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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1940

3,549 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 178

RACING Sidelights. Brazandt Should Win Has Topweight in Flying Welter. Tolerant and Diogenes Likely Place Fillers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 9

Brazandt has been a failure so far this up, but should make amends at Moorefield to-morrow, where he is an acceptor in…

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Nearing Close Tennis Championships

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1940 · page 9

The Cessnock District Tennis Association night championships are nearing a close. The following matches have been set down:—…

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L. B. Fisher Cup Bowls at Hexham

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1940 · page 9

The fifth series of games In the L. B. Fisher Cap competition results:— Obscure, Fillen, Morris, Reever 14…

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Dog Racing Meeting at Ma[?] Novice Stake Final

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1940 · page 2

The final of the £150 Novel State will be the highlight of the Maitland greyhound meeting on Wednesday night Metropolitan…

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CRICKET Hunter Association To-day’s Games

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1940 · page 7

Cricketers playing in the Minister River District Cricket Association’s competition this afternoon, found the weather very…

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N.S.W. WINS Women’s Cricket In Melbourne MELBOURNE

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1940 · page 9

Defeating South Australia, the New South Wales women cricketers won their first match in the inter state carnival…

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Non-competitive Cricket

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 3

A match played at Reedy Creek on Saturday between Snelling's and Reedy Creek resulted in a win for Reedy Creek by 76 runs with two…

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Sporting Turf. Moorefield Races

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 4

Following are results of the meeting at Moorefield on Saturday:— Three and Four-Year-Old Handicap, 1 mile.—Astounding, 9.0 (D…

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SWIMMING Miss Gwen Millard’s Success SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 2

Misses G. and B. [?] competed at a swimming carnival at Kalgoorlie (W.A.) on Saturday night. Miss G. Milliard won a 65 yards handicap…

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BOWLS Championship Fours Hunter Competition Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 2

Rinks skippered by R. Lunnoy and H. Moss, had wins in eliminating rounds of the Hunter River Bowling Association’s championship fours…

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BOXING Delaney-Day Draw at Newcastle Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 7

Jos Delaney (10.10), of West Maitland, showed improved form to fight a draw with Jimmy Day (10.4), of Sydney, over 15 rounds…

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Night Tennis Play At Cessnock CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 5

Results of Cessnock night tennis championship played last night are: Men’s Badge grade semi-final; J. Talt defeated W. James 8-6, 6-4…

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Competition Cricket "A" Grade. Broke v. SINGLETON

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 3

The game on St. Patrick's ground between Broke and Singleton was responsible for a most entertaining afternoon's cricket. Both teams…

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Hunter Cricket Weston Batsmen to Fore Again Northern’s Chance

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 7

Weston created a new record for the highest total this season in the Hunter River District Cricket Association’s A grade competition, when it scored 414 runs with the loss…

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Swimming Carnival

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 2

The following additional donations in aid of the funds for the swimming carnival on the 17th inst. have been received:—A. C. Lawrie £1, C. M…

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Swimming News

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 4

There was a good roll up of starters in the races conducted by the Swimming Club on Sunday morning. In the senior 220 yards championship, S…

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Country Week Cricket Carnival Tennis Activity Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 2

A proposal is to be considered by the N.S.W. Cricket Association that a country week cricket carnival he held towards the end…

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Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 1

Saturday's Stableford par competition was won by A. C. Lawric, with the good score of 37 points. HOLING IN ONE…

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