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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1937

4,302 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 216

Mechanical Coursing at Harold Park Tomorrow Night's Draw

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 4

Maiden Stake, 440 yards: Joy Pansy, May Bell, Joy Step. Prefect, M[?]ga Dale, King Ipana, Lady Sa[?] teen, Joy for All, Ilomfray Gift…

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Aberdeen. Kippax Cricket Cup

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 5

The first challenge match of the year for the Kippax Cup was played on Sunday last, when the holders were called upon to defend the title…

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Test Cricket and Good Sportsmanship

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 3

THE most pleasing feature of the series of Test matches just concluded, so far as the people of this country are concerned, was Australia's success in winning the rubber, and thus retaining the ashes. Next to that the most pleasing feature…

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Saturday's Sport List of Events Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 8

Rosehill, Flemington and B.A.T.C. CRICKET Continuation of Hunter River District Association's fire and Second…

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Scone-District Hardcourts Tennis Association Annual Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 4

The annual meeting of the above was held on Monday night last, and was well attended; the annual report revealing a successful season…

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Sunday Cricket Police v. Business Men

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 4

Much interest is centred in the cricket match which is to be played between the Cessnock police and a team representing…

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Old Buffers' Cricket Gloucester v. Dungog

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 3

Goodwill and a grand feeling of fellowship, set the embers of joviality glowing in every heart at the Old Buffer's dinner at the Gloucester Hotel…

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TENNIS N. Keith and Mrs. Searston Retain Title

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 1

Last Sunday night spectators witnessed the final of the mixed championship, when Mr. and Mrs. C. Lane played N. Keith…

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Sporting Swimming. Jack Loveridge Again. "Lad Has Great Career," Says Harold Hardwick

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 2

Never in the history of swimming in Armidale have such exciting scenes been witnessed as those enacted at the City Baths this afternoon, when…

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Dog Racing Dispute Cessnock Club May. "Go N.C.A."

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 3

There are indications that the Cessnock Show and Sports Club, which controls greyhound racing at…

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King's Interest in Test Cricket Don Bradman Specially Mentioned

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 3

A special, message to Don Bradman from King George, was conveyed in a cable received by the Governor-General, Lord Gowrie, yesterday. The cable…

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Hunter Cricket Concluding Series To-morrow Four Teams Have Chance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 8

The concluding series in the Hunter River, Cricket Association's first grade competition, will be commenced to-morrow, and not until, they are over will the premiers be known…

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Football Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 2

There was a large attendance of players, intending players and supperters at a general meeting of the Singleton Rugby League Football…

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GOLF Muswellbrook Associates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 9

At the annual meeting of the muswellbrook Golf Associations, office bearers for the [?] year were elected as follow:—President,…

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BOWLS Pennant Matches To-day's Play

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 7

After to-day's series of matches in the Hunter River District Bowling Association's blue and red pennant competitions, there…

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Golf Tuition Articles for "Mercury"

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 9

If you are a beginner at gold, or even if you have developed your game to the stage of giving par a "shake"…

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BOWLS Pennant Matches Ps Play

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

Defeating Singleton by 22 points on Saturday, West Maitland maintained Its lead In the Hunter River District Bowling…

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American Tennis New York, March 7

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

Parker (U.S.A) and Mile, G. Henrotin (France) won the national indoor singles championships, parker defeated Bowden, 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, and…

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Broke Record Another Dale at Newcastle Greyhound Racing

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

Another Dale gave his best performance to date at Newcastle on Saturday night, when he outclassed the N.J.C. Stake field and beat The Swank, a winner in similar company the previous week, by six lengths. Owing to rain, the Harold Pork meeting was postponed on Saturday night and will bo hold on Wednesday night…

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Not So Costly Golf Holing In One SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 1

It is stated that the cost of holing in one has been redueed in Australia from a possible £10 to the old ponalty the price of a bottio of whisky…

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