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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1939

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Notes on Newcastle Races

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 6

Theogundi upset the calculations of those who regarded Affirm as a certainty in the Novice Handicap First Division at…

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Country Tennis Cannival. Cessnock's Struggle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 4

The first round of the men's knockout competition, in the country tennis carnival, was played at the Lawn Tennis…

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BOXING. Lesnevitch v. Alabama Kid SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 7

The contest between Gus Lesnevich and Alabama Kid, set down for last night at the Sports Ground, was postponed until to-night…

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Cricket. Old Buffers' Match

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 2

A cricket match between the old buffers of Dungog and Gloucester has been arranged to be played on Gloucester turf wicket on…

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BOWLS Interest in Blue Grade Final Series

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 8

The final series of the second round of the Hunter River District Bowling Association's blue pennant competition will be…

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May Not Be Accepted Rugby League Offer to Reardon

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 4

Advice has been received from Brisbane that Jack Reardon, the Kangaroo centre three-quarter and captain of Queensland…

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Saturday's Sport List of Events Horse Racing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 8

Warwick Farm, Ascot (Vic.) Doomben. Cricket First grade: Cessnock v Northern…

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Swimming Pool For Raymond Terrace Town's Need Raymond, Terrace

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 4

A letter from the Port Stephens Shire Council, read at the monthly meeting of the Raymond Terrace Chamber of Commerce,…

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Sporting Lawn Tennis Scone Women's Team Doing Well

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 7

The Scone team recorded their fifth win on Wednesday when they defeated Orange, 5 sets 37 games to 3 sets 32 games. In their sixth game, Scone…

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CRICKET End of First Round Hunter Games

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 8

The first round of the Hunter River Cricket Association's first grade competition will end to-morrow, and it will close with Robins…

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CRICKET To-morrow's Matches Prospects Discussed Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 2

singleton, Broke an Bulga are likely winners of matches in the round of the Singleton Cricket competition, which will conclude…

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RACING Sidelights. Beau Cheval Again In Line for "Hat Trick." Red Thespian and Scarlet Circle for Tote Investors

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 6

Beau Cheval, a winner at his last couple of outings is our selection for the last race at Warwick Farm to-morrow,…

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Athletics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 8

The first day of the northern districts championships will be held on Saturday on No. 4 Sports Ground, Newcastle…

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Night Tennis Championship Events

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 9

Entries for the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association's 1939 night tennis championships will close on Wednesdny. February 1…

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Tallon Equals 1868 Cricket Record

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 2

Don Tallon, of Queensland, who in the second innings of the recent Sheffield Shield match between Queensland and New South…

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BOXING Win for Lesnevitch TECHNICAL K.O. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 9

The American boxer, Gus Lesnevitch (12.10) defeated the American negro, the Alabama Kid, on a technical knockout in the 10th…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 4

Gus Lesnevitch, 12.10, U.S.A., defeated Alabama Kid, 12.0, on a technical knovk-out in the 10th round of a scheduled 12 rounds fight at…

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Country Week Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 7

Bathurst won the men's premiership for the first time, beating Newcastle in the final at the country week tennis carnival at Rushcutter Bay…

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BOWLS Pennant Forfeits SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 2

Singleton forfeited to Cessnock in the blue pennant bowls match to have been played at Singleton on Saturday. The secretary of the Singleton Club,…

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Tennis Off Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 5

Owing to rain, there was no play at the tennis carnival to-day…

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