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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1938

4,536 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 46 of 227

Won Bowls Game, Died Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 8

Twenty minutes after he had played his last shot, a winning one, in a pennant game between Booroodabin and Graceville, at the Graceville…

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CRICKET. Promising Boy Player

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 4

Fifteen years old schoolboy, Billy Hodgins, of Ravensworth, gives promise of developing into a fine cricketer. Playing for the…

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Singleton Golf Links a New Layout

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 4

It is not so very many years since the Singleton Golf Club exchanged its hard, hilly, and rock-strewn course at Gowrie for a smaller but…

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Prince Walter. Double at Muswellbrook Greyhound Racing Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 6

Prince Walter (Cessnock) with a dual win took the honours at the Muswellbrook dog meeting on Saturday night, being successful in the second divisions of the 300 and 480…

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Cricket Oval Struck by Lightning Players Knopked Down and Dazed

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 1

When lightning struck the Kenmore cricket oval on Friday afternoon, three men were knocked clown and 12 "others were momentarily…

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Howe Park's Tennis Club-house Under Way Fine New Home for Club Members

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 3

Work commenced last week on the new club-house which is being: erected at Htiwe Parle by the Municipal C'ounciL' Tor the…

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ATHLETICS. Carnival at Maitland State Champions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 6

The president, Mr. H. C. .Morton, presided over a meeting of the Maitland District Amateur Athletic Club members in Hill's chambers…

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Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 5

Lady bowles going to the bowl carnival at Kat[?] will leave by the 7 a.m. train on Thursday next 17 th March…

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To-night's Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 2

The citizens and bowlers' match will be held on the green to-night at 7.30 o'clock…

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Dog Racing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 5

Cessnock show and sports Club will conduct a meeting on Saturday night Since the dogs in the outside boxes were it a disadvantage in the…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 1

Scone B., it was previously overlooked to mentioned, lifted the premiership of their grade when it defeated Bunnan on Saturday week The…

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Rugby League Bellbird Club

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 6

League is going to boom in Bellbird this year. One has only to walk up to the ground on a Sunday and see the great…

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Cessnock Golf Club

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 7

Ceesnock Golf Club, conducted a stroke competition on Saturday. Best card were:—C. Colmer gross 105 handicap 26,…

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Bowls. Town v. COUNTRY

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 2

Residents of town and country are greatly perturbed as the result of bowls bug bites, which effect young and old with a desire to "roll." The…

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BOWLS West Maitland Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 9

Members of the West Maitland Club who will play Lorn at Lorn Park on Thursday night, are as follow:-W. Kemp, F. L. Smith. G…

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Sporting Lawn Tennis

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 1

Entries for the competitions to be conducted by Scone and District Hardcourts Association close with the Secretary (Mr. M. Anderson) on…

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Got the Axe ! Rugby League Selectors

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 5

All the State selectors, except F. Grahame, of Newcastle, who will act as country Rugby League representatives were defeated at the ballot…

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Rugby League Old Members Beaten State Selectors

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 9

The general committee of the New South Wales Rugby League last night elected the selectors for the coming season and four who acted last season…

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Night Tennis Alterations in Fixtures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 7

The following alterations have been made in the fixtures for this week: B grade: Bonanza v Advanx, moved from Assoc. 2, Thursday, to Assoc. 1,…

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Night Tennis Mixed Doubles Draw

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 9

Owing to the courts being too wet for play the first night's play in the mixed doubles competition being conducted by the Maitland and District…

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