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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1936

4,831 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 242

English Football London, Feb. 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 9

The league: English Cup: Fifth round replay: Fulham V. Chelses, 3-2, Rugby League Cup-Following is the draw for the third round to be…

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Sporting Fixtures for Week End Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 5

A Grade.—Singleton v. South Singleton, Bulga v. Mitchell's Pat, Methodist v. St. Patrick's. B Grade.—Mt. Olive v. Ravensworth,…

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Singleton News Tennis Competition Night Play SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 2

Following are the results of the point score competition which was continued on Bullen's courts last night:…

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Swimming Carnival Fine Display by Children Life-saving and Diving Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 9

Undeterred by the chill in the water, and unaffected by the "chill" of a poor attendance, the children who faced the water at the Intermediate high School Carnival at the Singleton Beths last night, displayed the enthusiasm of Olympic…

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Bowls

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 3

The following will play at Adamstown on Saturday: T. Markey, Windeyer, Bobb, E. Markey, D. Sutton, Feeney, Wattus, W. Foot, E. Smith, Thomas, Kime, Pryce…

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BOXING Humphreys beats Pluto SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 11

Dick Humphreys (10.43) the State welterweight champion, outpointed the West Australian, Cyril Pluto (10.52) in a 15 rounds bout at the Leichhardt…

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SWIMMING The Cessnock Club Correcting Faults Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 2

In the Cessnock Municipal Baths on Sunday morning members of the Cessnock Amateur Swimming Club' are to be given demonstrations by…

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Special Meeting Tennis Association Notices of Motion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 2

A special general meeting of the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association was held last night in the School of Arts to deal with…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 4

Unless Babe Risko, middleweight champion of the world, modifies his terms, the projected fight with Fred Henneberry for the title will not take…

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Bowls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 6
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Three rinks Journeyed to East Maitland on Saturday and played the local men. The green was a little heavy and inclined to be irregular in play…

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Golf Club

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the Aberdeen Golf Club will be held at the club-house on Tuesray night next…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 2

An interesting match, between the Married and Single of the district, was played at Moonan on Saturday last, in which the latter proved too…

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Swimming Club Farewells Member

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 6

On Wednesday night, at Mr H. Solman's refreshment rooms, members of the Singleton Amateur Swimming Club assembled to say farewell to Mr E. P…

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Tennis Tattle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 5

T. O'Donnell will be opposed to C. Lane in the first match on Sunday night in the A grade singles. Claude should have…

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Dungog Golf Club

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above will be held in the Memorial Hall on Wednesday next, at 8 p.m. as advertised…

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GOLF. District Meetings

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 7

Golfers will soon be at the good old game once more. Merriwa, Scone, Denman, Muswellbrook and Aberdeen Clubs are all looking forward to a…

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Booral. Cricket

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 2

Allworth cricketers struck something in the nature of a typhoon when they met Booral on Saturday last on the Booral oval. The visiting team…

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Cricket Teams

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 2

Hyde Park team to play First End CItizen in semi final to-morrow at Bellbird (thus leaves Earr's at 1.30), A. Ackroyd E. Anderson G. Joass,…

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Cricket Team

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 6

The following players will play for Victoria Square No. 2 at Glendon on Saturday. Lorry leaves G. and F.'s corner at 1.30 sharp:—F. Edwards. R…

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