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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1939

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Slow Times Swimming at Singleton Point Score Events Singleton

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

Most of the competitors in the point score events conducted by the Singleton Amateur Swimming Club yesterday recorded slow times…

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Night Tennis This Week's Fixtures Doubles Matches

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

Following are the fixtures for the men's and ladies' doubles competition for this week:— Tuesday, March 14: Men's B grade…

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Grand Final Singleton Cricket Competition SINGLETON

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

The knock-out round in the Singleton district, cricket compel Man will probably be abandoned, and a grand final between the two leading teams…

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Upper Hunter Cricket Competition Wet Wickets Muswellbrook

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

Owing to wet wickets only one match of the district cricket competition was concluded on Saturday, the remainder of the games…

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Dog Racing Greta Greyhounds Beat the Favourites at Muswellbrook Muswellbrook

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

Greta dogs, Billy Bridge (P. Magin), and Possibility (T. Redgrove), took the opening honours at the Muswellbrook dog meeting on Saturday night by winning the Maiden Stake…

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Professionalism: Sport in Cricket Seems But an Ideal Sydney

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

Mr. W. F. Ives, of Sydney, who proposed taking a team to Northern Queensland towns, has abandoned the tour. In a letter to…

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Boxing

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 2

Ossie Stewart, 11.5¼, defeated Atilio Sabatino, 11.0, on a technical knock-out in the seventh round at the Sydney Stadium last night, the referee…

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Sporting Coursing

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 2

When she won the double at Muswellbrook recently, Lady Burness: brought the winnings of Mrs. Burns's' kennels to 31 races in five months…

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Swimming News

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 8

The Cessnock Swimming Club conducted another series of club championships at the Cessnonk Baths on Sunday morning. The principle event…

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Rugby Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 5

Ross McKinnon, the newly-appointed coach of the Cessnock Club, was not long in making contact with the…

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Boxing Off

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 9

Owing to rain the East Maitland boxing contests have been postponed from to-night until next Tuesday…

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Newcastle Rugby League

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 8

The Newcastle Rugby League had a credit balance of £158 for last year. The total receipts were £6479…

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Tennis News

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 8

Officials of the local Tennis Association wish to apologise to tennis enthusiasts for not playing the finals on the court…

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Paterson Golf Ball

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 7

Paterson golf ball will he held to-night. Dancing is from 8.30 until 2 a.m., and the Newcastle Savoy Dance Orchestra has been engaged. A…

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Brookfield Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 7

The race meeting that was to have been hold on March 11 at Brookfield and was postponed because of rain will be held on March 25…

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Maitland Races

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 3

The chairman stated that the A.J.C. had allotted March 16 and 17 for races at Maitland. The Maitland committee had endeavoured to have…

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Football. Muswellbrook Club

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 1

At the weekly committee meeting of the Muswellbrook Club, held last night, it was decided, owing to the heavy expense involved of…

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Golf Week-end Play

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

During the week-end three competitions were conducted at the local course, which is rapidly showing the effects of the rain during the week…

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Kurri Rugby League Queenslander to Coach

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 8

N. F. Castley, of Queensland, has been engaged to coach Kurri Kurri first grade team for the 1939 season. He…

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Golf. Associates' Opening Day

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 5

The Muswellbrook Associates' Golf Club will hold its opening day for the 1939 season to-morrow, when a 9-holes' competition will be played,…

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