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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1930

3,658 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 52 of 183

Rugby Union. Maitland v WANDERERS

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1930 · page 8

Play was very willing in the first grade game between Maitland and Wanderers Both teams were in good condition, but Maitland had the best…

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Maitland Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1930 · page 7

The Maitland Jockey Club will conduct a race meeting on Saturday, May 17, in place of that advertised for April 12, which had to be…

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Rugby League, Games at East Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1930 · page 7

Maitland United and Central Newcastle reserves met on Banks-street Reserve, East Maitland, this afternoon. The home team won by 6 to…

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Golf Maitland Club. May Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1930 · page 10

The fifth annual open meeting of the Maitland Golf Club commenced to-day at the Maitland Golf Club, and will be continued on Monday…

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Golf. British Women Beat Americans. London. May 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1930 · page 9

At Sunningdale British women golfers, captained by Miss Molly Courlay, defeated the American Miss Glenna Collett's team. squaring the…

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Football. Rugby League. Maitland United v Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 5

On the Banks-street Reserve, East Maitland, this afternoon, Maitland United A's and the reserve team met representatives from Kurri Kurri…

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Golf

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 3

The first round of the Club Cup was played on Saturday afternoon, and the cards returned have made the event very interesting for the second round,…

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Swimming. Australian Records

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 2

Miss Violet Armstrong and Miss Doris Welch, both of the Sydney Telephone Ladies' Swimmers Club, at Manly bates on Saturday, created…

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Boxing. Andrews Beats Elmour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 2

Tiger Andrews (11.1), of Victoria, beat Dick Elmour (10.10), of Western Australia, on a technical knock-out near the end of the eighth round of a…

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Singleton Races

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 4

Inclement weather conditions prevented a number of people from being present at Singleton Racing Club's meeting on Saturday, and, in the…

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Hurt Playing Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 4

Herbert Brown, aged 13 years, living in Plaistowe-street, Horseshoe Bend, West Maitland, broke his left collarbone whilst playing football on…

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Lawn Tennis. Interstate Hardcourt Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 7

The interstate hard court lawn tennis match between Suburban Lawn Tennis Association players and representatives of the Eastern…

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How to Play Golf (Professional attached to Maitland Golf Club). the Forward Swing

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 4

Having dealt with some points relative to the backward swing last week, and indicated that the top of the swing is a position where the body has…

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Rugby League. Results of Saturday's Games. Maitland Defeated

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 6

Maitland United suffered defeat by 10 points to 5 at East Maitland on Saturday by Central Newcastle, while Northern Suburbs defeated…

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Football Maitland United v. KURRI

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 8

At half-time the score in the Maitland United-Kurri Kurri match was 3 to nil, in favour of the former. The ground was heavy, and play was…

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Lawn Tennis (Continued from Page Four)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 5

Mr. Bowden, in presenting the trophies, referred to the wonderful progress the game has made in the Maitland district. Its progress in the…

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Northern Football. Games in All Codes. Saturday's Results

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 6

Although all other sports were abandoned on Saturday owing to rain, footballers were not deterred and the competitions in all codes were advanced a further stage. Players, however, were handicapped to some extent by the slippery…

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Lawn Tennis. Sealed Handicap Tournament. Play on Damp Courts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 4

A large number of tennis players participated in a sealed handicap mixed doubles tournament on the West Maitland Park to-day…

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Grimmett's Triumph. Match Against Leicestershire Geary Bowls Jackson. Walker Keeps Wickets Well

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 7

The Australians began their second match of the [?] against Leicestershire on Saturday, when the county team was disposed of for 148. Grimmett scored another triumph. The first wicket fell…

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Singleton Races. Land of Leisure's Record. Orby Anthus Again Wins

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 7

The attendance at Singleton races on Saturday was below that of previous meetings, this, no doubt, being due to the fact that there were…

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