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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1938

4,536 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 227

Football Club Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1938 · page 6

Joey Delaney, of Homeville, will fight Jack Cody (Newcastle) in the main six round, bout at the East Maitland Reserve stadium on Tuesday…

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Swimming

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 4

Point score events in both senior and junior divisions were held at the week-end. Results:— Senior 50 Metres Freestyle…

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Golf Singleton Club

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 3

The last round of the summer pint score competition was played on Saturday. The competition was won by K. M'Crowe. Best cards…

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Golf "Summer Cup" Competition

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 2

On Saturday, the Golf Club's summer season was concluded, and the attendances during the months which are generally considered to be…

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BOXING Kuskey Beats Johnson NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 7

Hock Kuskey (10.4) defeated Joe Johnson (10.0), on points In tho main 10 roundo boxing contest at the Newcastle Stadium…

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Sporting Turf. Canterbury Races

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 4

Following are results of the meeting at Canterbury on Saturday:— Nursery Handicap, 5 furlongs.— First division: Geebung, 7.7, less 31b…

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Dog Racing Doubles at Muswellbrook Nonsense and Spankum

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 8

The dual win of the Singleton dog, Nonsense, in the 300 and 480 yards Graded Stake and the double success of Spankum (Muswell-brook) in the 300 yards Maiden Stake and…

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Competitive Cricket "A" Grade. Bulga and Singleton Fight for Competition Honours

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 3

With Bulga and Singleton level at the head of the point score table, the last round of the A grade competition was commenced on Saturday…

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Boxing

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 5

The highly rated American middle [?]t boxer, Young Stuhley, 11.6½, decisively beaten on points by Fred. Henneberry, 11.4, former…

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Bowls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 2

The following players will represent Dungog against Kurri on Kurri green on Saturday:— Watts, Berry, Abbott, Coutts…

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Sporting Coursing

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 5

At the Muswellbrook coursing fixture on Saturday night last, Roy French's Incognito repented his performance of the previous week-end…

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Cricket

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 2

To represent Marshdale v. Dusodie at Dusodie on Saturday next:—D. and N. Hollingsworth, R. Mackay, R. Berry, M. Hooke, J. Fuller, J…

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Sport and Sportsmen in the Sporting Limelight of the Week. Cricket: Muscle Creek, Victoria Park, Bowman Park. CYCLING: K. Budden. TENNIS: A. Delforce, F. Jeffree. GOLF: J. B. Brimstone, E. W. Doust. BOWLS: B. McKenzie, A. Peachey, J. Lowe. Greyhound Racing: J. A. Brown, J. Simpson, W. Osborne, H. R. Whitton. CRICKET

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 6

With only a few rounds of the competition left for play, Muscle Creek appear certain to annex the premiership for the fourth time since the…

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Cessnock Swimming Club Club Championships

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 5

Several club championships were held on Sunday morning, the most closely contested being the junior girls' 50 metres,…

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Bowls Cessnock's Red Pennant Success

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 6

In the Hunter River Bowling Association's Red Pennant competition on Saturday afternoon Cessnock defeated Maitland by…

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Golf. Annual Meeting of Sub-association of ll.R. Golf Association

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 5

The annual meeting of the sub-Association of the Hunter River Golf Association was held at Scone on Saturday night last. Present: Messrs…

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Loss of Players Coalfields Rugby Clubs Perturbed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 2

The loss of Maitland and Coalfield players to Newcastle clubs because of their inability to secure work in their own…

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Drank Tea Champion Tennis Players

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 8

It was tea that Budge and von Cramm drank at frequent Intervals during their thrilling match won by the German at Kooyong in January…

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Sunday Play Proposal Rejected Rugby League Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 9

A proposal to play Important Rugby League matches on Sunday in order to overcome the effects of starting price betting was made…

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BOXING Win for Henneberry on Points Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 9

The highly-rated American middleweight, "Young" Stuhley (11.6¾), was decisively outpointed by the former Australian…

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