Tennis Balls Helped to Beat the Magnetic Mine How English Scientists Got the Advantage Over Hitler
Twenty-three million tennis balls, the entire wartime output of the United Kingdom, were used by British scientists to…
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Racing Sidelights Cragsman May Win Again Engaged in Flying Handicap. Star Cold and John Halifax Place Bets
There are only nine acceptors for the sprint event at Moorefield to-morrow—the Flying Handicap —but a number of them have…
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NEW YORK June 23—Mrs Dorothy Perry has flied a divorce complaint against the tennis star Fred Perry alleging cruelty…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rugby League Reserves Results of To-day’s Games
The third series of games in the second round of the Rugby League competition was played to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bowls Tourney At-lorn
Players from Dungog, East Maitland, Weston, West Maitland and City clubs visited Lorn Park on Saturday, when a progressive…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatally Injured At Football
During a football game at Bulahdelah on Saturday, Owen Henry Relf. 7, was totally injured He was taken to Dungog…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tennis Tournament For "Dinkum Digger"
Albion Park Tennis Club conducted a tournament at the week-end, as a result of which about £4 will be handed in to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maitland Lawn Tennis Competition (By “ACE”)
With two favourable week-ends the mixed handicap competition will be finalised. Gowan Brae and the Army 16th teams have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Golf Club Cup Play and Stroke Handicap
Semi-finals of the Golf Club cup were played on Saturday, resulting in wins for F. Beh and W. Reynolds. The stroke handicap conducted…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nimble Rocca’s Victory Greyhound Racing at Maitland
Although Glamour Glee was at a slightly shorter price. Nimble Rocca beat him comfortably in the top-class stake at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Yesterday's Football Surprise Showing by South St. Patrick's Superior to Army Iii
Feature of yesterday's local matches in the A grade football competition was the surprise showing by South, who met the…
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Crail Minda, owned and trained by Mr. C. P. Watters, of Scone, easily accounted for the Campbell Hill Stakes, run at Maitland on Saturday…
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Play over the week-end saw the Singles Championship brought down to the final stage, when C. Holland won two good matches to put him in…
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Races were held at Moorefield last Saturday. The main race of the day was the Flying Handicap, 6 [?] which resulted in a win for Vermeil from…
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The fortnightly tennis tournament held on Bennett Park courts last Saturday resulted in a win for Mrs. Bruce Abbott in the ladies' section…
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Last Saturday, the Dungog Thirteen were cut to pieces on the oyster bed at Karuah. Dungog went down by 26 to 10. Scorers for the visiting team…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cricket
A cricket meeting will be held at Dusodie cricket ground on Thursday night, 5th July. Secretary Ted Walters wants a big roll-up…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →38 Meetings Granted. Muswellbrook Coursing
The Muswellbrook Coursing Club has been advised by tho Acting Under-Secretary that the club will be permitted to hold 38 meetings during…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rugby League Kurri Defeats Cessnock
The Coalfields dertry between Kurri and Cessnock attracted a record crowd who paid £120 to see the game Kurri had top-many…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cessnock Boxing More Good Bouts
There was another targe crowd at the Baths enclosure on Friday night last to witness the aeries of fights staged in aid of the…
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