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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1940

3,549 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 43 of 178

Sunday Football Upper Hunter Subgroup. Special Meeting Muswellbrook

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 1

The question of Saturday or Sunday competition football for the coming season is to be decided at a special meeting of the Upper…

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Dungog News Lawn Tennis Interstate Players at Exhibition Games Dungog

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 6

Dungog Tennis Australian [?] night, had a visit from a Sydney team, including the [?] Cop player, L. [?] and…

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Country League Breaks Away State Council Urged. Sunday Football Threat Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 2

The Country Rugby League overwhelmingly decided yesterday to sever connection with the New South Wales Rugby League. One delegate…

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Bowls. Extra Heads Necessary in "Cock O' Walk" Games. W.donley and A. Vincer Win in Champion Pairs

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 1

Extra heads had to be played to decide the issue in "Cock o' the Walk" games at the local green on Saturday afternoon. O. Hasler and…

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RACING Sidelights Early Bird Looks Safe Bet Fancied for V. P. Handicap. Pantler Hardest to Beat

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 6

Early Bird, a winner at Flemington last week, is engaged in the Victoria Park Handicap to-morrow with 9.2. That weight…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 3

Singleton plays West Maitland on Lorn Park green on Saturday next in the final of the H.R.D.B.A. champion fours. Singleton four—O'Bryan,…

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Cricket Teams

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 3

The following players will represent Warkworth against Broke at Howe Park on Saturday next, play to start at 1.45 p.m. sharp:—C…

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Rugby League Morpeth - East Maitland Training Night

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 9

Everything in the Morpeth-East Maitland camp is going along smoothly. The first official training night will…

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Membership Drive Suggested Cessnock Tennis Association CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 10

“Financially we are in a much buter position than we have been for some years,” said the honorary secretary (Mr. A. Socddon) in…

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Membership Drive Suggested Cessnock Tennis Association CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 7

“Financially we are in a much beter position than we have been for some years,” said the honorary secretary (Mr. A. Sneddon) in…

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Sunday Sport Deputation Again Refused Football on Park

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 6

Unsha[?]ed by the decision of East Maitland Council at its previous meeting that it would not hear a deputation on Sunday open on King Edward Park, East Maitland Rugby League Football Club again pressed its request at a meeting of council…

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Night Tennis Ladies’ A Grade Begins Dare Devils Win

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 9

Dare Devils and Democrats played the first match in the [?] A grade or the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association’s…

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Gold Salute and the Squire Racing Results at Victoria Park. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 2

Following are results of the meeting at Victoria Park this afternoon: Brush Hurdle Race.—Phil (12/1) 1, Conundrum (14/1) 2, Jack Mac (6/1)…

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Bowls

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 3

Raymond Terrace v Waratah at Waratah: Feeney, Fairweather, Robinson (car), Kime, Adler, Payten (car); Treveau, McIntyre, Campbell, McInerney…

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Swimming Baths

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 3

Mr. C. H. Nurse, Secretary of the Raymond Terrace Chamber of Commerce asked the Shire Council what had been done regarding the baths, or whether…

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Kurri Rugby League

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 11

L. Pawley, Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), first grade five-eight, notified Kurri Karri officials yesterday that he would accept the position of…

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Women’s Bowls

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 2

Only two rink matches were [?] on Tuesday, but this was not [?] any lack of enthusiast amongst members, the rinks having [?]…

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Swimming Pool Exclusive Improvements DUNGOG

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 9

At the meeting of Dungog Municipal Council a letter ms mi front the Minister for Works, through Mr. C. E. Bennet M.L.A. con[?]…

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Big Carnival Cessnock Swimming Baths CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 7

On Friday night the Cessnock Swimming Club will stage a carnival, the funds of which will be devoted to the Soldiers’ Comforts Fund…

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Rugby League Appointment of Coach Maitland Club

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 11

Maitland United Augby League Club last night declare to pay local players in the first grade team 5/ per match and 2/5 each…

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