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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1929

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Golf. Summer Programme

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 5

The summer programme of Maitland Golf Club continues each Saturday afternoon. Following are the results in…

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Cricket. Matches at Cessnock. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 4

Although the first wicket partnership realised 102 runs, Cessnock failed to follow up its advantage in the march against Abermain on Saturday…

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Golf. Los Angeles Open Championship. New York, Jan. 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 7

At Los Angeles Armour was first with 68 in the preliminary 18 holes of the Los Angeles open golf championship, in which prizes amounting…

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Cricket. Hunter Association. Sessions Scores 240. Brilliant Batting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 7

One of the most brilliant batting displays seen in Maitland for many years was witnessed on the West Maitland Show Ground on Saturday…

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Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 7

In the previous week a team of ten players visited Bundabah, and defeated the residents and visitors by 40 games to 47…

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Bowls Cessnock Defeats Kurri

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 4

Cessnock recently met and defeated Kurri. Scores:— W. Lees, Beaton, Orr, Ross (Cess.)…

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Gresford Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 5

The annual Cup meeting of the Grosford Race Club will be held on Saturday, January 26, 1920, in aid of the Grosford Park. The first race…

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Sunday Cricket Team Selected

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 4

The following will represent the Business Men against "Bunny" Williams' team at the East End wicket on Sunday next:—…

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Cricket. Smaller Profits in Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 7

Figures presented by Mr. E. E. Bean, honorary treasurer to the Victorian Cricket Association, on Monday night, showed that the profits…

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Sydney Racing Letter. Moorefield Beeting. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 4

Sydney punters always look forward to a meeting at Moorefield, for it is generally here that the horses appear to run to form and it is not very…

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Lawn Tennis Country Carnival. Barraba Again Qualify

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 7

The closing stages of the teams' matches in the country carnival were reached at Rushcutter's Bay on Monday when Barraba, West…

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Cricket DUNGOG v A.I.F.

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 2

The long looked for and much talked of match between Dungog A.'s and the Diggers team eventualed on Saturday When they met last…

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Cricket. Prolific Batsman. F. Cummins' Aggregate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 4

F. Cummins, the Robins batsman, has every chance of scoring over 1000 runs this season. To date Cummins has scored 889 runs in first-grade…

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Late Cricket. N.S. WALES v. South Australia

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 2

N.S. Wales (second innings), 313 (C. Andrews 87, Oldfield 48, Nicholls 29 Cooper 12, Morris 0, sundries 11)…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 2

No. 1 team, to play No. 2 at Singleton on Saturday next:— Ogilvy, Harrison, Kennedy, Gates. Danks, Roberts, Cragg, Doohan…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 3

It was learned definitely on Monday that the Victorian batsman, W. H. Ponsford, would not be able to take part in the fourth Test match, to be…

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Tennis Tournament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 4

A sealed handicap, mixed doubles, tennis tournament, will be held on the association's courts, on Saturday, January 26, at 9 a.m. The trophies…

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Lawn Tennis

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 3

The country tennis carnival was continued at the White City courts yesterday, and the principal attraction was the final of the'men's teams…

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Grave Charge by Coursing Delegate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the National Coursing Club of Victoria on Tuesday, a delegate announced that one of the State's leading slippers…

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Bowls. East Maitland Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 5

A match between the pennant teams and three rinks selected from the rest of the East Maitland Bowling Club will take place on…

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