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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1940

3,549 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 39 of 178

Davis Cup Players Show Their Paces at Cessnock. Brilliant Tennis Northumberland Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 3

The appearance of Davis Cup players in Cessnock on Sunday night attracted a large crowd of tennis enthusiasts to the…

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Surprises in Early Races Royal joke Wins the Flying at Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 5

Comboogie and Royal Joke surprised in the first two races at the Newcastle meeting this afternoon. Although not generally fancied both scored convincing victories, and…

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RACING Sidelights. King Pyrrhus Looks Good Bet Nicely Placed in Plying Welter Blackfern Will Run Well

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 6

King Pyrrhus has been performing well enough to suggest an early return to the winning lists at one of the mid-week…

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Rotary Cricket

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 5

In our report of yesterday’s Rotary Cricket match, Printed elsewhere, we stated that nine games in all had been played three won by Newcastle, two…

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Cricket Teams

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 3

The following team will represent Camberwell against Peter Doyle's team at Camberwell on Sunday:— J. Bennett, A. Hamilton, V. Groves,…

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Swimming Remarkable Performance by Ken Sever

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 2

Competing at the special invitation of the New South Wales Amateur Swimming Association at the All Schools' carnival at…

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Tennis Courts Council Refuses Control

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 5

Weal Maitland Council last night refused a request by the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association that It take over the maintenance…

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Swimming Baths Council Reconsiders Site the Park Selected

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 4

[?] the certificate coal of £16,66? was too high, West Maitland Council last night [?]cided a former motion that swimming [?] be created in Ca[?] a and chose the [?] street stock [?] on West Maitland Park as the new [?] the…

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Rugby League Morpet[?] East Maitland Cooption Dungog Keen [?]

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 7

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Rotary Cricket Newcastle Loses “Ashes”

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 7

After having held the “[?]shes” for Sve years the Newcastle Rotary Club Cricket team was detected by a team representing Maitland and [?]…

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Tennis Gradings Additions to List SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 2

Several teams have already been formed to compete in the tennis competition, to be conducted on Howe park courts at [?]…

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CRICKET Knock-Out Round SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 2

A knock-out round will be played before the grand final of the A grade cricket competition is played at Singleton…

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Tennis Grading for Howe Park Competition Allocation of Points for Each Player

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 3

The grading committee of the Howe Park Tennis Club has adopted a system of allocation of points for each player and…

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Bowls

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 3

The following will play Mayfield on Saturday, at Mayfield: Kime, Holwell, McIntyre, Windeyer (car), Fairweather, Feeney, E. Smith,…

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Football

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 2

The headquarters of the Junior League will be at Raymond Terrace this year, and this is an arrangement that will meet with the approval of most players and…

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Amazing Golf Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 11

W. J. Bolger, the golf professional, playing in an open Tour-ball v par competition at Oatlands, went round in 60, which is 10 strokes under…

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Rugby League Horpeth-East Maitland Season’s Prospects

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 11

Rugby League [?] with be in fall [?]be a few [?] [?] Maitland lens club has bright [?]…

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Golf

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 4

The course at the present time is attracting many players and prospects for a successful year are bright. The annual meeting will be held…

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Bellbird Rugby League

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 3

Well, the boys are jumping with joy now that it is nearly time to kick off, ana judging by the way the boys are starting…

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