Local Girl Barred From State Title Swimming Event
Singleton swimmer Jennie Grainger was not allowed to compete in the heats of the under 14 years 55…
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Tennis Interpretation Of Amateurism Showed Much Hypocrisy (A.A.P.)
NEW YORK: Dan Parker, one of America’s best-known sports writers, headed his column in the “Sunday Mirror” in which he discussed Sedgman and McGregor becoming professionals, “Those Tennis…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Honours Even in Shield Cricket Singleton Wins First Grade Match
Honours were even in a first and second XI. match between Hunter River and Singleton at Maitland on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tennis Assn. Ne[?]
Owing to holidays, no [?] petition tennis has been play since 23rd ult. "B" grade con petition commences next…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No Play In Country Tennis
SYDNEY: There was no play in the Country Week tennis championships at White City to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tennis Official Critical of L.t.a.a
SYDNEY: A tennis official to-day criticised the “reluctant” attitude by the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia towards a tour by Jack Kramer’s professional troupe this year…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Greyhound Racing Five Favorites Win:: Gambling Boss Again Successful:: Jigoro Makes Amends
Five favorites met with success in the eight event programme staged by the local Mechanical Coursing Club on Saturday night last, they being Gambling Boss (3/1), Jigoro (2/1), Chief Extra…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →John Bull Shield Cricket Muswellbrook Suffers First Defeat Courageous Innings by T. Mitchell
The local team journeyed to Singleton, and suffered their first defeat of the season in the John Bull Shield competition,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Athletics
With the annual carnival only a fortnight away, athletes were not at their top at the week-end, but a majority gave…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bowls
The opening games in the second round of the District Pennant competition will be played on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Swimming School This Year
The Education Department has decided not to run a children's swimming school in Singleton this year, it was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cricket Teams
MAISON DIEU Will field the following team when they play 2 BOD on aturday: K. Nowlan, C. Shearer. S…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Open Tennis Matches
NEW YORK: The United States Lawn Tennis Association would continue to oppose any suggestion to throw…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Draw for Cricket at Singleton
First grade.—January 1017: Bulga v. RSL at Howe Park; Scott's Flat v. Milbrodale, at Albion; Albion, a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Amateur Tennis Star Earning £67 A Week
SYDNEY: American woman tennis champion, Maureen (“Little Ma”) Connelly, is earning about £67 a week during her stay in Australia. Observers estimated to-day that her companion,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Possibility Only of Jobs for Tennis Players
MELBOURNE: No offer of employment was made by the North British Insurance Company to Frank Sodgman and Ken McGregor, president of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia (Sir Norman…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Women's Swimming Titles
SINGLETON: Two members of the Singleton Ladles’ Amateur Swimming Club, Lorraine Ling and Janet Vaughan,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tennis Tournament
Play will Commence at 1.30 p.m. [?] Saturday in the bring[?] tournament, to [?] by Ground…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Country Week Tennis
Maitland tennis players leaving for Sydney at the week-end to [?] in Country week are Don Melwa[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cricket Competitions To Be Resumed
Hunter River District Cricket Association competitions will be resumed in all grades on Saturday, after a break of two weeks over the holiday period. District first and second grade games…
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