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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1934

4,196 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 210

Country Football League. Conditions of Recognition

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 5

Considerable local interest has been taken in the announcement that the New South Wales Rugby League had decided to grant affiliation to the…

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Tennis Stars Visit to Maitland Monday's Games

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 7

Bruce Moore, who was in town yesterday afternoon, stated that all preparations had been made by McGrath and his band of players to visit…

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CRICKET Hunter Association To-morrow's Play

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 9

The weather may play an important part in the Hunter River Cricket Association's competitions to-morrow…

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Nattrass-wall Cup "C" Grade Cricket

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 5

The Nattrass-Wall Cup will be carried a further stage on Sunday next, when the Wanderers will meet Hyde Park on South Cessnock…

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New Zealand Cricket Tour Team Chosen

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 2

The young Tasmanian batsman, C. L. Badcock, has been included in the Australian, team which will visit New Zealand for a short tour. There are five…

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Tennis Australia's Davis Cup Team. Same As Last Year

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 6

Australia will be represented in the 1934 Davis Cup competition by the following team:— J. Crawford…

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Cessnock Night Tennis Championships Old Champions Will Try Come-back

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 5

The local Association's night championship which will start on February 8th, looks like being the most interesting tennis…

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Australian Cricket Team Keen Interest in England. London

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 1

The selection of the Australian cricket team to tour England this year has created the keenest interest, in the British Press. All the lending…

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Rosehill Races Kagal Looks Good Bet for Trial Stakes (Second Division.) Canegrass for Flying Handicap

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 2

Races will be held at Rosehill to-morrow and there are seven events to be decided, the first of which will start at 1.25 p.m. KAGAL who won the first division of the…

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ATHLETICS Rover Cup Comp. the Handicaps

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 8

The fallowing handicaps have been declared for the Maitland Amateur Athletic Club's point score competition for the Rover Cup, a handicap cup…

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Races Off

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 7

Owing to the torrential rain which fell in Sydney yesterday and last night, doing considerable damage to the…

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MUSWELLBROOK Sporting Events s Bowls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 5

During the week a further game was played in the electric light competition for the Honnings trophy. The result was Messrs. E. W. Shaw and…

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Dog Racing Remodelling Track

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 9

A re-modelling of the greyhound racing track on the Maitland Show Ground is under consideration. The present track is 400 yards but…

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BOWLS West Maitland Club Championship Rinks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 7

The personal of the No, 2 championship rink to represent West Maitland Bowling Club in the Hunter River Association's rink championship…

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SWIMMING Aberdeen Club Loss on Year Aberdeen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 9

The annual meeting of the Aberdeen Swimming Club was held, when Mr. E. Jefferson, president, occupied the chair. There was a moderate…

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Tennis Test Hopman Wins ADMLAIDE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 7

Play in the fourth tennis test between Australia and England was continued to-day. Hopman defeated Wllde 6-3, 6-8…

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CRICKET Hunter Association Weather Clears

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 7

Although Indications yesterday were that the cricket competi-tions conducted under the auspices of the Hunter River…

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CRICKET State Players at Baseball

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 9

Six members of the Victorian cricket team that played in Sydney this week are baseballers. They are Barnett, Bromley,…

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Fourth Test Tennis at Adelaide ADELAIDE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 9

The visiting English team displayed better form in the fourth Test match played at Adelaide than was exhibited in the previous Test…

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Two Days' Racing Corinthian Plate Meeting Newcastle Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 9

The Newcastle Jockey Club has an attractive programme for its two-day Corinthian Plate mooting which in set down for Saturday,…

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