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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1931

3,949 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 41 of 198

CRICKET Interstate Schools

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 March 1931 · page 7

Queensland beat New South Wales by 20 runs when the fourth interstate schools' carnival was begun at the sydney Cricket Ground…

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Singleton Golf Associates Annual Meeting

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 March 1931 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Singleton Golf Associate's was held at the Mechanics Institute last night, and was well attended…

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Golf Hints The Forward Swing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 March 1931 · page 7

Having dealt with some points on the back swing last week, and indicated that the top of the swing is a position where the body has pivoted…

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FOOTBALL Game in Britain LONDON, March 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 March 1931 · page 7

Association,—Second divisions Oldham v, west [?] 2-2, Third division southern section Luton v, Orient, 0-1,…

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ATHLETICS Rothert's Records

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 March 1931 · page 7

Harlow Rothert the American field games' exponent created an Australia and a state record at the New south wales Amateur…

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FOOTBALL Rugby Union Star Players

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 March 1931 · page 8

Maitland, always noted as a Rugby Union stronghold, due no doubt to the fact that it has at its beck and call hundreds of classy players,…

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Golf

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 26 March 1931 · page 4

The Maitland Golf Club opened the season on Saturday last, and had a large attendance. Invitations were extended to (lie Clubs around to join in the opening…

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Tennis

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 26 March 1931 · page 3

The following players will represent Raymond Terrace Methodist Club in the Maitland Competition on Saturday:— A grade gents v East Maitland Park,…

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English Racing The Lincolnshire LONDON, March 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 March 1931 · page 1

The Lincoinshire handicap resulted knight Error 1: Rattlin' the Reefer 2; telasur 3. Thirty—five started…

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Boxing Booms Again Crowd Cheered Popular Win Brilliant Bantam Bout

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 March 1931 · page 7

Boxing certainly came into its own in Maitland last night, when a crowded house at the Catholic Hall went mad with delight at the brand of stoush that promoter Packy McFarlane had served up. The main 12—rounds event between Tiger…

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FOOTBALL Rugby League Keys Cup

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 2

On Easter Saturday or Monday afternoon at East Maitland, Maitland team will play this Morpeth [?] Maitland combination in a round of…

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Rugby League Football Enthusiasm Among Cessnock Players

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 1

Cessnock Rugby League footballers have now grot right down to "tin tacks" with a view of fielding a strong team in the Newcastle…

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BOWLS Champion Singles

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 5

To-morrow (saturday) the semifinal and final games in the champion singles competition will be played on the cast Maitland green, The…

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Cricket

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 2

On Saturday next the Dungog A. team will meet a combination of the three remaining A. teams on Victoria Park. As the Dungog team has not…

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Cricket

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 4

Pindimar played Tea Gardens at the latter place on Saturday last. The visitors were defeated by about 70 runs on the first innings…

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Football Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 7

A general meeting of the Aberdeen Football Club took place at the School of Arts supper room on Wednesday 25th. inst., to receive the report of…

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Football Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 3

A meeting of football enthusiasts was held on Saturday evening, when it was decided to form a new club with the headquarters at Gloucester. It is…

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Dungog Racing Club

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 2

The committee of the above club are notified that, a meeting will be held on Monday night next, at 8 o'clock, at the School of Arts…

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Sporting. Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 2

White Park (1) v. Gundy, on White Park, to-morrow: Gordon, Jones, Hopwood, Coffey, Harman, Ward, Aisbett, Welsh, Harper, Duckworth, Dennewald,…

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Tennis Northumberland Carnival

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 5

The sixteen grass courts on Maitland Park, on which the above tennis carnival will take place, are receiving special attention, and at the…

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