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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1938

4,536 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 42 of 227

Night Tennis To-night's Programme RYDER v. WOTTON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 March 1938 · page 6

To-night's programme in the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association's night championships should attract one of the…

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Bowls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 3

In the A Pennant match, which was played at Dungog against Cessnock last Saturday, the visiting team scored 102 to our 83 points. The cards…

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"Diggers" at Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 2

Members of the Muswellbrook sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I. Club will have a "try-out" on the bowling green on Thursday evening, when they…

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Interstate Bowls Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 8

New South Wales, 99, defeated Victoria, 80, and Queensland, 103, defeated South Australia, 100, in the first of the Interstate bowling tests at…

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School Cricket

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 2

Viv. Robinson is playing all this week for his school, Maitland High, in a knock out competition at Newcastle, in which teams from many of…

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Cessnock Swimming Club. Visit to Muswellbrook

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 3

A well-decorated 'bus took some forty passengers to Muswellbrook on Saturday for a swimming carnival at the Town…

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Aberdeen News. Night Tennis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 5

The ladies and gent's night tennis competition, best of eight games, which commenced at Hazell's court on 26th November, 1937, with play taking…

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CRICKET. Competition Play

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 2

In the semi-final of the A. grade competition on Saturday, Underbank drew with Albions. This complicates matters considerably, because the…

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Football Club. Committee Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 2

At the first weekly meeting of the committee of the Muswellbrok Rugby League Football Club, held at Mr. R. C. Sawkins' rooms last…

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Cessnock Races Thursday's Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 2

Next Thursday will be Cessnock Cup day. Judging by the great demand for ladies' tickets it will be a great ladies' day. So…

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Rugby Union Praise by Minister Oversea Tours Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 9

Speaking at the annual meeting last night of the Randwick Rugby Union Club, of which he was unanimously reelected president, Mr. J. M…

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Rugby League Mr. Savage Defeated Annual Meeting Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 9

At the annual meeting of the New South Wales Rugby League last night, Mr. R. E. Savage, business manager of the Australian…

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Local and General. Tennis Competition Entries

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 2

In our report of the Tennis Association meeting which appeared in last issue, we inadvertently stated that entries for competition close on 19th…

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CRICKET Hunter Association the Fixtures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 9

Following are the fixtures of the Hunter River Cricket Association for Saturday next, the games to be played on the wicket of the…

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Successful Swimming Carnival Record Attendance. Robin Biddulph Creates New Records

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 1

The Muswellbrook Amateur Swimming Club, in association with the Baths' Committee representing the Municipal Council, staged a most successful swimming carnival on Saturday night last to mark the reopening of the pool. The attendance numbered about 1000, and the gate…

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St. Andrew's Tennis Club. New Court Opened

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 2

As a start towards the liquidation of the debt on the new court constructed by St. Andrew's Club a successful tournament was conducted on…

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Night Tennis Maitland District Championships Brilliant Play

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 9

The tennis at the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association's night championships was even better than had been anticipated last night, and was fully appreciated by a…

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RACING Sidelights. Majorca for Pony Race Salbury and Digland Good Place Bets

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 5

Some good ponies are engaged in the 14.2 Handicap at Ascot to-morrow. Digland, with 9.8, heads the…

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Bowls Double Win to A. Vincer and E. PEEL. A. Colefax Beats J. Lowe in Hunter River Singles Championship

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 3

Victory by one point in each instance was registered by E. Peel and A. Vincer in their two engagements in the "Cock o' the Walk" fixture on…

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Cricket Annual Meeting Saturday highlights Dagg's Century Singleton, Tuesday. Teachers' Federation Steady Progress Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 2

Leo Dags's innings against Singleton was the outstanding highlight in the A grade cricket competition on Saturday. Leo scored 129 out of St. Mr. B. C. Robinson, M.A., presided over a fair attendance at the annual meeting of the Singleton branch of the Teachers Federation…

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