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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1941

2,983 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 150

Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 5

N. S. Wales scored a comfortable win against South Australia, the game concluding at Adelaide yester day. South Australia scored 132…

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BOWLS West Maitland Club

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 7

Electric light fixtures of West Maitland Bowling Club this week are:— To-night: Second game in novice tournament…

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Rugby League Position Of Treasurer

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 7

Nominations for the position of treasurer to the Newcastle Rugby League have been received from Messrs. R. Beatty, W. Morgan, S…

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Kurri Tennis Championship Finals

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 6

[?] winning the Kurri Kurri District Tennis Association's A. Grade singles championship on Saturday, R. Boyce completed a treble, having been…

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Ken Boyd Success At Swimming Carnival SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 6

Leading Aircraftsman Ken Boyd, son of Constable and Mrs. W. J. R. Boyd, of Hunter-st., Singleton, who is stationed at- Narrandera, took part in…

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Cessnock Swimming Pool Has Proved Great Boon to District

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 2

DURING THE INTENSE HEAT of our summers Cessnock citizens must often feel that they have reason to bless the enterprise and foresight displayed by our civic fathers in establishing the fine swimming pool which this town is able to beast…

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Bowls Quirindi Team Visits Scone. Victory for Visitors

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 3

A few months ago a team of bowlers from Scone visited Quirindi and were so hospitably treated that one and all always looked forward to the…

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Cricket. Bowman Park v. MUSWELLBROOK

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 2

The following team will represent Bowman Park in their competition fixture against Muswcllbrook, to be played on the Showground wicket on…

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Cricket Weston Has Clear Lead

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 6

Weston turned the tables on East Maitland, which was the only team to have defeated it in this year's first grade competition conducted by the…

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Night Tennis Play At Dungog DUNGOG

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 7

On Thursday night Believue men defeated Cummings 7 sets to 1. On Thursday night Magpies meet Colts at Methodist courts…

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Night Tennis Play At Cessnock CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 5

Three matches were played at the Association courts last night in the night tennis competition, Results: Women’s A grade: Sunshines, 6…

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Bowls. Jack Lowe Champion of Club. R. Gardner Again "Cock O' the Walk."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 4

As a result of his 31-19 victory, over R. Devine in the H.R.D.B. Association singles champiopship played on the local green on Saturday afternoon…

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RACING Sidelights. Tabasco Selected for Flying H'dcp. in Line for "Hat Trick." Sethia and Overjoyed Good Tote Bets

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 5

To-morrow's Hawkesbury race meeting will be held on the Rosehill course, where nine events will be run off…

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Cricket Fixtures and Umpires for Saturday Next

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 3

"A" Grade.—Town (313) v. Country (2 for 19), on Showground; M. McMahon and P. J. Watson. "B" Grade.—Reedy Creek v…

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SWIMMING Another Win For Button SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 8

Rodney Button won the 440 yards freestyle championship of the Singleton Swimming Club in [?] 15s, yesterday afternoon, He swam easily…

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Constable Boyd As Racing Cyclist

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 2

A young man who broke a window in the front of the Caledonian Hotel after he had been ejected from the bar about 6 o'clock last night, and…

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CRICKET Fixtures For Saturday SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 8

The concluding matches in the B grade competition will be played at Singleton on Saturday. The draw is: Reedy Creek v…

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Football

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 2

An endeavour will be made this season to run 'Cup' football. Raymond Terrace has secured several new players, and it is likely that Wally Prigg, the…

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Singleton District Patriotic Effort Annual Meeting Of Golf Club SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 10

“I am afraid that our efforts to help patriotic funds last year were very small, and T urge that the possibility of more…

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Swimming Notes

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 2

IIn the 440 yards championship of tthe club, conducted during the week, Rodney Button was first, Ken, Sever second, and Peter Elliott third…

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