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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1938

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Dog Racing Meeting at Gosford Tuesday's Draw

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 7

Following is the draw for Gosford greyhound racing on Tuesday night: Wamberal Stake, 500 yards: Andy's Joy, Dainty Leon, Finelar, Trilby,…

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Boxing Towel Skied Westbury Inglorious Humphreys Wins Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 5

More than 8000 people at the Newcastle Speedway to-day saw Dick Hamphreys, of Sydney, holder of the New South Wales…

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Lawn Tennis Frying Pan Tourney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 7

The required twelve entries have been received for the frying pan tourney (men's doubles) to be conducted on the association's hard courts on Thursday…

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French Tour Australian Victory Rugby League Paris, January 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 7

The Australian Rugby League team's tour of France opened brilliantly on Saturday. The tourists gave a brilliant exhibition to defeat France…

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Billy Boy Owner-Trainer's Views Racing Control Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 5

Commenting to-day on criticism by racing men of the A.J.C. control of racing, Mr. Jack Kins, part owner and trainer of Billy Boy,…

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Favourites Win Meeting at Muswellbrook Greyhound Racing Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 7

With six winners, Maitland owners scored well at the Muswellbrook dog meeting on Saturday night. It was one of the most disastrous on record for bookmakers as eight heavily backed favourites won,…

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Third Test Cricket in India CALCUTTA, Jan. 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 7

In the third unofficial test, India scored 350, against Lord Tennyson's team, Mushtaq All making 101, and L. Amarnath 123. G. H. Pope took five…

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In Collision German Tennis Ace Gave First Aid Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 3

When he was on his way to Canberra to play tennis before the Governor-General, the German tennis star, Gottfried Cramm, rendered first aid…

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BOWLS Singleton's Win SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 2

Singleton bowlers defeated a team from National Park Club, Newcastle, in a match played on the Singleton green yesterday. Singleton will play a return match…

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Dog Racing Concession Betting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 7

All betting at Gosford greyhound meetings, starting to-night, will be concession. Some weeks ago a vote was taken and…

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BOXING At East Maitland Fine Programme

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 7

The promoters of the boxing night, to be held on the East Maitland re-serve next Monday, have been given the opportunity of staging the return…

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Cessnock Tennis Night Championships CESSNOOK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 4

J. Tait and K. Bowden were the most successful players in the Cessnock District Tennis Association's annual night championships which were…

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CRICKET Hunter Association the Fixtures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 7

The Hunter River Cricket Association's competitions will be resumed on Saturday, after an interval of a fort-night, due to the holidays…

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Too Slow Americans at Cricket Budge's View Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 7

Gottfried Cramm and Henner Henkel, the German Davis Cup players, and their captain-manager, Dr. Heinrich Kleins-chroth, enjoyed the play in the interstate…

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'Badly Taught Horses Often to Blame.' Interference in Races Interesting Comments by Mr. J. Enright

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 7

Commenting on the suspension of jockeys from riding in races, the chairman of the Maitland Race and Sports Clubs, Mr. J. P. Enright, of West Maitland, declared that officials…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 4

More than 8000 people at the Newcastle Speedway on Saturday saw Dick Humphreys, of Sydney, holder of the New South Wales…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 2

Blue Pennant.—Singleton v. Dungog match deferred. Red Pennant.—Singleton v. West Maitland, at West Maitland…

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Golf

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 2

A stroke hnadicap, in continuation of summer cup competition…

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Boxing Day Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 1

Annoyance continued her great run of successes at Muswellbrook by winning the track open championship on Boxing Day, defeating a good field…

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Boxing. Humphreys Defeats Westbury

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 1

The former Muswellbrook boxer, Alan Westbury, was outclassed by Dick Humphreys, State welter weight champion, on Saturday,…

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