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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1940

3,549 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 178

Night Tennis Win for Bellevue Men’s Section Dungog

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 February 1940 · page 10

Main Creek never appeared to have a chance of being defeated when it met Bellevue in the final of the [?] section of the night…

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Bowls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 2

One bowling enthusiast of Dungog Club who made the Country Week trip and was inadvertently missed in our review of the games in Tuesday's…

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Swimming News

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 5

(Races were conducted at the Cessnock Baths last night. Considering the weather, there was a good roll up of starters in all sections, and some…

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Sports men Weekly Sport Review. Cricket. Bowman Park, Victoria Park, Muswellbrook II, Wybong. Greyhound Racing. L. Wright, L. Tudor. GOLF. G. W. Scholes. BOWLS. W. Thompson, E. Peel. CYCLING. Muswellbrook Club. CRICKET

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 4

Not for many years has the district cricket, competition created so much interest, finishing as it did with Bowman Park and Victoria Park on equal terms,…

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East Maitland Bowls

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 8

East Maitland. team to meet Newcastle South. in L. G. Markey electric competition: Foster, Fieldsmen, Goddard, Jones,: Russell, Weight,…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 1
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

Campbell's II. for Saturday next: Clout, Hingston, Clarke, Lanesbury, Welsh, Cass, Hayes, R. Welsh, J. Moud, Proudfoot, D. Hughes…

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Tennis Talk

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 5

Sunday night next will bring to Cessnock one of the finest exhibitions of tennis ever witnessed in this town. Jack…

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To-morrow's Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 1

The last of the summer stroke handicaps will be played on the golf course to-morrow…

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Recent Swimming Carnival. Council's Appreciation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 3

At Wednesday's meeting of the council Ald. N. A. Halliday moved that a letter 'be forwarded to the Muswellbrook Amateur Swimming Club,…

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Cricket Chaffer

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 3

East End conclusively proved their claim to the title of premiers toy gaining a smashing win against Paxton in the last…

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Cricket Teams

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 6

The following will represent Singleton v. Bulga at the Showground on Saturday. Players to be at ground at 1.45 p.m.:—M. Gippel, B. Gippel,…

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Tennis Association Officials

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 8

The following office-bearers were elected at the annual meeting of the Muswellbrook Tennis Association:— Patron, Mr. F. E. Arnoult; president,…

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Dick Johnson Welcomed Rugby League Function

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 1

Football onthuslasts assembled in full force at the pavilion of the coal Sports Ground, on Tuesday night, to welcome Pick Johnson…

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Kurri Rugby League Annual General Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 6

Kurri Kurri District, Hague's annual general meeting was held in the club rooms on Tuesday night. Mr. H. Hume…

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Rugby League Possibles and Probabies MARCH 10th

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 3

The great crowd which turned up to give Dick Johnson a grand welcome on Tuesday night is just another indication of the enthusiasm…

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Dungog Golf Club Annual Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 5

The annual meeting of the above club took place al the Royal Hotel on Wednesday, the president (Mr. A. J. McLeod) presiding. Present were:…

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Scone Golf Club Annual Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 3

The annual meeting of the above was held on Tuesday evening last, at the C.W.A. Room, Soldiers' Memorial Schools of Arts, when the…

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