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Sport, 1936

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Sporting Fixtures CRICKET

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 2

A Grade,-St. Patrick's v. Bulga, Mitchell's Flat v. Singleton, South Singleton v. Methodist. B Grade.-Victoria Square v. Mount…

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SWIMMING Proposed Carnival Cessnock Amateurs Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 9

At last night's meeting of the Cessnock Amateur Swimming Club a tentative programme for the intended carnival on Australia Day…

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English Rugby League Team. [?]ims for Australian Tour

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 6

The coming Rugby League [?]ason will be the biggest in the history of the code in Australia because of the most comprehensive programme ever…

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FOOTBALL Want Englishmen GOULBURN

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 8

Resentment that Goulburn has been omitted from the English Rugby League team's New South Wales tour was expressed by several members at…

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TENNIS Henri Cochet's Tour SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 8

Henri Cochet, the French professional tennis player, and former world champion, has abandoned his return tour of New South Wales, and Will…

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CRICKET. To-morrow's Matches Interesting Play

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 8

Teams in the Hunter River District Cricket Association's competitions should be at fuller strength to-morrow as the…

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Sunday Cricket Grocers XI. v. East End

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 10

Of general public interest is the appearance of C. Davidson in the all-star cricket encounter between the Grocers' XI. and Bast End XI…

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Shield Cricket S. Aust. v. Queensland Start Delayed Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 7

Play was delayed in the Sheffield Shield match between South Australia and Queensland this morning owing to a heavy downpour last night and…

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Turf Notes. How Speedsters Beat One Another in Early Stages of Races

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 6

Racegoers seldom look behind race-form to see oven the most obvious traps. One that I've mentioned season in and season out is that of two…

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Sport Off. Rain Stops Play Bowls and Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 7

The gods of the weather proved unkind to sportsmen of the Maitland district this afternoon. Shortly after midday dark…

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Manly Tennis Title

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 11

The final of the Manly seaside tennis championship was won by D. Thompson, who beat H. Lewis, 6-4, 10-8…

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Singleton News Swimming Carnival SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 2

The Swimming Club had the weather against it last year in the running of carnivals, this being a big contributing factor to its debit balance…

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Boy Drowned Swimming in Channel SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 9

William Eldershaw, 5, of St. Peters, was drowned while swimming in a storm water channel close to his home late yesterday. He was with some…

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SPECTATOR K.O.'d Bowls Sensation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 11

In New Zealand it is the invariable custom for a lady to cast the first jack, after which the more male usually puts up the first bowl, at…

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TENNIS Country Carnival Maitland Teams

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 8

The stage is set for the opening of the annual Country Week tennis carnival in Sydney on Monday next, and local interest will…

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TENNIS Night Championships Sydney Visitors

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 11

Entries for tho Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Assocation's annual night. Tennis championship will be called for next week, and it is the…

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Billy Kendall Retains Swimming Title State Record Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 7

At the Domain Baths this afternoon, in the 110 yards championship of New South Wales, Billy, Kendall, of East Sydney, retained his title and lowered…

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BOXING Rock Wins Again Crowd Displeased Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 11

The American, Toby Rock (11.0) defeated Jack Wilson (11.4) of Victoria on points in a 15 rounds bout at tho Fitzroy Stadium last night…

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Tennis Ranking United States Players New York, Jan. 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 11

The United States Lawn Tennis Association has fixed the ranking of United States players as follows:— Men: Allison, Budge, Grant, Shield,…

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Records Made Women's Athletics N.S.W. Titles SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 7

Although Miss B. Jones was credited with six and one-fifth seconds in the second heat of the junior 50 yards at the women's State championship…

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