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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1929

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Tennis Official Farewelled

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 11

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

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Golf How to Improve

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 1

Things are not always what they seem; and the stroke employed to propel the ball at golf is a swing, although, to many who have…

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Boys' High School Football Referees

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 9

No competition games in Rugby Union have, as yet, been played, but a competition will soon be started. In order to secure strict and…

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Boxing. Pladner v. Genaro. Flyweight Championship Sensation. London, April 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 9

Further details of the fight for the world's flyweight championship, in which Frankie Genaro defeated the holder, Emil Pladner, who was…

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Lawn Tennis Australian in London. London, April 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 13

The Australian tennis player, R. W. Health, has arrived. He hopes to play at Wimbledon…

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Football. Rugby League. Second Series of Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 April 1929 · page 8

The second series of matches in the Mullally Shield and Crawford Cup competition were played on Saturday in fairly warm weather…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 April 1929 · page 4

"Bad Boy" La Salle, who recently arrived from America, had his first bout at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night, when he met Charlie Purely,…

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Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 April 1929 · page 8

The opening Rugby Union games of the season were played on Saturday. In the Earp Shield (First Grade) fixtures, Cooks Hill defeated Maitland,…

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Boxing. Purdy Outpoints La Salle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 April 1929 · page 7

Bobby La Salle, the American welter weight, had his first Australian engagement at Rushcutter Bay Stadium on Saturday night, in…

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Broke Races Kruga Lass Wins Cup

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 April 1929 · page 3

The Broke Hall Racing Club held a meeting on Saturday. Results:— Flying Handicap, 4 furlongs.—S. Unwin's Smiling, 9.12 (Unwin) 1; C. D…

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Cessnock Races. Saturday's Meeting. Success of Favourites

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 April 1929 · page 7

The Cessnock Jockey Club held a meeting on Saturday, the first since January, the cup meeting In february having been abandoned^ on…

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Lawn Tennis. City of Sydney Titles. Crawford and Hopman Win

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 April 1929 · page 8

Brilliant and exciting play was seen on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the City of Sydney singles championships, when J. Crawford…

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Athletics. Roley Bateman in Form

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 April 1929 · page 7

Amateur club's distance runner in Sydney are preparing for important winter fixtures, and on Saturday three races were conducted…

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Football. Rugby League. Australian Selectors

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 8

The Australian selectors for the approaching season are Messrs. A. (Burdon and A. Latta (New South Wales), and Messrs. J. Stephenson…

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Rugby Union Notes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 8

Maitland had its first competition game last Saturday, meeting "Cook's Hill" at Newcastle. The game was last from the word go, and did not…

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Lawn Tennis. Tennis Tournament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 2

On Kia-Ora courts on Thursday next, 25th instant, a mixed doubles sealed handicap tournament will be conducted. A big entry is expected…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 2

Scone 1. went to Muswellbrook in Saturday last, an interesting game ending in favour of the home team by 6 points to 5…

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Cricket Team

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 5

Team to meet Council on Thursday on the South Cessnock wicket: C. Lockard F. Fairhall, A. Ryan, W. Fishburn. T. Brennan. F. Maloney, W…

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Sporting. Football. Saturday's Game

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 2

The football season opened here on Saturday when Muswellbrook and Scone played a practice match, the locals winning by 6 to 5. Coulson and…

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Denman. Opening of Golf Links

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 7

The opening of the Denman golf links took place on Saturday afternoon. There was over fifty golfers, including visitors from…

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