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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1941

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Swimming Club's Thanks to Public. Echoes of Leeton Tour

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 5

The Patron of the Cessnock Swimming Club, Mr. C. G. Hold away, wishes to thank the public on Cessnock for their…

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Kurri Tennis Fixtures for To-morrow

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 3

The Kurri Kurri and District Lawn Tennis Association's competitions with be continued on Saturday. The following are the fixtures:—…

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All-heights Racing—woolooma. Fixture Attracts Good Crowd

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 7

Woolooma Sports Club put on a fixture for the Patriotic Fund and the Red Cross on Monday last. The attendance was fully up to…

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CRICKET To-morrow’s Prospects Second Round

Maitland Mercury · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 6

The second round of the Hunter River Cricket Association’s first grade competition will begin to-morrow when the leaders,…

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RACING sidelights. Winifred for Flying Handicap. Ran Well Last Start Sir Regal and Penthides Will Run Well

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 6

Flags will be flying at the Canterbury Park course to-morrow, when a seven event programme will be run of…

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15 Years Ago (Taken from issues of the "Argus" dated January 36th, 28th, and 30th, 1926.) Tennis

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 3

At the country tennis carnival, which concluded at the White City courts, Sydney, on Saturday, Misses Tulloch and Stewart, representing…

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BOWLS Unfinished A Grade Match Pennant Competition

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1941 · page 5

Unfinished through rain, a match in the A grade competition between Lorn and West Maitland, Set down for November last, was completed at…

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CRICKET Hunter Association To-day’s Play

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1941 · page 5

Heat-wave conditions again prevailed, to-day when the-first-series of the second round of the Hunter River District Cricket…

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BOWLS Singles Championship SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 2

Bob Lunney didn’t give Alf. Caudren a bolter’s chance in a qualifying round match of the singles championship of the Singleton— Bowling…

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Rugby League Morpeth-East Maitland To Affiliate

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 5

After considerable discussion Morpeth-East Maitland Rugby League Football Club decided yesterday to affiliate with the Newcastle League…

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GOLF Stableford Par SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 2

H. Deans and J. Reynolds were the winners of Stableford par competitions conducted on the Singleton golf links over the week-end…

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BOWLS Three Finals on Saturday Pennant Competition

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 7

Lorn Park and East Maitland Clubs will meet in the final of the A grade pennant competition next Saturday as a result of…

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L. E. Carter’s Golf Record

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 7

L. E. Carter had an amateur record round of 68 at Ryde-Parramatta on Saturday. The score also equals the professional record of W. J Bolger…

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Gwen Millard Australian Swimming Record Coogee Carnival Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 7

At the Coogee Aquarium Baths on Saturday night Miss. Gwen Millard, of Singleton, Australian and State 110 yards backstroke…

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A.I.F. Swimming Carnival Brigadier Grateful For Help

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 4

In connection with the swimming carnival conducted by the 8th A.I.F. Training Brigade at the King George V. Memorial Baths, West Maitland,…

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Swimming Clubs Meet in Conference Suggestion to Form New Association

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 6

Following a request by the Singleton Swimming Club that they be allowed to break away from the Northern District Swimming Association and form another association to include Muswellbrook, Singleton, Cessnock, Quirindi and Maitland…

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Upper Hunter Cricket Competition MUSWELLBROOK

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 7

The bowling of E. Wilder was the feature of the dltrict cricket matches on Saturday afternoon. Playing for Bowman Park against…

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Singleton and District News Cup Contests Singleton-Muswellbrook Inter-club Swimming Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 2

Singleton beat Muswellbrook in both teams contests at Singleton baths on Saturday night. The seniors competed for the…

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Cricket Attire Players Wear Dark Clothes Association View Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 2

Although there is no rule governing the matter, the Singleton District Cricket Association insists that all players in competition matches…

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Singleton Wins Inter-District Cricket Hobden’s Bowling Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 2

Jim Appleton has played in four cricket matches this year and he has already scored 185 runs. He has scored 40, 48, and…

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