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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1939

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CRICKET Hunter Association the Fixtures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 9

Following are the fixtures of the Hunter River Cricket Association for Saturday next, the games to be played on the ground of the…

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Dungog and District Tennis Association Annual Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 3

In a comprehensive review of the year's activities, the secretary of the Dungog and District Tennis Association (Mr. W. Tickle) pointed out to…

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Dungog Golf Club Very Successful Year Record Revenue

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 1

A year of steady progress was reviewed at the annual meeting of the Dungog Golf Club, held in the Memorial Hall, Dungog, last week. The…

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Test Cricket. South Africa's Big Score, Durban

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 2

In the fifth test match South Africa scored 530, and England had lost one wicket for 35. Rain stopped play at tea…

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Golf Player Loses an Eye Club Not To Blame LONDON, March 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 8

A blow by a golf ball, which caused a golfer to lose an eye, was a result of the risks of the game, and not of the negligent construction of the…

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Greyhound Racing Lady Burness Wins Two Races. Cinqua's Hope and Cheetah Win for Mrs. W. Coffey. Interference Robbed Mineton and Queen Alvarez of Victory. Repetre's Easy Win in Hurdle Race

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 4

Interference robbed Mineton and Queen Alvarez of certain victory at Saturday night's meeting of the local Mechanical Coursing Club. Another…

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RACING Sidelights Val William for V.P. HANDICAP. Masterpiece and Rosante to Fill Places

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 6

The finish of the Victoria Park Handicap to-morrow may be fought out between Val William Masterpiece and…

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Val William To Score In Handicap Victoria Park Races Beau Ercil and John Laird To Run Well

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 9

Form points to Val William having an outstanding chance in to-morrow's Victoria Park Handicap. He easily won the Rosebery Handicap on February I, and, three days later,…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 3

Joe Hall (9.1½) outpointed the American, Henry Moreno (8.12¾) in a particularly hard-hitting 12 rounds boxing contest at the Sydney…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 3

Following is the draw for Saturday next in the championship singles at 2 p.m. or forfeit:—Crampton v. Haling, Heuston v. Godfrey, Pollack v…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 3

Knock-out round.—Glendon v. South Singleton (Showground); Bulga v. Broke (Howe Park). Umpires: Showground, M. McMahon…

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BOWLS. Lorn Club Games

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 8

On Thursday night three rinks will visit Lorn from West Maitland Lorn rinks will he chosen on the green. The following games must be played…

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Boxing Abbott Outpoints Bricky Owens

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 8

East Maitland middleweight "Bricky" Owens last night met defeat at the gloves of "Darky" Abbott, of Sydney, in the main eight rounds contest at the East Maitland open air stadium, but Abott knew he had been fighting before he was given…

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Week-end Sporting Fixtures Golf

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 3

Par competition on Singleton links…

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SWIMMING Meeting of Committee Inter-club Contests Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 2

The meeting night of the committee of the Singleton Amateur Swimming Club has been changed to the second Tuesday night in each month…

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Rugby Union Annual Meeting At Newcastle English Tour Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 7

The secretary of the New South Wales Rugby Union (Mr. J. Noseda) stated last night at the annual meeting of the Newcastle…

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Night Tennis Koalas v. Top Notchers First Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 8

The first match in the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association men's and ladies' doubles night competition was played last…

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Peter Pan and the Baroona Stud Racing and Breeding Expert's Visit

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 3

Many of our readers will be interested in the following article concerning the champion racehorse, Peter Pan, twice…

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Von Cramm Invited to U.S.A. Slump in Tennis New York, March 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 1

Fearful that the absence of Donald Budge will seriously reduce the attendance at the five important grass tournaments,…

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