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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1941

2,983 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 150

Annual Cricket Match

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 February 1941 · page 7

East Maitland Cricket Club will meet St. Patrick’s Club in an annual match at Singleton on Sunday next if sufficient supporters attend, a…

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Sports Meeting Lochinvar Patriotic Races

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 February 1941 · page 5

The Lochin[?] Patriotic Committee, which has raised £350 since it Was formed in July last, hopes to increases this amount considerably by the…

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Organised Sport on Sunday Newcastle Cricket Association Opposed to It

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 February 1941 · page 2

Suggestions to send an official team to play Singleton District Association at Singleton on a Sunday were opposed by the President (Mr…

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Bowls

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 13 February 1941 · page 3

The following will play at Stockton on Saturday, deferred competition game. Wattus, Edstein, Hoffman, Parkinson (car); Kime, Mclellan, McIntyre, Mc-…

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Record Golf Entry For War Funds Tourney

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 February 1941 · page 9

The first four will hit off at 7 a.m. and the last four at 3 p.m. in the Royal Sydney Golf Club’s four ball…

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CRICKET Fixtures And Umpires SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 February 1941 · page 10

Singleton Cricket fixtures and [?] pires on Saturday— A grade: Singleton v Broke, on Show Ground, P. J. Watson and J…

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Dog Racing Conference Of Country Clubs Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 February 1941 · page 7

A, conference of all country club representatives has been convened by the Greyhound Racing Control Council for Saturday ln Sydney-to…

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Royal Grand Wins Hat-Trick on Maitland Course Greyhound Racing

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 February 1941 · page 9

In winning the Maitland Stake, the principal event at the Maitland greyhound meeting last night, Royal Grand completed the bat-trick. for the track, be having won at the two previous meetings…

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Bowls Country Week Bowls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 2

Dungog Bowling Club will be represented by a rink at the Country Week carnival opening in Sydney in the coming week. The local team…

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Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 2

A Stableford par competition will be played to-morrow. Additional work of mowing the fairways was carried out this week…

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Tennis Night Tennis

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 2

On Monday night Koorawatha defeated Bellevue by one game, 4 sets all; Mechanics defeated Cummings, 7-1…

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Cessnock Amateur Swimming Club Monster Swimming Carnival

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 7

Cessnock Amateur Swimming Club will conduct its sixth annual carnival at the Municipal swimming pool on Sunday. There will tie two sessions…

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Kurri Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 6

The semi-finals of Kurri Kurri Bowling Club's electric light competition for the George Oakes Cup were played at the local green on Tuesday…

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Tennis

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 2

This year it is hoped to instal a tank at the recreation ground courts, in order to have water for the courts. Last year the courts…

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SWIMMING The Championships

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 2

The competitors in the under 13 years 55 yards freestyle championship of the Singleton Swimming Club were the only competitors to reveal…

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Coursing. Draw for

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 7

Following in the draw for to-morrow: night's coursing mooting:—MAID ION STAKE, 315 yards: Matty Loguc, Dariol, Kinig Silverton,—,…

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Splendid Swimming in Championships

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 5

Singleton Club appears to have promising younger members who will be able to come and take the places of the present champions in later…

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Kurri Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 6

The Kurri Kurri and District Lawn Tennis Association's competitions were continued on Saturday. Following are the results:—…

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Outstanding Tennis Juniors

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 4

Don IlcIIwain, of West Maitland was the best player for his age at the recent Country Week tennis carnival, said the…

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Need for Swimming Club. Coroner's Remarks

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 6

At the inquiry into the death of young Albert Pittman, who was drowned in the Merriwa River last week, the Coroner (Mr. J. R. Telfer), whilst…

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