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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1929

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Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 5
Also in The Scone Advocate

Foggitt Jones v St. Paul's: Miss Mullard, Miss McArthur. Miss B. Mullard. W. Thompson, J. Gorring, A. Peterson…

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Plumpton Coursing Draw for To-morrow

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 9

Cessnock Coursing Club will conduct its opening meetings of the 1929 season at Cessnock plumpton on Saturday and Monday next. Four stakes…

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Football. Soccer. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 5

Following are the Aberdare Soccer toams for to-morrow: State League, to play Canterbury, at Canterbury: Earle, Honwood, Hill,…

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Football To-morbows Games

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 2

A grade: Muswellbrook V. Quirindi, at Muswellbrook; Scone V. Murrurundi, at Scone; Aberdeen V. Singleton, at Aberdeen. B grade: Singleton V…

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Sporting Turf. Moorefield Races

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 8

Following arc acceptances for the meeting at Moorefield to-morrow:— Hurdle Pace, about 2 miles.—Murray King 11.5, Rearguard 10.8, Honest…

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Lawn Tennis. Maitland District Competitions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 6

Owing to Friday's rain and the consequent sodden nature of many of the courts, conditions were not conducive to good play generally in…

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Rugby League Key's Cup Game. Maitland Well Trounced

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 7

Any chance that Maitland United may have had in taking the Key's Cup away from Kurri Kurri this year was lost beyond all doubt on Saturday, when they were licked to a frazzle by the Kurri Kurri thirteen…

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Bowls. Match Finished in Rain by Candlelight

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 2

There was a peculiar ending to the bowling match, when Katoomba defeated Lithgow in the B. grade section of the Western Pennant by two points…

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Football. Sunday's Match. Coolah Trounced

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 9

Sunday's fixture between Merriwa and Coolah "A" teams resulted in an easy win for Merriwa. The final scores were 19 to nil…

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Boxing, Heeney to Meet Rious. Montreal, May 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 5

Tom Heeney will flight Elzoar Rious the Montroal heavyweight, at the Forum here on may 39, unless the Montreal Boxing Commission…

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Cricket. Don Bradman at Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 8

On Tuesday last the popular international cricketer, Don Bradman, visited Dungog in company with Mr. Israel, representative on the North…

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Golf. Caines Knockout Competition Draw for First Round

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 4

This round is to be played by 37th May. All players who have not played their match or obtained a forfeit from their opponents will be…

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Don Bradmon's Visit Lessons in Cricket

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 3

On Tuesday last, Dungog, was honoured by a visit from Mr. Don Bradman the well-known international cricketer whose name is now…

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Big Golf. Duncan Beats Hagen. Repeats Ryder Cup Victory. London, May 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 5

In the Yorkshire "Evening News" professional golf tournament. at Moortown, Duncan (England) beat Walter Hagen…

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Football. Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1929 · page 8

Morpeth v Maitland United: Half time Scores, 2 all. McMahon kicked a goal for Maitland: and Burg equalised for morpeth…

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Football Rugby League. Maitland v Morpeth Reserve Grade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1929 · page 7

Maitland Reserves met Morpeth East Maitland on the Show ground this afternoon. Teams:…

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Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1929 · page 8

Waratah-Mayfield met Maitland on Lorn Park. There was no score in the first half. Ten minutes after the restart, Maitland scored, but Edwards…

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Boxing. Ryan Outpoints Moylan

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1929 · page 15

For the second time, Danny Ryan, of Victoria, defeated Frank Moylan (Western Australia) at Perth on points in a [?] round bout at Unity…

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Football. Schools' Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1929 · page 9

St. Ethel's bent Marist Brothers on West. Maitland Park yesterday afternoon by 12 joints to 6. Marist Bros, had the heavier team, but the…

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