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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1938

4,536 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 53 of 227

Stroud Tennis

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 2

The tennis season was officially opened on Saturday, when play was commenced for this season on the town courts. There was a good…

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Sporting Golf Muswellbrook Club's New Golf House

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 7

The official opening of the Muswellbrook Club's new golf house will take place to-morrow (Saturday) afternon, and the occasion will be…

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Dog's Tail Missing. Coursing Incident

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 6

The greyhound, Kagawa, did not leave the box at the start of the Somerby Stake, at the Gosford meeting this week, until the field had…

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Lawn Tennis Muswellbrook's Easter Tennis Tournament, 1938

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 7

All eyes are on the Easter tennis tournament following the announcement that Jack Crawford will be a competitor this year. As this player…

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Maitland Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 7

Although general entries for the Maitland Race Club's next meeting do not close until Thursday next, already a number has been received…

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Sport and Sportsmen in the Sporting Limelight of the Week. Football: Muswellbrook. CRICKET: Wybong, Victoria park, W. Greer. BOWLS: A. Peachey, J. B. Martyr. the Rifle: R. Gunter, A. W. Wolfgang. Greyhound Racing: J. Koughan, M. O'Connell, V. Bowen, C. Brecht, C. Glare. GOLF: O. G.'Moffat, J. B. Brimstone. Football. Muswellbrook Makes History

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 1

The decision of the committee of the Muswellbrook Football Club on Monday night not to employ a playing coach during the coming season has…

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"Popular Man" Competition. Bowls Night

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 3

An enjoyable evening was spent on the bowling green on Tuesday evening, when the club members entertained the younger set committee and…

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Money From Coursing Gosford Association Now Prosperous

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 8

The Gosford District Agricultural and Citrus Association received £1315/8/6 from greyhound coursing for the year ended December 31,…

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Record Entries. in Tennis Competitions

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 2

Entries for the tennis competition for 1938 closed last Saturday and were graded on Monday night by the Association Grading Committee. The…

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Cessnock Tennis Players Newcastle Match

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 5

Matches arranged by the Cessnock Tennis Association amongst local champions has met with bad luck in many ways. Firstly, the rain…

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CRICKET Knock-Out Round

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 2

Very little interest will be aroused by the final day's play in the final of the knock-out round of the A grade cricket competition between Bulga…

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Saturday's Sport List of Events Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 9

Rosehill, Epsom, B.A.T.C. CRICKET Concluding games in Hunter Association's competitions. First grade…

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TENNIS. Easter Tournament News. Pails and Willard

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 1

Dinny Pails, one of Australia's outstanding juniors, will be a competitor at the tournament. Pails's performance in the recent age…

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Lawn Tennis Maitland District Games Day Competitions to Start

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 9

The Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association will commence its 1938 season to-morrow afternoon, when the first series of matches in the men's and ladies' doubles teams competition will be played…

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World Boxing Champion JOHN H. Lewis. Sydney Visit Possible. Match with Palmer

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 1

John Henry Lewis, the world's light heavyweight boxing champion, may meet Ambrose Palmer for the world's title in Sydney if negotiations which…

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Final Day Hunter District Cricket Games Premiership Prospects

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 9

The Hunter River Cricket Association's season will conclude to-morrow, and, although the premiership has not been definitely decided, something extraordinary will have to…

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RACING Sidelights. Speedy Brazandt Selected Second Division of Westmead H'cp. Arabia Is Going to Be Hard to Beat. Denis Should Fill a Place

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 8

Quite a number of the horses engaged in the second division of the Westmead Handicap at Rosehill…

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ATHLETICS To-Morrow's Events Visiting Athletes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 11

Mr. W. Ahern, Sydney representative of the Maitland District A. A. Club, in a communication to the executives of the Maitland…

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Rugby League English Tour Profits

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 9

Mr. Savage, joint manager of the Australian Rugby League team which toured England, estimates that the New South Wales and Queensland…

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Dog Racing Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 9

Owing to the apparatus having to be removed in order to prepare the ring for the Upper Hunter Show next week, there will he no dog racing at…

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