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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1930

3,658 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 56 of 183

Southern Cross Tennis Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 May 1930 · page 4

The quarterly meeting of the Southern Cross Tennis Club will be held in Miss Edwards' rooms, on Wednesday, May 14, at 8 p.m. It is…

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Literary Institute Cricket Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 May 1930 · page 4

A meeting of the East Maitland Literary Institute Cricket Club will be held in the Mechanics' Institute, to-morrow night, at 8 o'clock…

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Football First Match of Season

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 May 1930 · page 2

The first football match of the season was played at Victoria Square on Saturday, the opposing teams being Norths and Souths, and resulting in an…

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Wallsend Races. Small Fields. Disappointing Attendance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 May 1930 · page 7

Scratchings were numerous in most of the events at Wallsend on Saturday. Out of 13 nominations for the Welter Handicap, only two…

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

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 May 1930 · page 7

Some brilliant tennis was witnessed on Mr. G. Ridley's Court, High-street, West Maitland, on Saturday night, when exhibition matches were played by Messrs. Ray Dunlop, J. McCaunland, Misses L. Bickerton and U. Valkenburg, State representatives…

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How to Play Golf (By Mr S. R. Howard.) Playing the Iron Shot

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 May 1930 · page 1

Not he long ago the iron was generally meant, to mean the mid-iron. Other iron clubs such as jigger, mashie, and mashie-nibliek were not in the…

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Hints for Motorists. Racing the Engine How to Take Care of Tyres Loss of Compression

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 May 1930 · page 6

A frequent source of loss of power is faulty compression; this is especially marked on hills, as the efficiency of the engine is greatly reduced. Loss…

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Athletics. Carlton Wins in Even Time

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 May 1930 · page 6

By throwing the diseus 130 feet at Kensington Oval on Saturday, M. Saar, cellpsed his State record of 138 feet 2¼ inches, created last year…

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Football. Rugby League. Morpeth-east Maitland Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 May 1930 · page 7

Another defeat, but the team went down, covered in glory. Two of the South tries were lucky. The game itself was a great one…

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Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 May 1930 · page 7

Maitland Union team this year seems to be dogged by hard luck. Last Saturday during the second half, it played at over the heavier…

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Golf

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1930 · page 2

Scone I. were well down to Muswellbrook I. on Saturday last. They were beaten nine down. Scone II. defeated Muswellbrook II…

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Tennis

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1930 · page 2
Also in The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder

The Upper Hunter open tournament is announced to bo held at Muewellbrook on 7th, 9th, and 10th June next, with the usual championship and…

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Charity Rugby Takings

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 May 1930 · page 3

The Cessnock Rugby League Charity Cup matches are attracting large attendances weekly. Good collections have been received on each occasion…

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Football

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1930 · page 5

At a meeting held on Saturday last it was decided to re-organise the football club. Mr. R. Chadban was re-elected President, which position…

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Charity Cup Rugby Abermain, Rosebuds, and Slashers Win. Football Feast at Showground

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 May 1930 · page 1

Three Charity Cup Rugby League fixtures were played at the Cessnock Showground on Sunday afternoon. The first match was between…

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Bellbird Races

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 May 1930 · page 2

Further entires received fair Bellbird races include Dom and Sylva Grace…

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Dungog Races

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1930 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

Dungog Racing Club will held a race meeting on Saturday, May 24. The programme will appear next issue…

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Racing Along Beach

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1930 · page 2

All the elements of a sensational car smash were staged at South West Rocks on Easter Monday morning, says Macleay "Argus." Two…

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