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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1931

3,949 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 51 of 198

TENNIS Saturday's Fixtures

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 5

The Cessnock District Tennis Association commence their winter competition on Saturday next with a record entry of 66 teams. Following…

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MR. C. E. SMITH Rugby League's Secretary

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 2

Mr. C. E. Smith, the newly appointed secretary of the Cessnock Rugby League is [?]e to make his presence felt in the League world…

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FOOTBALL. Muswellbrook v. Aberdeen

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 1

The Muswellbrook A. and B. Rugby League teams jouryned to Aberdeen during the week-end to play their first matches of the season, the seniors…

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GOLF. J. Garrett in Form

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 5

The choice 9-holes competition on Saturday was won by J. Garrett, with a net score of 27. His card for the 18 holes was 83, a creditable performance…

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Kurri Baddeley Interviewed Swimming Baths Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 5

Delegates from the Abermain and Weston branches of the A.L.P. visited Cessnock on Sunday for the purpose of interviewing Mr. J. M. Baddeley…

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Local and General. Cricket

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 2

Underbank district team to play a team of West Maitland on Lorn Park on 15th April:—R. and S. Rumbel, V. Rumbel, R., W. and F. Shelton, R…

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Improved Now Standard of Boxing Last Night's Bouts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 7

The standard of boxing put on at the East Maitland Drill Hall last night was a hundred per cent, improvement on last…

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BOWLS. Muswellbrook's Great Win. Will Play in State Championships

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 5

The H.R.D.B. Association championship competition was concluded on the Singleton green on Saturday last. In the semi-finals, Cessnock beat…

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Jottings From the World of Tennis. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 3

Tournaments at Orange, Bathurst West Maitland attracted, in cach case, a large number of city players, while the Armidale tournament drew…

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Keys Cup Football Kurri Defeats Cessnock 21-10

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 3

In the Keys Cup match on Saturday, Kurri beat Cessnock by 21 points to 10. The match was played on the Kurri…

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Mr. Frank Rule. Appointed as Muswellbrook's Football Coach

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 1

Mr. Frank Rule, who has been appointed by the Muswellbrook Rugby League Football Club as playingcoach for the forthcoming season,…

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Rugby League Coach Harry Finch Gets the Job Should Mould 'Nocks Into Great Combination

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 1

The appointment of a playing coach for the Cessnock Rugby League has been finalised. The successful applicant is Harry…

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"Very Stale" Australian Cricket Richardson Critical London, April 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 1

On lauding from the steumor Moroton Bay, Arthur Richardson, the South Australian cricketor, told jouruallsts that Australian cricket was…

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B. Grade Cricket Tiligra Defeats Monkerai. The Two will Meet in Final

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 2

The semi-final between Monkerai and Tiligra was continued on Saturday 11th April. The first day's play on March 28th resulted in Monkerai…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 April 1931 · page 1
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

Following members are selected to play against Newcastle Tatersal's Club on the local greon to-morrow (Thursday):-M'Grogan, Gates, Cragg,…

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Rugby League Maitland United

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1931 · page 7

The secretary of the Maitland United Club informed me that a general mooting was held over the week-end, and It was a record, both as regards…

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FOOTBAll COACH

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1931 · page 8

Following the decision of Duckworth, the Balmain player not to accept the position of playing coach to the Muswellbrook club, members of…

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Boxing a Rising Lightweight

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 April 1931 · page 2

The following is an extract from the Sydney "Truth": Phil Sullivan (W.A.) won the contest against Harry Perry in the main event last night at…

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Rugby League Cessnock Club Sick Fund

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1931 · page 5

Tho question of compensation for Injured players was stressed at a meeting of Cessnock Rugby League last evening. It was…

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