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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1929

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Football. Rugby League. Changes in Rules

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 May 1929 · page 7

Rugby League authorities in Australia accept any amendments to the rules made by the English Rugby League. Therefore, changes notified…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 May 1929 · page 3

In the Singleton Club's Single Championship semi-final, W. G. Bailey defeated Gates 25. to 24. Following players are selected to…

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Injured at Golf

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 May 1929 · page 2

Dr. R. S. Scott, of Greta, had a painful experience during a game of golf on Saturday afternoon. While attempting a drive he sent the ball…

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Bowls. Lowlands V. East Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 May 1929 · page 7

The inter-district game between Lowlands (Newcastle district) and East Maitland (Hunter River district) has been definitely fixed for…

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Rugby Union. Can Maitland Hold Cook's Hill ?

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 May 1929 · page 7

Football enthusiasts will be treated to a feast of high-class football next Saturday when Maitland clashes with Cook's Hill on Lorn Park…

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Golf How to Improve. the Spoon Shot

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 May 1929 · page 7

The spoon is a wooden, club, and generally has a brass sols or bottom plate. It has more left then the brassie. and is usually shorter in the shaft…

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Tennis

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 3

The following are selected to play Boronia at Raymond Terrace on Saturday:—Misses Smith, Agnew and Pogonoski. Messrs. Reid, Brown and Hill…

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Football

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 3

Raymond Terrace ten-sevs. and, Clarence town played a competition game on the Market Reserve on Saturday, when Terrace won by 9 to 2. The game was a very…

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Bowls. West Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 9

Owing to the shorter afternoons and darkness setting in earlier, the West Maitland Bowling Club, for the comfort and convenience of…

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Rugby Union. Queensland Beaten

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 9

At University oval, on Wednesday afternoon, a metropolitan fifteen beat Queensland by 42 points to 25. The visitors played quite as well…

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Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 6

Le Gaz No. 1 C grade v Vauxhall No. 2, on Vauxhall court: Miss McLeod, Miss Butler, Miss Hormann, R. Harcpourt, A. Butler, B. Rawlings…

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Boxing. Wells Knocked Out

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 9

Jimmy Allen (9-12) knocked out "Dealer" Wells (10-3) in the fifth of a scheduled 15 rounds contest at Rushcutter Bay Stadium last night…

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Rugby League. Inter-district Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 9

All competitions, with the exception of the Paton Cup Competition, will be deferred on Saturday on account of the inter-district match…

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Maitland United Football Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 6

An important general meeting of the Maitland United Rugby League Football Club will be held on the Park, on Sunday morning, at 10.30…

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Football. Soccer. State League Games

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 6

Cessnock State League Soccer team to play Granville, at Granville, on Saturday is: Austin, Hodge, Thompson, Green, Taylor Hardon,…

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Lawn Tennis. French Championships. Paris, May 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 7

In the French lawn tennis championships, in the third round of the men's doubles, Tilden and Hunter (America) defeated E. Borotra and…

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Horton Smith Wins St. Cloud Golf Championship. Paris, May 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 7

The St. Cloud golf championship was won by the young American, Horton Smith, Boomer was next with 278, Cotton 283, Sarazen 285 and…

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Football. Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 2

Two Maitland district players did well at the Country Week carnival in Sydney on Wednesday. Jack Bowe, the Morpeth-East Maitland front row man…

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Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 2

Maitland 1st grade v Cook's Hill, on the Lorn Park, to-morrow, at 3.15 p.m.—Wright, Fry, Tegg. Colman, Bailey, Steele, Evans, Crittenden…

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Golf

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 7

Miss Laurel Shearer, of Maison Dieu, won Mrs Clifs trophy, presented for the eclectic competition, pluyed on the Howe Park golf links on Wednesday…

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