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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1930

3,658 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 183

Reception at Australia House. Brief Practice at Lords. Fairfax Bowls Woodfull. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) London

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 1

The only absentee wlien Sir Granville Ryrie, High Commissioner, gave a, reception to the cricketers at Australia House was M'Cabe, who is…

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FOOTBALL. Meeting of Upper Hunter Association. MR. G. Rooke Presents Medals for A. AND B. Grade Competitions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 11

A general meeting of the Upper Hunter Football Association was held in Scone. Delegates were present from the Muswellbrook, Aberdeen,…

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Athletics. Nurmi May Visit Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 7

The Secretary of the Victorian Amateur Athletic Association, Mr. H. R. Weir, has applied to the Amateur Athletic Union of Australia for…

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Athletics. Empire V U.S.A. CHICAGO, April 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 4

Fifty-five British athletes from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and Ireland, will come to Chicago, on August [?], following…

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Football. Rugby League. Maitland's Two Wins

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 April 1930 · page 9

By winning in both first and reserve grade games Maitland Rugby League has made a good start for the 1930 season. The team which…

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Bowls. Pennant Semi-final. Singleton Beats Dubbo

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 April 1930 · page 9

The semi-final of the State pennants played on the Waverley green, between Singleton and Dubbo. In the early stage of the game…

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Boxing. Donovan Beats Grime. Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 April 1930 · page 9

At Hawera, Tommy Donovan bout Hilly Grime on a foul midway in the eleventh of a scheduled 15-round bout, Donovan had a slight lead on…

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Cricket. First Grade Final. Scoring Again Slow

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 April 1930 · page 7

Scoring in the first-grade final between Northern Division and Hrauxton, which entered its fourth day to-day, wan still very slow, and the few…

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Lawn Tennis. Northern Country Week. Men's Teams Matches. Wimbledon's Great Win

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 April 1930 · page 4

Brilliant tennis was provided on the Association courts yesterday, when the Northern Country Week carnival was continued. The final of the men's teams competition was won by Wimbledon, which defeated Singleton. after a tense struggle, by four sets 52…

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Mr. Heydon. Cricket Secretary at Singleton. Promoting Game in Country

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 April 1930 · page 6

Mr. H. Heydon, secretary of the New South Wales Cricket Association, met a gathering of singleton cricket enthuisasts, when he imparted some…

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Rugby Union. Season Opens

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 April 1930 · page 2

Maitland seniors, who set up such a brilliant record last season, made an unsuccessful start in the 1930 Rugby Union competition on…

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Lawn Tennis

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 April 1930 · page 2

Brilliant tennis was provided on the Association courts, Maitland, on Friday, when the Northern Country Week carnival was continued…

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Opening of Football Season. Northern District Matches Rugby League Cental Beats Morpeth-east Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 April 1930 · page 2

In the opening round of the Newcastle League competition on Saturday, Central Newcastle played Morpeth-East Maitland, at East…

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Golf the Back Swing

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 April 1930 · page 3

"The act of swinging a golf club embodies a movement of turning the body backwards and forwards, each as important as the other. I will…

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CRICKET. Hunter District Competition First Grade Final

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 April 1930 · page 3

The innings of G. Bell (Northern Division on Saturday in the A grade final between Northern Division and Branxton was a welcome feature of a…

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Lawn Tennis. Northern Country Week. Miss M. Lawrie's Success. Excellent Displays

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 April 1930 · page 8

Further interesting play was seen in one Northern Country Week' tennis carnival on the West Maitland Park on Saturday. Miss Mavis Lawrie, of West Maitland, put up a fine performance by defeating Miss Beryl Beckett, of Cessnock, in the final of the…

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Montreaux Tennis Tournament Crawford Wins Singles Final. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Montreaux

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 April 1930 · page 3

In the tennis tournament Jack Crawford (Australia) defeated Dupleix in the singles final 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3. In the mixed doubles final Crawford…

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Athletics. Batheman and Hesketh Win

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 April 1930 · page 7

Easy victories were registered by R. Bateman, of South Sydney, and the consistent Western Suburbs runner S, R. Hesketh. in their…

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Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 April 1930 · page 6

Rugby Union teams will contest the following on Saturday. A Grade: Wanderers v Maitland, at Maitland, 3.15 p.m., E. Caldewell…

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Charity Cup Rugby

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 April 1930 · page 4

The Rugby League, Charity Cup competition, in aid of the Cessnock District Hospital, was commenced at the Show ground on Sunday afternoon…

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