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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1934

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Country Rugby League Administration of Groups New Body

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

Important developments in connection with the control and administration of the Rugby League code in the country…

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Rugby Union French Sensation Secretary Resigns Paris, January, 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

Sensational developments are expected in connection with the resignation to-day of the famous amateur Jean Gallier from the French Rugby…

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Cessnock Cricket Competitions Resumption To-morrow

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

The partly completed 7th round of Cessnock Cricket Association's competition [?] win be completed to-morrow (Saturday), when the…

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Professionalism Creeping in Country Tennis Carnival Coalfield's Delegate Views

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

A fear that professionalism would creep into the formation Country Week Tennis Teams was expressed at the annual…

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Tennis Carnival Country Players Third Day's Results Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 6

The third day's play in the annual Country Week Carnival was commenced in glorious weather, but an early morning shower made the court a trifle slow. The biggest surprise in the morning matches was the defeat…

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Swimming Carnival. To-morrow Night's Big Event. Diving Championship of North. Cup Contests

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

Muswellbrook and Singleton will meet at the White Memorial Baths at 8 o'clock at to-morrow night's carnival in the Wicks-Flynn Cup…

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"C" Grade Cricket Competition Knock-out Cup Presented

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

Messrs. G. Nattress, and E.A.K. Wall, two of the town's keenest cricket enthusiasts, have donated a cup to be known as the "Nattrass Wall"…

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CRICKET Northern 1 v Robins 1 Leaders Meet

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

Undefeated leaders of the first grade competition conducted by the H.R.D. Cricket Association will meet…

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Rugby League Favoured French Enthusiasts Withdraw From Union. Australian Press Assn. Message.) Paris

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

The Rugby Union amateur enthusiasts, Groan and Pallia,, have from the Union in order to promote the, Rugby League game in-France,…

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Kurri Whist and Dance Cricket Match Kurri Kurri

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

The weekly whist drive and dance of the Kurri Kurri branch of the Northumberland and Durham Association was held in the…

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South Australia Starts Badly in Shield Cricket Nitschke's Batting Chilvers in Form Sydney

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

South Australia started badly in the Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales, which commenced…

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Tennis in N.z

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 7

The final of the women's singles event in the New Zealand tennis championships will be all-Australian. In the semi-finals, Miss Valkenburg…

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Country Control Rugby League Move Executive Meets

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 11

By no means has the proposal to establish a Country Rugby League been allowed to drop. Last week-end the provisional…

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Rogilla Home Recovered from Inquiry Autumn Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 11

Completely recovered from the effects of his recent accident and subsequent operation, Rogilla is once more back in Newcastle,…

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CRICKET Hunter Competitions Resumed To-day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 7

The Hunter River District Cricket Association's competitions were resumed to-day after a break of two Saturdays…

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PATERSON Vacy Defeated Cricket Match Paterson

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 9

Paterson journeyed to Vacy and defeated the local team by 57 runs. A feature of the match was the bowling of C. O'Connor, who…

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Tennis Ranking Cochet and Brookes World's Best New York, Jan. 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 1

William Tilden to-day ranked Henri Cochet (France) and Norman Brookes (Australia) as the all-time No. 1 and No. 2 tennis players,…

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Country Week Tennis Good Play in Knock-out Round Maitland Beaten Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 11

In the fourth days' play of the Country Week Tennis Carnival yesterday, the Maitland men's team suffered its second defeat, being beaten by West Wyalong by 6 sets to 2. Fred. Kalms, the former Davis Cup representative, who played with…

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Swimming

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 4

At Manly on Saturday Noel Ryan won two State amateur swimming, championships and helped to win the 880 yards teams, championship for the…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 3

South Singleton B v. Glendon Brook Control on the Showground on Saturday next: J. Allen (captain), T. Marshall, C. Cox, B. Dorrington, Athol…

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