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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1937

4,302 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 50 of 216

Brookfield Races and Sports

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 5

There is every indication that the Brookfield races and sports on Saturday next will eclipse all previous meetings. The track is in perfect…

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Sporting Tennis. Scone-district Association

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 4

Scone and District Hardcourts Association, which had such a successful 1936 season, is out with its fixtures for 1937. Whereas twelve…

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Merriwa Football Club General Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 7

The president (Mr. J. W. Jones) presided over a general meeting of the Merriwa Football Club at the School of Arts on Wednesday night, and…

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Competition Cricket "B" Grade Final

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 2

The final of the "B" Grade Cricket Competition was played between Monkerai and Tiligra on Saturday last. Tiligra won easily, having passed…

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Beginners at Golf Right Traning Is Necessary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 5

That golf is a game which "gets" people is obvious. The merest tyro is in its grip from the word go…

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Football. Muswellbrook Team to Visit Merriwa

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 10

The following players will represent the Muswellbrook Rugby League Club in a match to be played against Merriwa on Sunday next. 'Bus leaves the…

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Greyhound Racing Another Successful Meeting at Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 6

Cessnock Show and Sports Club held another very successful mechanical hare coursing meeting at the local…

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Racing Inquiry. Horses's Body Exhumed. Capetown

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 2

The body of a racehorse was exhumed during the South African Turf Club's inquiry into an accident at the Kenilworth races on March 13, in…

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Saturday's Sport List of Events Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 5

Randwick, Ascot and Tatt's (Queensland). RUGBY LEAGUE' Trial games…

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Boxing. Carroll Wins on Points. Leto Impressed by Australian

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 4

Jack Carroll (10.6½) outpointed the American, Jimmy Leto (10.3) at the Sydney Sports Ground on Tuesday night after one of the hardest…

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GLOUCESTER Tennis Association Annual Meeting Gloucester

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the Gloucester Tennis Association it was stated that an attempt would be made to play three grades, A, B, and C, in…

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Night Tennis Doubles Competition B Grade Surprises

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 5

There were no surprises in the men's A grade of the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Associations doubles competition last night,…

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Cricket Reminiscences. More About the Allrounders

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 5

One of the greatest all-rounders that I can remember was G. H. Hirst, who, though not so long in the cricketing world as W. G. Grace, accomplished…

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Left to Themselves Rugby League Position of the Juniors Reorganisa Tion Need

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 8

Since an article appeared in these columns last week urging a more comprehensive encouragement of junior players, a host of real Enthusiasts has commended the necessity. A…

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Cricket. Who Will Be Knock-out Champions?

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 7

To-morrow Muswellbrook and Muscle Creek will again meet to decide who will be knock-out champions for 1936-37. The last engagement resulted…

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Lawn Tennis Winter Season Competitions Matches for To-morrow

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 5

The Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association's winter season will commence to-morrow, when the first series of matches in the mixed doubles competitions will be…

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Test Cricket Men Who Did Not Tour Noted Players

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 5

Many of England's finest cricketers of the were never seen in action in Australia (writes "Old Sport" in the April issue…

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Cricket. District Match for Scoles Cup. Dungog v. GLOUCESTER

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 2

On Easter Monday a team from Dungog visited Gloucester in an endeavour to regain the Scoles Cup which was won by Gloucester on…

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Divided Control Dog Racing In N.S.W. Conference Urged Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 7

Owners of greyhound racing dogs in Sydney are at present urging that a conference of all parties in the sport should be held in an endeavor to…

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Lough Neagh and Pamelus Look Good Things for Weight-for-age Races

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 8

The two weight for age races at Randwick to-morrow will provide little interest insofar as the betting is…

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