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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1940

3,549 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 56 of 178

Rosebery Races Samurai Shows Good Form Record to Status Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1940 · page 5

Showing his beak from for some time, Samurai overhauled Postman in the rum home to score an excellent win the Flying Handicap at Rosebery this afternoon. Postman appeared…

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Bowls

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 3

Raymond Terrace v Waratah at Raymond Terrace, on Saturday next. Feeney Fairweather, Meredith, Kime, Adler, Windeyer, Monkley, Payten, Holwell, Rose,…

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Football

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 3

The 'knockout competition was played at Raymond Terrace, on Sunday last and the proceeds after all expenses had been paid, were handed to F. Gilligan of…

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Cricket Teams

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 11

The following players wilt represent East Maitland in a match against Meadow field (Newcastle) at Broadmeadow on Saturday: R. Brow…

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BOWLS East Maitland Club Mixed Fours

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 11

Some time ago the local branch of the Red Cross Society suggested the club might make some effort to [?]…

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Pilots Funeral Rugby International LONDON, April 3

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 11

Fellow pilots and prominent Rugby [?] men attended the funeral of [?] officer Prince Alexander [?] who was buried with full…

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County Cricket London. April 3

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 11

The Kent Cricket Club sees [?] hope of competing in country [?] in 1940. Its amazenrs and professionals are engaged in war work…

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CRICKET Hunter Association Third Grade

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 12

In the averages of the third grade competition or the Hunter River Cricket Association members of the C. V. M. S, team, the premiere of the…

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Cyclists Fined Appeared to be Racing Warning Given

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 6

At the East [?] Court to-day, Mr. C. G. Carry-[?] P.M. [?]…

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Maitland Races Hat-Tifck To Bonny Don Quanavon in Form

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 7

Bonny Don completed the hat-trick by winning the Hunter River Flying Handicap at Rutherford racecourse this afternoon. H. McLean’s gelding has now won the Flying at…

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Swimming News

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 8

Two motor 'buses containing about 100 members and supporters of the Cessnock Amateur Swimming Club travelled…

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Football

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 4

Tea. Gardens played in the knockout competition at Raymond Terrace, but, were, not successful in winning the cup. In the first round East…

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Cessnock Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 4

Tennis fixtures for next week are as follows:—Sunday night: Wizards v Sports…

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Aberdeen Golf Club

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 5

Aberdeen Golf Club opened the season on Saturday last, when a foursome was played over twelve holes. For many weeks past members of the…

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Cessnock Golf Club

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 7

The recent rain has been of great benefit to the course, which is recuperating quickly after the long dry spell. The…

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SWIMMING State Championship SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 8

Singleton swimmer, Mist Owen Millard will compete in the 110 yards backstroke championship of New South Wales at a carnival to be held…

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Tennis Court Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 2

Whilst umpiring in a tennis game on Lord's court on Saturday afternoon last, Owen Simmons fell off the umpiring stand and dislocated his…

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Mechanical Hare Coursing Draw for Muswellbrook

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 7

Following is the draw for the meeting at Muswellbrook to-morrow night:— Maiden 315 Yards.—First Division:…

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Sport & Sportsmen in the Sportlight of the Week. Cricket. Muscle Creek. FOOTBALL. Big Match On Sunday. the Rifle. N. Barling. BOWLS. Bourke, E. W. Shaw, A. Pinmi, L. Hallett. GOLF. J. B. Brimstone, Miss Pollock, R. Mullins. Greyhound Racing. T. Power, T. Budden, W. H. Whitton, T. Roughan, A. Kirk. CRICKET, Muscle Creek Wins Knock-Out

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 6

Muscle Creek, the team which has loomed so large in cricket circles since the formation of the Association several years ago, finished the season in a…

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