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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1934

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Third Tennis Test Australia Wins

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 2

Australia won the-third tennis-test against Great Britain, and, therefore,, the ashes." When play commenced at Kooyong…

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A Walk-over Speedway Coursing Big Crowd Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 7

Dog owners apparently did not fancy the £10 prize-money for the N.J.C. Stakes at the postponed greyhound coursing…

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Racing Thrills Speed Motorists Narrow Escapes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 8

Suppose you were driving along at eighty miles an hour when, rounding a corner, you saw the closed gates of a…

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Country Tennis Carnival Continues Local Victories Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 5

The annual Country Week Tennis Carnival, which was begun yesterday at the White City courts, Rushcutter Bay, in cool…

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Big Margin Tennis Test Win Fine Play Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 7

The third and final tennis test was won convincingly for Australia when three out of the four matches played were annexed at…

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Bandaged Head Plucky Tennis Player Anxious for Game Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 1

Although he was injured in a motor accident last night, which necessiated nine stitches, John Grogan (20), of Griffith, one of the Country…

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New Cricket Rule Proposed Alteration. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 2

A proposal for an alteration of the leg before wicket rule, to provide that if a batsman obstructs with his leg a ball turning in from the off side he…

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Cricket

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 3

Raymond Terrace add Bobs farm played a game on Saturday last, when Bobs Farm , won Scones were: Bob's Farm 78. K. Upton 22, E. Blanch II, Dad Cromarty…

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Test Tennis

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 2

V. B. McGrath defeated F. J. Perry, England's best player and ranked No 2 in the world in straight sets This is the second time he has beaten Perry. His…

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Armidale Xmas Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 7

(late money at the Armidale Jockey Club's Christmas meeting last week showed an advance on the 1932 meeting of over £40. On the first day…

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BOXING Morgan on Foul Paige Beaten Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 7

Dick Morgan, 11.0, the Welsh middleweight, won on a foul in the eighth round of his engagement with the American coloured boxer, Lee…

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Open Races Challenge-Anniversary Some Early Picks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 7

Horses, with outstanding chances are conspicuous by their absence in the list of weights for the Challenge Stakes and…

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Tennis Carnival Country Players Second Day's Results Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 2

The annual Country Carnival was continued yesterday in overcast weather. After an early shower conditions were humid, but later a light breeze made conditions more pleasant…

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ATHLETICS Maitland Club Notes State Championship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 5

A. McKinnon will represent the Maitland Amateur Athletic Club in the 1OO yards State championship to be decided this month…

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Mungo Brush Regatta

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 4

The 26th annual regatta was held on the Mungo Brush course on December 26th and 27th, 1933, and although the second day was marred by…

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Ascot Races

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 2

Races were held at Ascot on Wednesday. Results:—Welter Mile: Sailing (7 to 4), Nouveau, Prince's Promise. Flying Handicap: Alantis (8 to 1),…

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Sunday Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 5

On the local oval, Aberdeen met Segenhoe in a match for the Kippax Cup on Sunday last. Moderate scoring was the order of the day, with the…

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Golf Notes Summer Events

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 7

The new year programme will be opened with a further round of the President's Trophy, an 18-holes stroke handicap…

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Sporting Turf. Moorefield Races

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 4

Following are the acceptances for Moorefield races to-morrow:— Three and Four-years-old Handicap, 6 furlongs.—First division (1.15): Some…

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Markham Still Shines Rugby League News from England

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

Commenting on a Rugby League match in which Warrington defeated Huddersfield by 14 to 8, the "Sunday Chronicle" (Eng.) says:—…

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