Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Sport, all years

Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1938

4,536 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 64 of 227

Rugby Union Last of Trial Games

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 April 1938 · page 9

The last of the season's trial games were played on Saturday, and in the matches played there was some high scoring, two of the teams scoring 25…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

BOXING Bluey Jones Outpointed Delaney Again Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 April 1938 · page 9

The American negro, Tommy Jones (10.10) outpointed the Australian welterweight champion, Bluey Jones (10.2) in an exceptionally close 15…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Trial Games Rugby League Teams Good Standard of Play

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 April 1938 · page 9

It was made clear in Saturday's trial games that last year's standard splendid as it was will be more than maintained this season. Despite green muscles and bellows to mend, the…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

CRICKET Sydney Premiership Randwick Wins

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 April 1938 · page 9

The Sydney cricket premiership concluded on Saturday and was won by Randwick. Rain and bad light interfered with the day's…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Rain Stops Play Bowls at Singleton the Scores Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 April 1938 · page 2

Rain stopped play in rink games on the Singleton bowling green on Saturday. Had play not been stopped it is quite probable that some of the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Singleton District Rugby League South Newcastle's Visit Gibb in Action Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 April 1938 · page 2

In a game that was always interesting South Newcastle defeated the Singleton United Football Club's team by 13 points to two In a match…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Singleton Versus South Newcastle Locals Played Creditable Football

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 April 1938 · page 3

In a game remarkably open, considering the Heavy going, South Newcastle yesterday defeated Singleton by 13 points to 2. Considering…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Upper Hunter Football Season Opens Newcastle Wins Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 April 1938 · page 8

The 1938 Rugby League football season opened at Muswellbrook yesterday when a team of Newcastle players captained by H…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Won a Treble E. Shone at Muswellbrook Greyhound Racing Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 April 1938 · page 8

With three wins, including a double, E. Shone (Maitland) was the most successful owner at the Muswellbrook dog meeting on Saturday night. Miss Gosforth won the…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

ATHLETICS East Maitland Sports Rain Interferes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 April 1938 · page 8

Rain interfered with the athletic sports on the Banks-street Reserve, East Maitland, on Saturday afternoon. Many of the…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Bowls

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 1

Decorated bowl flowers (one variety, not otherwise mentioned in schedule, own foliage): Mrs. A. S. Davis; decorated bowl flowers (not less than…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Racing

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 2

The Chipping Norton Stakes, the principal race of tho A.J.C. Warwick Farm autumn meeting, held at Randwick on Saturday, was narrowly won…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Tennis

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 2

Because of heavy rain throughout the district, all matches in the district tennis competition set down for last Saturday were cancelled. Under…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Sporting Football

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 5

The season was opened locally at the week-end under most unfavorable weather conditions. Aberdeen brought a team to Scone, but neither club was…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

GOLF. Saturday's Play

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 6

A. A. Charity won on the count back from J. B. Brimstone in the Stableford par competition held on Saturday last. The week-end four…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

TENNIS. Easter Tournament

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 2

Entries this year are not as numerous as in previous years, although some events have attracted better support than previously. There are,…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

GOLF Kurri Kurri Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 11

Members of the Kurri Kurri Golt Club, who wish to take part in the first round of the knockout competition of the Kurri Kurri Golf Club on…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

Cessnock Rugby League Cessnock Overwhelms Maitland

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 5

Cessnock played their second trial matches of the season on Sunday, at the local Sports-ground. Maitland were the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Rugby Union Competition Opening Saturday's Draw Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 10

Efforts to nave the opening of the Rugby Union's first grade competition deferred from Saturday next was defeated at the…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Rugby League Proposed Breakaway Newcastle Move Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 10

The question of breaking away from the New South Wales Country League was again brought up at the meeting of the Newcastle…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →