Successful Swimming Carnival Exhibitions by Australian Champions. Record Attendance at Pool
Muswellbrook Amateur Swimming Club staged its most successful carnival on Saturday last. For once weather conditions for the…
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Athletics
M. Curotta broke the Australian record for 440 yards when he won the State final at Sydney Cricket Ground in 47.6 seconds…
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Most of the Sydney contingent of Dungog bowlers are back with stories of near misses interspersed with tales of good times. None regret the trip…
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SINGLETON Wednesday— The final of the local section of the HRDBA fours will.be played on Saturday afternoon, when…
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A meeting of the Tennis Association will be held in the Globe Cafe on Friday, March 5th. Chief business is the election of officers receiving the…
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Very hot weather prevailed for the Footballers' Swimming Carnival at the Dungog Swimming Pool last Saturday afternoon…
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Annual swimming carnival of students of Singleton Intermediate High School was conducted at the Municipal…
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A lengthy, though quite harmonious, debate took place during the annual meeting of parishioners of All Saints' on…
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Four of Australia's tennis champions will be visiting Singleton in April to play exhibition matches on the Howe…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Racing Royal Gem Triumphs in Futurity. Backed to Favouritism Time Was Quarter-second Outside Record
South Australian champion Royal Gem (this paper's selection) proved very costly to bookmakers at Caulfield on Saturday, when he finished in…
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The second annual meeting of the Singleton United Football Club was conducted in the showground tea rooms last night, when it was revealed by the treasurer (Mr. K. Murphy) that the year concluded with a credit balance of…
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Raymond Terrace will travel to Newcastle for both its games on Saturday. The No. 3 team will play at Lowlands, whilst No. 4 will be at Mayfield…
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There was a good attendance of delegates at the Rugby League meeting on Thursday night last. Warm interest was taken in the discussion on general matters…
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SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 26— In what is believed to be the longest doubles set on record, Bobby Riggs and…
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Entries for Quirindi tennis tournament at Easter close with the secretary, Mr. R. D. Gelling, of George-street, Quirindi, at 6…
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With the Hunter River Association’s cricket competition finishing on Saturday and the finals commencing the following week, it is…
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Should co-leaders Northern District and Central finish level in the Hunter River first grade cricket competition, which concludes an Saturday, the premiership will be decided on averages…
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Club championships for sub-junior girls freestyle, junior girls breast-stroke, and women's open backstroke, will be held at the baths on Sunday…
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The two semi-finals in the Singles championship resulted:—E. Dodd defeated M. Ross 82.24; W. Morrison jnr. defeated W. Stevenson 32-20…
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