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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1939

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Inter-Golf Club Matches to Remain Delegates Reject Murrurundi Proposal. Social Side of Game Emphasised. Delegates for Smaller Clubs State Their Case

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 March 1939 · page 1

A lengthy discussion took place at the annual meeting of the Upper Hunter Sub-District Golf Association in connection with a resolution submitted by the Murrurundi Club aiming to eliminate the present system of deciding the teams' championships,…

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Greyhound Racing Cobbo and Bob Cullen Win Man Events. Maiden Stakes to Just Les and Bessie's Terms. Queen Alvarez Makes Amends in Second Start—dorabelle Fails at Odds-on—five Events Favored Books

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 March 1939 · page 3

Cobbo and Bob Cullen look the honors at the local Mechanical Coursing Club's meeting on Saturday night last, annexing the main divisions of…

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Golf

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 3

The Stableford competition on Singleton links at the week end was won by Keith McCrowe, who secured 34 points and did a stroke round of 79…

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Swimming Point Score Results

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 3

Betty Harrison won two of the point score events conducted by the Singleton Ladies' Swimming Club at the baths on Monday afternoon. The…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 3

Continuation of "A" Grade final, Broke v. Glendon, showground, Saturday, March 25 and April 1. Umpires, P. Watson and M. McMahon…

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Sporting Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 3

Glendon Brook defeated Mitchell's Flat at the week-end. Mitchell's Flat scored 32 (S. Neely 10), and Glendon Brook compiled 108 (H. Perram 45,…

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TENNIS Fixtures for To-night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 8

Owing, to wet weather the fixtures in the Maitland and district men's and ladies' doubles competition set down for last night had to be abandoned…

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Dog Racing Meeting At Maitland SELECTIONS

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 8

The eleven races to be decided at the Maitland greyhound meeting Include some even fields and good dogs are Included, both in…

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Meeting of Singleton Golf Club Competition for Bettington and Pogonoski Cups

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 2

At the first meeting of the new committee of the Golf Club, held at the club house, the President (Mr W. C. Walker) presided…

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More Members Kurri Kurri Golf Club Annual Meeting Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 8

The report by the secretary (Mr. T. Paterson) to the eighth annual meeting of Kurri Kurri Golf Club last night, disclosed that the…

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Hunter Cricket the Averages Batting and Bowling Second Grade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 8

With 52,6 runs an innings, R. Osland (Mulbring) headed the averages in the Hunter River District Cricket Association's second…

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Badge Grade Cessnock Women Tennis Players Re-grading List Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 8

Cessnock Tennis Association last night regraded women players to make provisions for a badge grade. Players graded from A grade to…

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Bowls

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 3

Raymond Terrace v Lambton on the local green on Saturday:—Smith, Feeney McInerney, Sharp, Robinson, Coote, Sutton, Kime, Holwell, McIntyre, Payten…

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Cricket

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 3

Stockton defeated Terrace by 22. Best local bats were: Greaves 14, Ralston 28, M. Collins 10. Melmeth was best with the ball…

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BOXING Alabama Kid Wins SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 7

The Alabama Kid (12.4) defeated Max Raynor (12.0), on a technical knock-out at the end of the fourth of a scheduled 12 rounds…

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GOLF Steelworks Club NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 14

A favourable year, despite the trying conditions, was reported at the annual meeting of the Steelworks Golf Club…

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Rugby League United's New President First Trial Game

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 7

The new president of Mainland United Football Club, Mr. J. Wolstenholme, took over the reins of office last night, in succession to…

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Rugby Union Second Grade Team Entered Practice Game

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 7

On Monday night, at a meeting of the committee of the Maitland Rugby Union Football Club, it was definitely decided to enter a…

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