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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1930

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Sporting Notes From the City. Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 January 1930 · page 6

The various Sheffield Shield matches are attracting a lot of attention, for, on the form displayed by the players, the team to tour England will be…

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Lawn Tennis. Borotra Beats Tilden. Paris, Jan. 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 January 1930 · page 6

In the national covered court championships, Borotra beat Tilden, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1. Wallis Myers, the well-known…

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Lawn Tennis. French Amateur Status. London, Jan 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 January 1930 · page 5

The French Lawn Tennis Association considered protests against visits to India and Japan by French tennis players, handed by Cochet and…

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Dungog Races Jack Rufus the Cup. Successful Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1930 · page 2

Dungog Racing Club held a very successful two-day meeting on Dec. 26 and 27. There was a large attendance each day, ladies being…

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Making His Name Clem Hill in Sydney Cricket

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 January 1930 · page 1

Clem Hill, who has often bowled sensationally in Cessnock, is" making his presence felt among the first-grade cricketers of Sydney…

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Football Third Test a Scoreless Draw England Retains Ashes. London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1930 · page 5

The third test match was played at Swinston to-day, and resulted in a scoreless draw. England therefore retains the ashes…

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Moral Victory Australians in Football Test. Glory to the Tourists. LONDON. Jun. 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 January 1930 · page 5

The northern newspapers are virtually unanimous that the Australians won a moral victory in the Test. Opinions of spectators, including…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 2

The following players will leave by ear at 1 p.m. on Saturday to play Cessnock:— Caudren, Hawkins, Pearson, Doohan,…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 3

Mr Clem Hill, the former left-hand batsman and Australian captain, thinks: the 15 cricketers for the English tour should be-Woodfull (captain),…

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Bowls. Country Week Entries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 7

The number of entries received by the New South Wales Bowline Association for the next country week carnival, to be hold in Sydney from…

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Swimming. Local Swimmers Show Good Progress

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 3

At the municipal baths on Tuesday night the Singleton Amateur Swimming Club held a 200 metres handicap event, which was won by Tommy Elliott, his…

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Fight Over Bowls Two Players Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 1

A fight occurred at the Linwood (N.Z.) Bowling Club's green on Saturday during the progress of one of the games in the club championship…

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Football Australians Had .Moral Victory

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 3

London, Monday.-The northern newspapers are virtually unanimous that the Australians won a moral victory in the Test…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 5

Robins C grade v Gosforth, the Robins Oval K. Farrow, R. A. Dransfield, J. N. Lintott, R. Walsh L. Lintott, R. Stocker, L. Stocker W…

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Cricket. Upper Hunter Association. Competition Points

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 7

Teams are very keenly contesting the first and second grade competitions by the Upper Hunter Cricket Association. In the first grade…

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Shield Cricket. South Australia and New South Wales. Early Collapse. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 5

The match between New South Wales and South Australia commenced to-day on the Sydney Cricket Ground in beautiful weather. The home side…

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Athletics. German Youth to Compete

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 7

Gorhard Empton, a young German protege of Dr. Otto Feltzor will arrive at Sydney by the Orsova on Tuesday next. This 17-year-old athlete…

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Swimming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 7

Singleton Amateur Swimming Club held a 200 metres handicap event in the Municipal Baths on Tuesday night. It was won by Tommy Elliott…

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Cricket

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 2
Also in The Scone Advocate

Following will represent A.I.F. v. Stroud at Stroud on Saturday next, Cars leave at 1 p.m.:—T. Abott, C.T. Abbott, W. Wood, W…

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