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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1929

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Betting at Races Estimate of £2,000,000

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 1

Totalisator investments at the A.J.C. Autumn Meeting amounted to £209,040 for the four days. A leading Sydney bookmaker, who is a recognised turf…

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Cricket. the English Tour. Profit in Melbourne Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 7

The two Test matches played in Melbourne, and the two games between England and Victoria, yielded £36,106 after all local expenses had…

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Cricket Seaham v THORNTON

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 11 April 1929 · page 2

On Saturday last, April 6th, Seaham has an easy win against the leading team : No. 1 division, (Thornton). Seaham batting first put up a total of 9 for 197…

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Cricket. Hunter River Association. Executive Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 April 1929 · page 2

"I was disgusted that no representative of the West Maitland Municipal Council was present at the official dinner on the Show Ground on…

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Football. Rugby League. Official Opening of Season

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 7

The official opening of the League season will take place to-morrow, when the opening games of the Maitland district will be: Morpeth-East…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 8

In the final of pairs in the Singleton Bowling Carnival, Wallace and Oakes (Cessnock) defeated Leckie and Owness (Wickham) 25 to 24…

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Golf

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 8

The golf season will be opened on the local links to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon. Our Muswellbrook contemporary remarks that the local club,…

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Cricket

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 2
Also in The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder, The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder

Team to represent Tiligra v. Dungog at Dungog on Saturday next A. and I. Cameron, R. Yates, J. Newell. W. H., G. and R. Fisher…

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Bowls. Queenslanders at Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 7

At Hamilton green on Thursday, afternoon, the four-rink test match, Newcastle v Queensland, was played, and resulted in a win for Newcastle…

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Sporting. Lawn Tennis

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Scone and District Lawn Tennis Association is convened for Tuesday night next, in Surman's Rooms, commencing at 7.30…

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Plumpton Coursing Opening of Cessnock Season

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 9

The opening of the 1929 season on the Cessnock Coursing Club's Plumpton will take place on Saturday, May 4…

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Cessnock Coursing Draw for To-morrow

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 9

Following is the draw for the Cessnock Electric Coursing Associations [?]ting to be held to-morrow…

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Local and General Durham Rugby League

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above will be held at the School of Arts, Dungog on Monday night next at 8 o'clock. See advt…

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Naming a Tennis Club

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 10

At this week's meeting of the council, before the minutes were adopted, Ald. Bassingthwaighte said the tennis courts in Brook-street had been…

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Saturday's Cricket Final

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 2

The continuation of the final between Dungog A.'s and the A.I.F. cricket teams will take place on Victoria Park on Saturday next when…

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Tennis Official Farewelled. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 4

The man who evolved the idea of a Northumberland Tennis Council. Mr. S. K. Morrison, was farewelled by Cessnock Tennis Association last…

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Bellbird Races Notes on Monday's Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 7

The nomination received for Bellbird races, to be held on Monday next, are fairly good, with the exception of one event. The best of…

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Cricket. John Bull Shield. Final Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 7

On Saturday next there will be a John Bull Shield fixture, on the Maitland Show, Ground. Hunter River is set down to play Upper Hunter, the…

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