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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1929

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Wallsend Races. Easter Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 7

The following nominations have been received for Wallsend Jockey Club's meeting on Easter Saturday, March 30, and Easter Monday,…

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Melbourne Cricket Club Tournament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 7

Spectators at the Melbourne Cricket Club annual tournament were treated to a fine display of tennis by J. Crawford and H. Hopman in a…

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Lawn Tennis Maitland Association. Mixed Competition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 5

For the mixed good competition of the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association, which will commence early in April, good entries have been…

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Cessnock Cricket List of Fixtures

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 6

Fixtures for Cessnock Cricket Competition for Saturday next are:— "A" Grade Final: Continuation of match East End [?] Cessnock. East…

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Football. Northern Union. London, March 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 7

England beat a combined Irish-Scittish-Welsh team 27-20 in a Rugby League match at Headingley…

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Lawn Tennis. American Indoor Tournament Vancouver, March 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 7

At New York, Borotra defeated Merritt Culter, of New York, 6-1, 6-3, and Hunter defeated Weller Evans, Pricetown, 6-3, 6-2,…

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St. Patrick's Races At Bellbird To-morrow

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 7

Flags will be flying at the Bellbird course to-morrow (Saturday) when a day's races will be run off by the St. Patrick's Day Sports Committee. A…

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Sporting Notes Singleton Races Notes on the Events

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 7

Hampton Plain should be the goods for the Maiden Handicap if he is produced on Saturday. This fellow has a lot of pace aud is a big…

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The Musellbrook Chronicle Friday, March 22, 1929. Local and General. Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 2

The B. grade championship of the Muswellbrook Golf Club last year was won by Mr. D. McGregor, and. not Mr. D. Home, who was the…

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Profits of Cricket Tour. English Share, Over £20,000

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 2

The English share of the profits of the cricket tour Hearing completion is estimated to exceed those of the last tour, which were more than £20,000…

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CRICKET N. S. WALES v. Singleton District. the Selected Teams

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 6

On Saturday next, 30th March, a match will be played on the Howe Park oval, Singleton between the touring State 'team and a team representing…

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Tennis Abroad. Borotra Playing in New York Championship. New York, March 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 4

Borotra entered the semi-final of the national indoor tennis championship ro-day, defeating Gilbert Hall, New York, 10-8, 6-4…

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Speedboat Racing "Miss America 7th" Defeats "Miss England." (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Miami Beach

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 6

"Miss America 7th" to-day defeated "Miss England" in the challenge speedboat race." Major Segrave did not attempt to do…

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Boxing. La Barba Wins Again

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 15

Fidel La. Barba, the American bantamweight, demonstrated that the decision in his favour in his first engagement with South African Willie…

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Courts Opened Bast Maitland Tennis Club

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 14

The East Maitland Park Tennis courts were officially opened for the season on Saturday last by Mr. A. Foster, Mayor of East Maitland, who…

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Appeal Lodged. Against Racing Disqualification. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 16

An appeal was lodged to-day by jockey F. Slattery, and W. Williams, owner of Goonalara, against the six months' disqualification imposed on…

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Football. Carr and Harris. London, March 18

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 12

The Huddersfield Rugby League League Club has issued a statement that the Australians, Carr and Harris, have embarked for Australia…

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Tennis Abroad Florida Bast Championship. Vancouver. March 15

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 12

At Ormond Bench, Florida, Mereur won the Florida Bust championship on Friday, defeating Allison, 1-6, 7-5, 6-8, 8-6, 6-1…

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Lawn Tennis. Melbourne Tournament. Crawford Beaten in Doubles

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 9

J. R. Hawkes and P. O'Hara Wood and J. Crawford and Reed provided the best match of the day at the Melbourne Cricket club tennis…

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Cricket. John Bull Shield. Cessnock V. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 4

In the John Bull Shield competition the following players will represent Cessnock district against Newcastle district at Cessnock on Easter…

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