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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1937

4,302 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 216

BOXING Clark Beats Tulipan Newcastle Bout Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 6

Sid clark (10.6) outpointed Ernrullpan (10.5) after a hard and rugred contest over 10 rounds at the Newcastle stadium on saturday night…

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Ran Record Purr Pull at Harold park Greyhound Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 7

Purr pull, the greater part of whose racing has been done on Maitland and other northern tracks established a course record for 700 yards over hurdles when he won the No. 2 Hurdles at Harold park on…

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Cricket

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 2

To represent Tiligra v Monkerai at Tiligra on Saturday:—Fisher (4), C. McLennan, D. Smith, V. and S. Middlebrook, A. Huckstadt, T. Haggarty,…

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Tennis Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 3

N. Keith and Mrs. Searston were far superior to E. Minto and Mrs. Birrell in the semifinal of the mixed…

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Tennis Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 4

The annual general meeting of the East Maitland park Tennis club will be held on Thursday next at the Literary institute at 7.45…

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Dungog Golf Club

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above will be held in the Memorial Hall on Thursday night next at 8 o'clock…

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Bowls. Dungog v. CESSNOCK

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 2

Saturday though warm was an ideal day for bowls. Four rinks journeyed to Cessnock, once again to suffer defeat. This was expected as the…

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Cessnock Swimming Club Championship Events

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 5

Cessnock Amateur Swimming Club conducted a programme in the municipal pool on Sunday morning. Results:…

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Dungog Swimming Club Public Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 2

A further public meeting in connection with the Dungog Swimming Pool was held on Friday night last, and a club was formed to be known…

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Maitland Races

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 2

The attention of all interested is directed to advt. in this issue regarding the next meeting of Maitland Jockey Club which will be held on…

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Cricket Results

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 2

In the district cricket competition on Saturday last, Dusodie "B" Grade defeated Tiligra (6 points) and in the "C" Grade Marshdale def. Dungog…

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Pressmen at Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 2

Newspapermen from Newcastle and the Coalfields took part in the annual championships conducted by the northern district branch of the…

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Night Tennis Competition

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 2

Several players are anxious that the night competition be continued, as the last was so popular. To give them this opportunity it has been…

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Rugby League Retention Committee New Conditions Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 6

A Proposal for the abolition of the retention committee was considered at a meeting of the general committee of the New south…

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Muswellbrook Football Club. Annual Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 3

With the prospect of neighboring towns re-entering the foof, hell field with renewed vigor this season, and large undertakings, such…

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BOXING Fay wins on a foul MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 7

The 10 rounds boxing contest between Lon Fay (9.11) and Hughlo Mohogan (9.6½) ended sensationally at the West melbourne stadium last…

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Night Tennis Competition. Magpies Win Final

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 2

In the final of the men's night tennis competition, played on Berry's court, Dungog, on Thursday night last, Magpies defeated St. Joseph's, 5…

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Bowls Cessnock Defeats Dungog. (By W. J. C.)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 1

Cessnock (103) defeated Dungog (78) in the Hunter River District Bowling Association's Blue Grade Pennant…

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Cycle Racing Hints Art of Bridging Gaps

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 4

Since the last of this series of articles by Australia's champion all-round cyclist, Len Rogers, the brilliant New South…

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Proposed Cricket Match. Ex-students' Union

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the M.D.R.S. Ex-Students' Union was held in the Strand Cafe on Thursday night. A proposal to invite the Scone…

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