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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1930

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Lawn Tennis Maitland Association. Adjourned Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 2

The adjourned annual meeting of the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association was held at the School of Arts, West Maitland, last evening…

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Sunday Cricket Clayton's v. Town Team

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

At East End oval on Sunday, ton's team will try conclusions with the Town team. All players must be on the ground at 1.15. Game starts…

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Cessnock Cricket Fixtures for To-morrow

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

The last round of the premiership matches will be commenced to-morrow (saturday). The fixtures are:- "A" GRADE…

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Races Abandoned. "District Too Poor." Dubbo

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 6

At a meeting of graziers and country residents this morning it was decided to abandon the annual race meeting and social reunion…

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Cricket. Hunter District Games. T0-morrows Play

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 2

The Hunter River District Cricket Association's competitions will be continued to-morrow, when the first and second grade matches, begun…

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Sporting Turf Rosehill Races. Acceptances for To-Morrow

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 10

Following are acceptances for Rosehill races to-morrow:— Maiden Hurdle, about 2 miles.— Chromium 10.0, Dalesman 9.12, Nina…

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Boxing. Forbes Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 9

The opening fights took place in the Forbes new Stadium last night. Jerry Hoslor, of Forbos, knocked out Mick Forder of Sydney, in the seventh…

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Law Tennis Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 6

The Maitland Lawn Tennis Association invites entries for a mixed doubles sealed handicap tournament, to be held on March 15 and 22. Entries…

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St Peter's Tennis Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 6

A meeting of St. Peter's Teunis Club will be held in St. Peter's parish Hall, East Maitland, on thursday, 27th inst., at 8 o'clock. Members and…

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Cricket. M.c.c. Tour. Fourth Test

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 9

The fourth test between the M.C.C. team and New Zealand commenced at Eden Park, Auckland in fine but threatening weather. Two light…

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Boxing. Edwards Defeated

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 7

"Billy" Edwards, of Newcastle, who recently defeated Billy Harms, did not last long when opposed to Ted Monson, at the Sydney Stadium…

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Maitland Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 5

Astounder has been allotted 8.9 in the Maiden Handicap for Maitland races on Saturday next. The horse's name appears wrongly in the list of…

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Rugby League Team Back in Australia

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 4

After a successful tour of England, members of the Australian Rugby League team passed through Fremantle on Friday on the Hobson's Bay…

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New Cricket Pitch

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 2

The Shire Council has donated £5 towards a new cricket pitch on the park, and Mr. J. P. Easton is advancing the rest of the money for its…

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Golf. Linsley Wins A.i.f. Cup

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 2

R.J. Linsley, of Wollongong, won the play-off of the A.I.F. Cup at Killara on Saturday, defeating A. L. Spooner by five strokes. Linsley went…

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Wallsend Races. a Sweltering Day. Small Fields

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 7

Small fields were the order of the day at Wallsend Jockey Club's meeting on Saturday. The scratching pen was genorously…

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Singleton A. S. C. Third Annual Swimming Carnival. New Baths Records Created

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 3

One of the biggest attendances yet seen at the baths was present on Saturday night to witness the third Annual Swimming Carnival…

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International Rugby. England Beats France. Wine Casks As French Mascots. London. Feb. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 8

England beat France in the inter-national Rugby Union match at Twickenham, by 11 point to 5. The victory may be described as a…

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Hunter River District Cricket Competitions Results of Saturday's Play. W. Moore's Century

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 2

The first matches in the third round of the Hunter District Cricket Associations' first grade competition were completed on Saturday afternoon. The winning teams were Northern Division, Kurri Kurri, and Robins…

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Athletics. State Pentathlon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 7

With a total of 11 points, F. W. O'Brien, on Saturday, retained his title of State Peniathion champion, B. shells, and L. Callow filled the…

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