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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1936

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TAMWORTH Singles Bowls the Draw Tamworth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 4

The Tamworth Bowling Club will conduct championship singles matches next week. Following is the draw:—…

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CRICKET Hunter Competitions To-day's Play

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 7

Yesterday's heavy rain on top of the wet weather during the week so affected the Cessnock Sports Ground wicket that there was no…

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Country Tennis Play Again Held Up SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 7

No play was possible to-day in the Country Tennis Carnival. The courts, after the heavy rain last night, were saturated this morning, and although…

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Cereza Shows Her Best Form in Sefton Handicap BOWLS Pennant Competitions To-day's Games

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 7

After three weeks of no play—the competitions were suspended for a fortnight and last Saturday play was impossible owing to…

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Swimming Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 9

The 100 yards backstroke championship of Victoria was won on Saturday by P. Mathieson, of Now Zealand. As he does not possess residential…

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Wyong Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 7

Wyong races will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 25. Entries close on Monday, Feb. 17, at 4 p.m. Details are given in an advertisement elsewhere…

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Cricket Teams

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 3

The following team will represent Glendon Brook v. Militia at Glendon Brook on Saturday next:—E. Hassett, A. Wake, Alex. Wake, H. Stapleton, A…

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BOWLS Pennant Competitions Saturday's Play

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 8

Both recording wins on Saturday afternoon, West Maitland and Cessnock still share the lead in the point score of the Hunter…

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Sporting Warwick Farm Races

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 1

Following are results of the meeting at Warwick Farm on Saturday:— Maiden Handicap, 1 mile.—Stalwart, 8.11 (M'Carten), 1; Heracles, 7.11, 2;…

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Singleton Carnival Swimming Records Broken Exciting Finishes Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 2

In the past, the staging of swimming carnivals has been a gamble against the elements, and the Singleton Swimming Club last year was consistently handicapped by wet weather. On Friday the prospects looked gloomy for the club, and the…

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BOXING Win for Campbell Sireci Knocked Out Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 9

The Maitland heavyweight, "Young" Campbell (12.4) knocked out the overseas boxer, Vincent Sired (11.8) in the fourth round…

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Country Tennis Carnival Continued Number of Forfeits Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 7

The ninth round of men's and women's matches in the Country Tennis Carnival was played at Rushoutter Bay to-day. Owing to the…

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Fine Double Upper Hunter Cricket Sneddon's Success Scone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 10

A remarkable double performance was registered by N. Sneddon, playing with Veterans against A.B.C. in the first, grade…

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Tarrant's Team Match Against Indian Cricket Club. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) New Delhi

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 1

In the two day match against Tarrant's team the Cricket Club of India scored only 167 in its first innings (Amar Nath 50 Colah 24)…

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Bowls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1936 · page 2

Three rinks of Dungog bowlers engaged players from Lorn at Dungog on Saturday last in the Red Pennant games. The results are as follows:—…

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Greyhound Racing

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1936 · page 4

There was a good attendance at the Muswellbrook Mechanical Hare Racing Club's meeting on Saturday last. Results:—…

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Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 January 1936 · page 6

Denman 125 (C. Crouch 30, R. Tumbers 19, R. Duffin 15) defeated Yarrawa 80 (A. Dennis 24, W. Chapman 12). Bowling.—R. Tumbers, five for 16;…

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Muswellbrook Coursing Club. Annual Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 January 1936 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Muswellbrook Central Coursing Club was held last night. There was a good attendance of members…

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Sporting Lawn Tennis

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1936 · page 4

Cliftcourts (Scone), in the women's matches at the Country Week Carnival, yesterday, defeated Thirroul I. by 4 sets 24 games to 11 games…

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Tennis. Willis Cup Match

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 January 1936 · page 3

To-morrow night H. A. Duffin's mixed team is to withstand a challenge from Barker's team in the Willis Cup competition. On the last occasion when…

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