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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1940

3,549 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 178

Weston Wins Premiership Beyond Doubt Hunter Cricket

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 7

What slight doubt remained as to the destination of the Hunter River Cricket Association’s premiership was dispelled on Saturday by the outright victory of Weston over…

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Night Tennis Country Week Team Wins Again CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 5

The two Cessnock tennis teams, which met in the final of the Country Week carnival, met again at the Northumberland court last night…

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Courts Opened E.M. Park Tennis Club Cups Presented

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 7

East Maitland Tennis Club’s four courts were officially opened for the 1940 season by the president of the Maitland and…

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Upper Hunter Cricket Competition Exciting Ending Muswe[?]brook

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 6

As anticipated the district cricket competition [?] the teams, Victoria Park and [?] Park, with 40…

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Swimming News

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 2

Races were conducted at the Cessnock Baths on Sunday, morning by the Cessnock Amateur Swimming Club. There…

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SWIMMING Junior Point Score

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 2

Nora Barton won the juel point score handicap abducted by the Ladies’ Amateur swimming Club yesterday. Results.—…

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Tennis Talk

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 5

Last Sunday night, as expected, some excellent tennis was witnessed by all those present…

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Swimming Baths-An Urgent Need

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 6

THE general public will [?] endorse the note of [?] by several alderman of Maitland Municipal Council at yesterday’s special meeting at which the question of swimming baths was [?]. After many years it now…

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Kurri and Swimming Baths. (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 2

Sir,—Kurri should have baths, and the ones to tell us whether or not we are to have them should not be the middle aged…

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Rugby League Trial Match. POSSIBLES v. PROBABLES

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 5

It won't be long now! Cessnock Rugby League activities will commence in earnest on March 10, when a match will…

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Cessnock Golf Club's Successful Year

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 1

The Cessnock Golf Club has had e very successful year. Income received baling the period was £1351 17/8, an increase of £174 on…

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Swimming Honors Dungog Boy's Further Success at Newcastle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 2

Swimming with one foot only a week out of bandages after an operation, Errol Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Jones, of Dungog…

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Rugby League Upper Hunter Subgroup 4 Annual Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 3

The President (Mr. R. Johnstone.) occupied the chair for the annual meeting of the Upper Hunter section of Group 4, when…

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Hunter District Golf Championships. Singueton Chosen

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 5

The Hunter River District Golf Association will conduct its annual championships at Singleton on June 15th and 17th next, and the…

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Night Tennis Men's A Grade Fixture

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 1

Fixtures for the men’s A grade o the Maitland and District lawn Tennis Association’s night competition are as follow:—…

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Swimming Bath’s Site Lack of Funds May Alter Choice

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 6

Satisfaction that “at long last” the Government had approved of Council when a loan of £12,000 for the purpose of [?] public baths was the [?] made by Alderson at yesterday Afternoon’s special meeting of…

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GOLF The Cessnock Club Record Year Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 11

Reference to the death at Mr. A. A. H. Christy, who was secretary, was made in the annual report c. the Cessnock Golf Club…

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Weston's Cricket Fame Great Sporting Centre

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 6

Weston has won the Hunter River Cricket Premiership for the season 1940. Premierships are not rare with the sporting crowd at Weston. This…

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Bowls. W. Thompson-e. Peel's Double "Cock O' the Walk" Win

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 5

A double win in the "Cock o' the Walk" fixture was registered by W. Thompson and E. Peel at the local green on Saturday afternoon last…

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Night Tennis Captivators Win Again Men’s a Grade

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 11

Captivators had their [?] win in the men’s A grade of the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association’s men’s and…

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