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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1940

3,549 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 178

Souvenir of Cricket

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 2

Members of the Rovers cricket team are autographing a cricket ball for presentation to Rev. Father Fallins as a souvenir to remind him of…

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Rugby Union The Maitland Club Annual Meeting

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Maitland Rugby Union Club was held tat the office of Mr. R. Lindsay last night. Mr. C. R. Fry…

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Local and General Football

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 4

Raymond Terrace paid a visit to Tea Gardens last Sunday and had an easy win…

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Night Tennis Two Teams Forfeit

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 7

There was no play last night in the two B grade tennis fixtures set down for decision. Mercury forfeited to Hillbillies and…

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Tennis Stars for Easter Tournament

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 2

The Howe Park Tennis Club's Easter tennis tournament, which commences to-morrow (Friday) and continues until Monday night,…

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Rugby League Comp. Fixtures Cessnock to Meet Central

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 6

In its first competition match of the season Cessnock Rugby League will meet Central Newcastle. The draw for the first round of…

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Golf Opening Day, 30th MARCH, 1940

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 1

Scone Golf Club will officially open the 1940 season on Saturday, 30th inst. The event to be played will be an eighteen holes mixed foursomes…

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GOLF Quirindi’s Annual Meeting QUIRINDI

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 7

The report and balance-sheet, presented at the annual general meeting of the Quirindi Golf Club, disclosed a satisfactory condition of the club’s…

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Dog Racing Two Winners Disqualified Favourites Fail

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 7

Two Mates, winner of the final of the Qualifying Stake at the Maitland greyhound racing last night, and Royal Sandy, who deadheaded in the third heat of the Great Northern…

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Howe Park Tennis Club Easter Tournament Draw

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 2

Following is the draw for the matches up till noon on the opening day of the tennis tournament to be commenced on Howe Park courts…

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CRICKET Matches at Easter Northern Tour

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 7

Over tho Easter vacation, a cricket team mainly composed of this district’s players, will go on tour. Four matches will be played,…

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Walter Hagen Record Low Golf Score (“Mercury” Service) Pinehurst (N.c.), March 20

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 1

Jim Ferrier, in the second round of the North-South championship, returned a 78. making his total for the two rounds 158. He was among the…

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High School Maitland v. Cessnock Cricket Match (By One of the [?]

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 8

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RACING Sidelights Doncaster and Sydney Cup Prospects High Caste and Mosaic Selected to Win

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 6

A great deal of interest is being taken in this year's Doncaster and Sydney Cup and a record crowd is almost sure to be present at Randwick on Saturday and Monday next if fine weather prevails…

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Howe Park Annual Tennis Carnival Splendid Opening [?]

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1940 · page 2

The [?] W [?]…

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Rugby League New South Wales, and Country Or Case for Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1940 · page 7

The management committee of the Newscast Rugby Lea[?] has issued a [?] setting our its attitude in the [?] between the New South Walen Ru[?] League and the Country Rugby Lea[?] Negation [?] that have takes place…

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Rugby League Proposed Carnival Country Group

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 March 1940 · page 7

The Country R[?]by [?]of New South Week, [?] in Sydney yesterday, [?] to [?]…

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Club Final Muswellbrook Bowls MUSWELLBROOK

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 March 1940 · page 5

Muswellbrook Bowling Club final in the Hunter River championship pairs resulted: W. Donley and A. Vtncer beat P. Robin and C. Brown 24-14. The…

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Singleton News Lawn Tennis Success of C[?]dock Players Ester Games Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 March 1940 · page 8

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Canberra Golf

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1940 · page 7

The Canberra 36-holes open championship was won yesterday by W. A. Higgins, of the Kingswood Club, Victoria. He followed his week-end…

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