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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1930

3,658 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 183

Swimming. Queenslander's Record

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 9

Swimming alone in Melbourne, T. Boast, the Queensland champion, covered 100 yards backstroke in 1-min. 7 4-5secs. thus breaking his…

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Rugby Union. British Tour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 9

The New Zealand Rugby Union has declined an application to broadcast the Saturday matches of the British team during the New Zealand tour on…

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Boxing. Lawson Beats Lewis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 9

In the principal contest at Rushcutter Bay Stadium last night. Kay lawson (9.12½) was declared the winner over Ron Lewis (9.13)…

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Dungog Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 7

Ruby Soult, entered for Dungog races, has been allotted 8.8 in the Malden Handicap and 8.0 in the Novice Handicap…

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Golf. A.i.f. Cup

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 9

There were over 460 entries for the A.I.F. Golf Cup, which was played at the Killara links. The winners were A.L. Spooner and R. J. Linsley, who…

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Lawn Tennis. Davis Cup Team. No Exhibition Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 9

Acting on medical advice the council of the Law Tennis Association of Australia has decided that the Davis Cup team will not play…

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Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 1

The following team will represent Muswellbrook against Singleton No. 1 in the H.R.D.B.A. Pennants match, to be played on the Singleton green:—…

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Swimming Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 4
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

It is announced that a bus will leave the "Mercury" corner at 12.15 p.m., to-morrow (Saturday), for the third annual evening carnival, to…

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Sporting Notes Bellbird Races at Pokolbin Good Racing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 3

The Bellbird Race Cub conducted a race meeting on the Pokolbin racecourse yesterday The meeting was originally set down for the…

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Golf Club

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 2

The attention of all associate members and intending members of Dungog Golf Club is directed to advt. In this issue with reference to a…

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To-morrow's Swimming Carnival

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 8

To-morrow should prove a great day in the annals of swimming for Singleton. Many champions will be here, and arrangements are complete for the…

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The Swimming Club. Valuable Public Institution

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 1

The Muswellbrook Amateur Swimming Club now has a membership of 150, which is considered to be one of the highest in the State. The members…

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Bowls Cessnock Team for Maitland

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 5

The following will [?] battle for Cessnock aga[?] [?] at East Maitland green, to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon:- Mitchell, Hungerford, Thompson,…

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Golf. Hagen and Kirkwood

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 4

Walter Hagen and J. Kirkwood, who are passengers on the Aorangi to Auckland, played an exhibition game on the Suva links on Thursday…

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Cricket Match Transferred

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 5

The third grade fixture between West Maitland Railways and Weston, which was set down for Heddon Greta wicket, has been transferred to…

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Swimming. Women's World Record. London, Fe. 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 6

At The Hague, the Dutch swimmer, Miss Braun, created a women's world record of 5m, 84 3-5s for 100 a metres free style…

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Cricket, Aviation The Turf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 5

C. V. GRIMMETT (Sth. Aust.), who is to be Australia's slow bowler in the Test matches. J. Willard,…

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Cricket Chatter Kitchener "C" Graders

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 3

The series commencing on Saturday concludes the point score for "C" grads premiership of 1929-30 season. The above club has pride of place to…

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School Sport Trades School Cricket

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 4

The "House" Competition of the Cessnock Trades School entered the third round on Wednesday. The matches began late and the…

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