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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1940

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Cricket. Inter-district Games

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 6

A team fom the Upper Hunter District Cricket Association crashed badly in a game against the Muswellbrook Association at Muswellbrook…

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Boxing Day at Wingen Annual Carnival Success Again

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 5

The annual Carnival of the Wingen Bushmen's Carnival and Show Association, which was held at Abbotsford Park, Wingen, on Boxing Day, was…

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Cricket Glendon v. Mt. Thorley

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 4

Played at Glendon at the weekend.. Scores:— GLENDON. W. George, c Threadgate, b R…

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Country Week Tennis in Sydney SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 5

Maitland was unfortunate in the early games when the third and fourth rounds of the country week tennis carnival were played at the…

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CRICKET Fixtures for Saturday SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 2

Cricket competitions will be resumed in Singleton next Saturday. The draw for matches s and umpires is as follows:…

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Competition Cricket Draw for Week-end

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 4

"A" Grade.—Warkworth v. Bulga (Howe Park); umpires, R. West and J. Horadam. Glendon v. Broke (showground); umpires, R. Millard…

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Dog Racing Assurance by Book makers Maitland Meeting

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 7

The first greyhound racing meeting of 1940 in the north will be that the Maitland Show Council to-night. There is the usual programme of eleven events, and the fields…

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Bowls

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 3

The No. 3 Pennant players will meet Hamilton, on the Terrace green, on Saturday. Bring plate play at 2.15 No. 4 Pennant players meet National…

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Cricket

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 3

2nd A.I.F. v RAYMOND TERRACE The Tasmanian Section of Engineers have been interesting themselves in forming a Cricket Club, and from all reports…

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Finals Fought Boxing Championships SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 6

The finals of the boxing championships between representatives of the navy, army, and air force, which were decided at the [?]ushcutter [?]ay…

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Lawn Tennis Sidwell Beats Gilchrist SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 6

W. Sidwell beat J. Gilchrist, 6-4, 3-6, 10-8 in a semi-final of the Seaside lawn tennis singles championship, which was continued at Ivan[?] Park,…

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Shield Cricket Changes in Queensland’s Team

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 6

J. E[?] Queensland’s [?] bowler, [?]ed to satisfy the doctor that he would be [?]cally [?] to [?] the field for Queensland in the Sh[?]ffield…

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Dog Racing Draw for Newcastle Ten Events Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 5

Following is the draw for Now-castle jockey club’s greyhound meeting to be held on Hamilton Speedway next Saturday nights…

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ATHLETICS Championships SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 6

An agreement was reached after a conference between representatives of the men’s and women’s Amateur Athletic Associations last night [?]…

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Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 8

The following team has been selected to represent the Muswellbrook Bowling Club against West Maitland in the red pennant game to be played…

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Tennis

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 1

The main Newcastle team in the women's A grade section of the Country Week tennis carnival in Sydney was defeated yesterday by the…

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Boxing Day Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 4

The large crowd that attended the Boxing Day meeting saw some good racing. The principal event was the Goldring Cup, presented to the…

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Coursing. To-morrow Night's Draw

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 8

Following is the draw for the greyhound racing to be held on the Muswellbrook Showground track to-morrow (Saturday) night):—…

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Golf. Saturday's Fixture

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 1

The continuous summer Stableford par competition will be continued to-morrow (Saturday). Arrangements for partners will be made at the…

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Cricket Teams

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 5

The following team has been selected to represent Snelling's v. Jerry's Plains at Victoria Square on Saturday at 1.50 p.m. sharp: H…

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