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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1937

4,302 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 40 of 216

SWIMMING Pat Norton Wins SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 6

Pat Norton defeated Bonnie Mealing in the 100 yards backstroke championship of N.S.W., at the Geogce Aquarlum, by three yards in 1min 14…

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Hunter-street Girls' School Swimming Carnival

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 2

Last Thursday afternoon a joyous and enthusiastic crowd of children from the above school assembled at the Municipal Baths to take part in their…

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Trial Games Hunter Rugby League Promising Displays

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 6

For some extraordinary reason, at least it has never been reasonably explained, the football teams of Morpeth-E. Maitland and…

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Counter Attraction to Coronation Fight for Heavyweight Boxing Championship

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 4

Nazi leaders are reported to be supporting efforts to arrange for a fight for the world's heavyweight boxing championship to take place…

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BARRIOS For Menangle Hundred Tuesday's Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 7

Trained at Mengangle Barrios, who won easily over six furlongs at the last meeting on the course, should have no difficulty in seeing…

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Non-competitive Cricket Wanderers v. BROKE Hitchins Cup

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 4

Broke won the toss and sent Wanders in to bat on a good wicket. R. Burgess and G. Bates batted well, scoring freely all round the wicket. G…

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End of Cricket Season Premiership Won By Marists Weston Close Second

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 6

The Hunter River Cricket Association's competitions for the 1936-37 season concluded on Saturday. Marist Brothers won the first grade premiership, with Weston a close second. prior to the start of the last series a fortnight ago, four…

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Boxing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 1

Alan Westbury (10.4), formerly of Muswellbrook, knocked out Bill Butler (10.6), of Sydney, in the first round in a contest staged at Newcastle on…

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Bowls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 2

Four rinks of bowlers from East Maitland visited Dungog on Saturday last for the last game of Pennants for the season. The visitors defeated…

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Bowls. Saturday's Games

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 2

Ireland and Cooper v Sheridan and Parkinson 34-7; Mesdames Cann, Bell, Cheatle and Shaw v Mesdames Peachey, Bell, Sullivan and Cox 21-9…

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Cricket

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 2

To represent Tiligra v Monkeral at Dungog on Saturday next: Fisher (4), A. Huckstadt, E. Walters, V. and S. Middlebrook, S. Marquet, T…

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Golf at Murrurundi

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 6

The Murrurundi Golf Club will open its 1937 season on Saturday next, when visitors will attend from all district clubs…

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Cessnock Swimming Primary Schools' Carnival

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 5

At the Primary Schools' carnival, to be held at the local swimming pool to-morrow (Wednesday) night, the Cessnock…

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Rugby League Tooth's Cup Competition

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 5

Supporters of the Cessnock Rugby League teams are in great spirit as a result of the local thirteen's defeat of Kurri by…

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Sunday Cricket

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 3

Post office defeated Cessnock business men at cricket on South Cessnock park an Sunday. Post Office batting first made 102…

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Rugby League New Administration Junior Teams

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 8

During recent years junior foot ball has been fostered in East and west Maitland kurri and cessnock the clubs fully realising that…

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Menangle Races Off

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 8

The Menangle race meeting which was to have been held today. have had to be post[?] owing to the continued heavy rain…

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Cricket Reminiscences. V.

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 4

The late W. G. Grace said that a bad fieldsman loses more runs than he makes and is better out of the team. Grace, himself, was a wonderful field,…

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Bowls Match Rotary and Business Men

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 7

At to-day luncheon of the Maitland Business men's club, a reply to the challenge issued to the Maitland Rotary club for a cricket match was…

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Greyhound Racing Meeting of Dog Owners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 5

A meeting of Cessnock dog owners and trainers was held in Kohler's Hall on Sunday morning. The attendance was only…

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