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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1940

3,549 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 65 of 178

BOXING Richards v. Moore To-night’s Fight Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 9

The twelve round boxing contest between Rot, Richards, the Australian middleweight champion and Archie Moore, a…

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Swanky Miss Scores Again at Maitland Greyhound Racing

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 9

Swanky Miss, Glance Deluge and Red Rinton, winners at last week’s greyhound meeting at Maitland, were successful again last night. The first-mentioned won the main…

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Dog Racing Drew for Newcastle Saturday Night Newcastle, Thursday

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 7

Following is the draw for Newcastle jockey Club’s greyhound meeting to be held on Hamilton speedway next Saturday night:…

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LOCHINVAR Parents and Citizens Cricket Meeting Lochinvar

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 2

At a [?] Parents and Citizens’ m[?] over which Mr. W. [?] in the [?] it was decided to…

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Third Round Tennis on Saturday at Home Park Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 5

The third [?] of [?]…

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CRICKET Trophies Presented At Muswellbrook Social Function Muswellbrook

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 9

The president of the association (Mr. A. S. Bowmen) preside over an enthusiastic gathering of cricketers on the occasion of the…

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Rugby League fOOTBALL Kurri v. Morpeth-East Maitland

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 3

The fixture set down for the Kurri Rugby league ground, between Morpeth-East Maitland and Kurri Kurri…

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Golf

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 7
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser, The Scone Advocate, The Scone Advocate

Following will represent Singleton "A" team v. Branxton at Singleton to-morrow, play to start at 1.45 p.m. N. Lloyd, R. Foggo, H. G. Bailey, J…

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Football

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

Tea Gardens made a good start in the competition by defeating Hinton at Tea Gardens last Sunday by 27 to nil. The ball was heavy and the…

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Sport & Sportsmen FOOTBALL: Opening of Season. GOLF: H. W. Broadbent, J. D. Mitchell BOWLS: p.Robb, A. Peachey. CRICKET: Trophies Presented. Greyhound Racing: G. Woods, J. Simpson, 15. Nelson, Dawn's Best. Foot Ball.the Opening of the Season

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 5

Probably there is no other sport which attracts so much interest as football, as for weeks before the seas- on opens the game is looked forward…

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Golf Club

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Stroud Golf Club was held last week, and the report showed that the past season had been one of many successes…

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Golf Notes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 3

H. W. Broadbent is being, asked if he can repeat his performance of Saturday last, when he scored a "birdie" at the first hole. It was a…

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Junior Rugby League Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 6

Aberdare Junior Rugby League Club have signed on a large number of enthusiastic footballers who are all in up-top…

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Tennis Competition

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Bullahdelah District Tennis Association was held at the School of Arts on Saturday night last, representatives…

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Tennis Afternoon

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 5

During the afternoon St. Andrew's tennis courts were occupied by 28 players taking part in an American tournament. On one court the…

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Sporting Football

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 1

The Upper Hunter League games open on Sunday next. Muswellbrook will travel to Singleton and Aberdeen will visit Quirindi. Scone has a bye…

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