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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1940

3,549 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 53 of 178

CRICKET Will End Season Hunter Games

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 6

The snatches commenced on March 16 will he conducted tomorrow and this will bring the 1930-40 season of the Hunter…

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CRICKET Grand Final in Two Grades SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 2

The grand final cricket match In the A grade competition at Singleton will probably result in an easy victory for Bulga Warkworth and…

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Bowls. W. Donley and A. Vincer. Win Club Final in Championship Pairs

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 8

By a margin of ten points W. Donley and A. Vincer registered victory over P. Robb and C. Brown in the final of the Hunter River District Bowling…

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CRICKET. Maitland's Big Margin Win. N. Prowse's Excellent Wicketkeeping

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 6

An easy win was registered by Maitland over Muswellbrook in the inter-district match which was played on the Victoria Park wicket on Friday…

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School Cricket Maitland’s Easy win Cressnock Fails (By one of the [?])

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 6

Cessnock High School [?]…

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Singleton Football Club Opposes Country League Good Roll Up for Opening Night of Training

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 1

At a committee meeting, of the Singleton United Rugby League Football Club, held on Tuesday night at St. Patrick's ground, it was unanimously decided to oppose the Country Rugby League as it exists at present…

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Annual Upper Hunter and Muswellbrook District Open Tennis Tournament Success Achieved Local Players Achieve Championship Honors

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 5

The 1940 annual tournament of the Upper Hunter and Muswellbrook District Association held during the Easter vacation proved most successful. Excellent entries, keen rivalry, exhilarating play, hard-fought finishes and outstanding successes made the carnival most popular,…

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RACING Sidelights. Best Bet at Randwick Yours Truly in Dangar H'dcp. Fearless and Fountain May Collect Place Money

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 8

Yours Truly, which started favourite for the Sydney Cup but was well beaten, should carry his 8.7 to victory in the…

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Athletics. Three-mile Cross-country Run

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 1

On April 25th it is hoped to open the athletic season with a three-mile cross-country run. If sufficient entries are received it is hoped that the run…

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BOWLS West Maitland Club

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1940 · page 9

The final of the electric light champion rink competition will be played between H. Cox’s rink and W. Moore’s rink on Tuesday night, at 7.30…

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GOLF. Raymond Terrace Club

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1940 · page 9

The Raymond Terrace Golf Club held its annual meeting, and there were about thirty members and associates present…

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GOLF Hunter Association Open Day

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1940 · page 7

Players from Kurri Kurri, West Maitland, Morpeth, Cookie Cr[?]k and Stealworks Clubs attended the official opening day of the…

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SWIMMING. Cawood Cup Won By D. Solman SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1940 · page 9

Don Solman won the Cawood Cup point-score, conducted by the Singleton Amateur Swimming Club. The cup was competed for [?] five events…

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Dog Racing. Wednesday’s Meeting Maitland Draw

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1940 · page 7

At Wednesday night’s greyhound racing at Maitland the three concluding [?]ts of the Great Northern Puppy Championships will be decided…

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SWIMMING Local Competitions SINGLETON, Monday

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 April 1940 · page 4

Members of the Singleton Ladies’ Swimming Club competed with success at a New South Wales championship carnival at North Sydney last…

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BOWLS Pairs Competition QUARTER-FINALS

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 April 1940 · page 7

The quarter-final of the Hunter River Bowling Association’s championship pairs competition were played on Saturday. The winners of the…

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BOWLS Association Pairs SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 April 1940 · page 4

Singleton bowlers, G. Wilkinson and L. Bailey won their match in the first round of the Hunter River Bowling Association championship…

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Rugby League Newcastle Affiliation Club Members

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 April 1940 · page 7

The president of the New [?] Wales Rugby [?] Mr. H. [?] said last right that he had [?] that many members of at [?]…

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DUNGOG Tennis Competition Opening Series Dungog

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 April 1940 · page 3

Dungog Tennis Association opened its season with the first round of matches on Saturday, thirty teams competing in the several grades…

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BOXING Zorrita Beats Purcell K.O. in Eighth Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 April 1940 · page 7

Despite the fact that be was knock[?] in the [?] round of the [?] boat as the New[?] on Saturday night, Jimmy Farwell was…

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