 Grade v Adamstown at Adamstown, at 2 p.m.:—Northy, T. Coulton, M. Kennedy, H. Brown, D. Byrnes, L. Kalderden, J…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 5

South Maitland Railway's loco shed v Workshops on Marist Bros, wicket at 2 p.m. on Saturday. K. Marsh, R. Underwood, R. Franklin, G. Crawford,…

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