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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1930

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Golf Club Ball

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 2

On Thursday, May 15, the Singleton Golf Club will hold its annual ball in the N. A. Association's pavilion, and should prove to be the same popular…

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Golf. How to Improve. the Backswing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 7

As the act of swinging a golf club embodies a movement consisting of turning the body backward and forward and each as important as the…

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Paterson Cricket Club Ball Postponed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 4

The Paterson Cricket Club Ball has been postponed until May 29…

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Annual Tennis Tournament Play on Howe Park Courts

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 2

The annual open tennis tournament, under the auspices of Howe Park Club, Singleton, was commenced on the Park on Saturday, but owing to…

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King George. Celebrates Occasion. Surprise Visit to Races. London. May 6

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

The King celebrated the 20th, anniversary, of his accession to the throne by attending Newmarket races, which came as a great surprise, as he had…

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Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 May 1930 · page 9

Maitland Union will field its strongest team this season on Lorn Park next Saturday in the clash with East Newcastle, Reeves will be the…

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Football

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 8 May 1930 · page 3

The Competition starts on Saturday and the game at Raymond Terrace will be between Clarencetown and the Terrace on the Market Reserve. A fee for admission…

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Cricket

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 8 May 1930 · page 3

The first match of the Australians in England was against Worcester, one of the weakest counties. Worcester made 131 and 196. Bowling Wall 0/21; A'Beckett…

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Boxing. Cricher Beats Murray

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 May 1930 · page 9

Rus. Cricher (10.6), the promislne, south coast welterweight, proved too good for Jack Murray (10,2) in the principal boxing contest scheduled…

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Rugby League. Morpeth-east Maitland Notes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 May 1930 · page 9

The wet ground of Saturday and Monday were against good play, and the Morpeth-East Maitland men are not good in heavy going…

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Cricket. Lochinvar Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 May 1930 · page 9

The records of Lechinvar Cricket Club for the season, show M. Cuntwell to have been the best all rounded He scoured the batting and bowling…

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Golf the Foundation of the Swing

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 8 May 1930 · page 4

Most beginners adopt one of two methods for obtaining the right position of the feet in relation to the ball. By far the greater number seem to adjust this…

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Football. All Blacks Change Colours

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 May 1930 · page 9

The British Rugby team due shortly in New Zealand will wear dark blue jerseys. Owing to the similarity of the colours the New…

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Lawn Tennis Australians in Form French Pair Beaten. ZURICH, May 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 May 1930 · page 7

The Australian Davis Cup team participated to-day in practice matches. Borotra, visiting Switzerland on…

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Lawn Tennis. Exhibition Matches. Visit of State Players. Northumberland Council's Tournament

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

To give the tennis-loving public of Maitland an opportunity of seeing some of the State's best tennis players in action, the Maitland and District Tennis Association has completed arrangements with the New South Wales Association, for exhibition…

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Football. Rugby League. Maitland v CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 2

To-morrow, Saturday, the vastly improved Maitland United team will be opposed to Cessnock at the Cessnock Show Ground…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 10

In the H.R.D.B.A. Champion Pairs Geary and Doohan (24) defeated Simmons and Roberts (23), Geary and Doohan (20) defeated Barnes and…

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Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 2

If the weather is favourable on Saturday sparking football should be the order of the day on Lorn Park. Undoubtedly, both teams are…

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Rugby League Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 3

"Nugget" Carroll, who played a good game in the reserves last Monday, will have his first senior game to-morrow, when he strips for…

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Junior Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 2

Following are the fixtures and referees for Junior competitions to-morrow (Saturday, May 10): East Maitland. v Kurri Kurri, at…

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