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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1939

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Dog Racing Programme and Selections Maitland Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 8

The Maitland Mechanical Hare Coursing club will carry out a programme of 12 events to-night. These include three races over 700 yards, a hurdle race and the final of the…

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Tennis Championships Results of Last Night's Games

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 8

Some excellent tennis was witnessed last night, when the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association, continued its annual…

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Cisteria Again Has Now Won Fourteen Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 7

Cisteria, who scored a comfortable will in the Flying Welter Handicap at Gosford yesterday, has now won 14 races for owner Dr. Carroll, and…

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Ladies' Cricket Match Teams for Week-end

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 3

A match will be played on Albion Park at the week-end between the following teams:— Bettie Bates (captain), Daisie…

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BOWLS Combined Fours

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 2

The last round of the third series of six games in the combined fours competition was played at East Maitland yesterday afternoon. The…

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HOOFBEATS Maitland Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 11

OWNERS and trainers are reminded that entries for the Maitland race meeting on Thursday next close at 6 p.m. to-day with the secretary, Mr. J…

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The Raymond Terrace Tennis Club

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 3

The annual meeting of, the Raymond Terrace Tennis Club was held on Tuesday night last. There was a good attendance of members present…

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Hinton Wins Boxing In Melbourne MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 11

In an overweight 15 round contest at West Melbourne last night Rollo Hinton, 8.4, of New South Wales, outpointed the Australian flyweight…

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Killed by Cricket Ball

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 1

When struck over the heart by a cricket et ball at Brigalow, Queensland, Hubert Barnett McMahon, 27, dairyfarmer, of Helensea, collapsed and died in a few…

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High School Cricket Competition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 12

The first grade Maitland High School cricket match against. Cessnock was not continued owing to the overwatering of the wicker. The match will…

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Owners Meet Greyhound Association Racing Rules

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 11

A committee meeting of the Maitland and Hunter District Greyhound Owners Trainers, and Breeders' Association was held on…

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Dog Racing Mento's Choice Scores In Maitland Show Ground Stake

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 11

Mento's Choice scored a narrow victory from co-favourite, Hunter Valley, in the Showground Stake, the principal event at last night's Maitland greyhound meeting…

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Junior Swimming Races

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 6

Junior members of the Swimming Club are maintaining enthusiasm, and their interest in competitive swimming is greater than ever. The…

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Coursing

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 8

The following is the draw for the coursing at Muswellbrook to-morrow (Saturday) night:—Maiden Stake, 480 yards (No. 1):…

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Kurri Rugby League Football Club. Annual General Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 7

The annual general meeting of the Kurri Kurri District Rugby League Football Club will be held in the club rooms…

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Bowls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 5

In the Hunter River District Championship, Dungog Club rink (Crow-foot, Osmond, Fleming, Jones) lost to East Maitland, at Lorn, last…

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Swimming News

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 5

The Cessnock Swimming Club was well represented at the Northern district championship swimming carnival, which was…

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Tennis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 2

Score sheets are not at present available to the writer, therefore results of matches played during the week cannot be published, but the…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 2

A big pal on the back and full marks for the White Park Club. From a small and humble beginning, it has stuck together, an amiable and 100…

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Sporting Football

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Upper Hunter section of Group 4 will be held at Muswellbrook on Sunday next, when delegates are expected from…

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