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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1938

4,536 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 45 of 227

Saturday's Sport List of Events Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 10

Warwick Farm, Caulfield and Doomben. CRICKET Hunter River Association's…

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Mistakes of the Past Must Be Eliminated Rugby League's Development

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 10

Very soon now the 1938 Rugby League season will be in full awing, with prospects which seem splendid or sorry in accordance with the individual outlook. Let it be said at once that long association with the code and…

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Dungog and District Tennis Association Annual Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 3

The President, Mr. C. T. Abbott, presided over the annual meeting of the Dungog and District Tennis Association on Wednesday night 2nd inst…

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Vincer Wins Night Tennis Title Singles Final

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 10

L. Vincer retained his title in the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association's night championships when he beat G. Ryder,…

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Cricket. Bowman Park Team v. SCONE

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 2

A team from Scone will play an allday match on the Bowman Park wicket on Sunday next. The Scone team has a reputation of being fast scorers,…

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Fraud That Failed Attempt to Cheat Football Club

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 8

Sentencing two Paisley men, Samuel Bell Hainey, 26, and Robert Cochrane Harrison, 23, to nine months' imprisonment for alleged fraud,…

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Hunter Cricket. Keen Struggle for Premiership To-morrow's Prospects

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 10

To-morrow will see the completion of the second last series in the Hunter River Cricket Association's competition for the 1937-38 season. That means that there are but three more days for play. Four teams are having a keen struggle for the…

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Sporting Turf. To-morrow's Warwick Farm Races. Acceptances and Starting Times

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 8

Trial Hurdle Race, li mile (1.15).— Tredonner 10.4, Lord Sun 9.10, Prowler 9.4, Keewong 9.7, Royal Promise 9.5, Caliban 9.2, Stuffy 9.2, Syntax…

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Muswellbrook District Cricket Association. Obligations of Players. Match with Singleton Cancelled

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook District Cricket Association was held on Wednesday last. Mr. A. S. Bowman (president) was…

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RACING Sidelights. Politesse Selected for Nursery H'cp. June and Adios Will Be Hard to Beat

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 8

Politesse, which finished third to Manaos and Brigand at Ascot on Wednesday, would only have to jump…

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BOXING Singleton Tourney SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 2

The programme of fights arranged for the boxing tournament, which will be continued in the Show Ground next Wednesday night is one of the most…

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Lawn Tennis Mixed Doubles Comp

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 11

The mixed doubles night competition conducted by the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association will commence next week. Personnel of…

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Dog Racing Muswellbrook Meeting MUSWELLBROOK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 11

Splendid entriets have been receiv-ed for the Muswellbrooic greyhound meeting to-night (Saturday), with full boxes for the eleven race programme…

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FOOTBALL Teaching the Boys Veteran's Appeal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 11

In a letter to the editor, Mr. Billy Moore, a member of a well-known Maitland sporting family, makes an appeal for boys of the…

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Car Races. South African Keenness Easter Trial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 8

Of all the British Dominions, South Africa appears to be the keenest on motor contests. In addition to annually conducting…

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Cricket Thrill Fireball Upsets Game Umpire Stunned Goulburn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 3

A fireball struck the ground luring the progress of a match between Goulburn and Kenmore Veterans at the Kenmore Oval yesterday…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 4

Freddie Steele, middleweight champion of the world, may visit Australia to defend his title and engage in a number of other bouts in Sydney…

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Boxing Notes District Represented

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 7

The district is well represented by boxers from Kurri, Morpeth, Newcastle and Maitland for Tuesday night's fights in the East Maitland…

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Rugby Union Maitlanders to Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 7

The Maitland Rugby Union team will open its season on Lorn Park at 7 o'clock to-morrow night, when all Intending to play are invited to…

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Cricket Teams

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 3

The following have been selected to represent Glendon next Saturday: C. Taylor, E. Taylor, M. George, W. Shearer, A. Bates, A. Crow, G…

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