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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1930

3,658 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 68 of 183

Cessnock Rugby League Alteration in Teams for To-morrow

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 5

Owing to Arthur Cunningham having been selected to play in Country Week football in Sydney on Saturday, and also owing to the fact that…

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English Bowls (Australian Press Assn. Message.) London

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 8

The Australian bowlers defeated Middlesex 135 to 109…

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Boxing. La Barba Beats Graham, New York, May 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 7

Fidel La Burba (8st 121b), former flyweight champion, outpointed Bushey Graham (8.18 1/2) in 10 rounds. La Barba won easily…

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Rugby League Games For Saturday KURRI v.EAST MATtLAND

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 3

Tho Newcastle Rugby League will have its competition games in full swing again on Saturday. There will be a full round of fixtures in all…

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Pokolbin Races Notes on Monday's Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 3

Seeing that the trains should be running this week-end it will be the means of bringing a bigger crowd to Pokolbin races on Monday next. The…

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Third Grade Rugby Coalfield Teams to Play Maitland. Next Monday Week

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 1

The following teams have been selected to represent the Coalfields against the Maitland rep. teams on Monday, June 9:—…

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Tennis in France (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Paris

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 8

In the fourth round of the singles, the Australian Hopman, defeated Lee (England) 6-3, 6-0, 6-4…

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Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1930 · page 8

On the Maitland Park this afternoon. East Newcastle led Maitland C grade 8 to nil, at half-time. Just after the resumption Maitland scored…

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Proposed Swimming Baths

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1930 · page 6

A poll of ratepayers of the municipality of West Maitland was taken to-day, relative to the question of borrowing £10,000 to establish…

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Bowls Country Finals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1930 · page 9

The country finals in the singles, pairs, and rink championships played at Waverley green on Friday afternoon, were disappointingly one-sided…

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Gloucester. Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1930 · page 5

The first match in the Upper Meaning Rugby League competition was played on the Park, Wingham winning by 10 points to nil from…

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Lawn Tennis. Sealed Handicap

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1930 · page 9

The semi-finals and finals in the ladies' doubles sealed handicap tournament were played on St. Peter's courts on Wednesday afternoon…

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Golf. British Amateur Championship. London, May 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1930 · page 6

In the semi-finals of the British amateur golf championship at St. Andrew's to-day, Bobby Jones (U.S.A.), beat G. Veigt (U.S.A.)…

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Sydney Football. Country v City Firsts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1930 · page 8

The electric lights were turned on around the ground at 4.45, and from that time the game was continued under the artificial illuminant…

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Football. Soccer. New Zealand Schools' Team Not Coming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1930 · page 9

The proposed visit of a New Zealand Primary Schools' Association football team to Australia has been abandoned…

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Billie Arnold. Woman Racing Motorist's Victory. Sensational Smashes. Indianopolis, May 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1930 · page 6

Billie Arnold won the 500 mile automobile race on Friday in 4 hours 48 minutes, averaging over 100 miles an hour. She won 125,000 dollars in…

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Australians Out French Lawn Tennis Championships. Moon Injures His Leg. PARIS, May 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1930 · page 7

In the quarter finals of the French tennis championships Cochet (France) beat Hopman (Australia), 6-1, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3…

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Amateur Athletic Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1930 · page 6

All persons interested in the formation of an Amateur Athletic Club are requested to attend a meeting convened in Hill's Chambers on…

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District Football—all Grades Rugby League. Maitland Defeats Mayfield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 June 1930 · page 8

Maitland United defeated Warath Mayfield by 12 points to 10 on Banks-street Reserve on Saturday. Kurri Kurri proved far too good…

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Golf

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 June 1930 · page 3

On Saturdny afternoon members again competed in an event against bogey, but with much better results, the winning card being returned by O…

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