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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1939

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Dog Racing Association Register Fees Charged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 9

The National Coursing Association's Greyhound Register for 1937 provides some very Interesting reading, and some of it is, to…

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Quirindi Races Meeting In March

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 9

Quirindi Racing Club bus issued its Programme for its meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 7 and 8. There will be six races each day…

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Tennis Draw Night Championships In Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 9

The draw in the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association's annual night championships for next Monday and Tuesday is as follows:—…

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On Points Boxing at Cessnock Win for Lucas Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 9

In the two contests, scheduled for 10 rounds at the Cessnock Sports Ground last night, "Snowy" Lucas, 9st. 3lbs., of Newcastle,…

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Motor World Triumph for Victoria Tourist Trophy Motor Cycle Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 8

The 1939 Australian "Tourist Trophy" Motor Cycle Races decided on the Cowes Circuit, Phillip Island (Vic), provided a triumph…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 3

R. McKinnon, the Australian Rugby League threequarter, will be the playing coach of the Cessnock team in the coming season. Conditions…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 4

A match between Hunter Valley Council and a team from the Federal Capital Territory and the Southern Districts Cricket Council was…

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Dog Racing. Maitland Draw

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 5

The draw for the Maitland greyhound meeting on Wednesday night is:—Final of Qualifying Stake, 440 yards…

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BOWLS Singles Championship First Round Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 2

Matches in the first round of the singles championship of the Singleton Bowling Club were played on Saturday…

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Junior Point Score Swimming Results of Week-end Competitons

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 2

Junior point score events were conuueted at the local bath at the weeK-end. Registering great improvement in…

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SWIMMING. The Wicks-Flynn Cup Singleton Wins Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 7

With an aggregate of 83 points to 57, Singleton won the Wlcks-Flynn Cup championship for the 1938-39 swimming season at the…

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Tennis Draw Night Championships In Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 6

The draw in the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association's annual night championships for to-night and Tuesday is as follows:—…

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Boxing Velasco Knocks Out Clarke at Newcastle Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 6

Giving a brilliant display of boxing Filipino Joe Velasco (8.13½) knocked out Snowy Clarke (9.0) of Western Australia in the seventh round of the scheduled 10 rounds main event at the Greater Newcastle Stadium on Saturday night…

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Dog Racing Denman Owners Win Four Events At Muswellbrook MUSWELLBROOK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 8

With four wins, including the principal event on the programme, Denman owners showed to advantage at the Muswellbrook meeting on Saturday night. A. FitzGerald…

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Boxing

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 5

Jacko Wilson (8.13), an American negro, who is rated No. 1 in Division 3 of the featherweight championship of Die world, narrowly…

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Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 5

The men's foursome competition held on Saturday was won by F. W. Macdonald and A. Sweeney, with a nett score of 63. Cards returned were…

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Racing

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 2

Brookfield races on Saturday next bid fair to outdo the much-talked-of meetings of the past few months. Although entries do not close till…

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Swimming News (By "STARTER")

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 6

The Cessnock Club con­ducted point score races at the local baths on Sunday morning, some very exciting…

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Sporting Tennis

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 5

The following players have been selected for the Davis Cup tour:—J. Bromwich, A. Quist, J. Crawford, H. Hopman (captain and manager)…

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Swimming Splendid Efforts Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 2

The Boyd brothers, Bruce and Ken, were outstanding performers at the inter-club swimming carnival at Mus-wellbrook on Saturday…

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