Sporting Coursing
Nalla, Mr. Lai Burns's consistent greyhound, scored at Muswellbrook again on Saturday last, going out at 5 to 2…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sport, 1939
4,940 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 247
Swimming News
The Cessnock Swimming Club commenced racing on Sunday morning at the Municipal pool. Their was a good turn-up of starters in the senior…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Golf
A Stableford par competition held on Saturday last resulted:—R. E. McClintock (handicap 9) 31; A. Sweeney (11) 30; V. F. Martin (11) 30; J. B…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tennis Notes. Night Tennis Competition
Tennis enthusiasts are asked to note that the night tennis championships conducted by the Muswellbrook District Tennis Association will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cricket Chatter
Hefty hitting by J. Allen was a feature of the match between East End and Hyde Park in the Cessnock Cricket Association's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SWIMMING Nakama Breaks Record BRISBANE
Nakama broke another record at the Valley baths last night, registering 2.16 4-5 for the 200 metres freestyle, and defeating W. Fleming by 10 yards…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coursing Club Application for Licence Charities Decide
A meeting of the recently formed Maitland Charities Mechanical Coursing club decided last night to make application to the Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BOXING Owens v Lewis Return Bout
The long awaited return bout between those two sensational boxers, "Bricky" Owens and Bobby Lewis, will be staged at the East…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Inter-town Swimming Competition. Singleton Defeats Muswellbrook
Following are the results of the Wicks-Flynn inter-town competition between Singleton and Muswellbrook, held at the Singleton baths on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Golf Clubhouse. Again Broken Into
The Muswellbrook Golf Clubhouse was again broken into on Saturday night last. A few golf balls and a small amount of money were stolen, while…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CRICKET Hunter v. Gloucester Monday's Match
The Hunter River District Cricket Association has accepted Gloucester's challenge to a match at Gloucester on Anniversary Day…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →SWIMMING Miss Gwen Millard to Represent N.S.W. SINGLETON
Singleton swimmer, Miss Gwen Millard, has been chosen to represent New South Wales in the National swimming championships…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tennis. Davis Cup Team Plea for the Juniors
The opinion that D. Pails, the tennis junior, should be included in the Davis Cup team for Australia was expressed yesterday by the State…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CRICKET Saturday's Games Chief Features Singleton
Twenty-six wickets fell and 265 runs were scored on Saturday afternoon in the match, Glendon versus South Singleton…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Greyhound Racing Results Favored "Books"; Favorites Beaten in Seven Races. Nalla's Easy Win Over Odds On Merry Toy. Cobbo and Val Pete Again Successful. Gate Takings a Record for Past Four Years
As a result of the failure of the favorites in seven of the ten events on the programme staged by the local Mechanical Courshig Club on Saturday night last books recouped a big slice of their losses of the previous meeting, when no less than eight favorites met with success on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →RACING Sidelights. Cisteria to Win Pon Race. Pacodal and May Queen Good Tote Bets
A fine lot of ponies are engaged in the first flit of the pony race at Victoria Park to-morrow and a number of them…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Early Bird Looks Home in First Flying Victoria Park Races Bullaire For The Handicap
Early Bird, who will start favourite for the Adrian Knox Stakes at Randwick, appears to have a mortgage on the first division of the Flying Handicap at Victoria Park to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →BOWLS. "Cock o' the Walk" Games. K. Brown and A. Cooper on Top. J. Lowe's Rink Win Championship Fours
K. Brown and A. Cooper were on top in both "Cock o' the Walk" games played on the local green on Saturday afternoon last. In the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Athletics Good High Jumping
Cecil Gould, of Maroubra, yave a remarkable display of jumping at the Sports Ground on Saturday. Only 19, and 5ft 2in high, he cleared 5ft 9in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boxing
Atilio Sabatino and Ossie Stewart will meet in a return bout at the Sydney Stadium on February 20. Sabatino won the first match on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →