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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1941

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Dog Racing To-night's Selections Northern Clubs

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1941 · page 7

The greynound racing fixtures for to-night include meeting at Newcastle and Cessnock. Newcastle has another meeting…

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BOWLS Hunter River Singles Deferred Games

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 6

In deterred matches of the Hunter River angles on Saturday afternoon, R. Ver[?]oe (Lorn Park) beat F. Jones (West…

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Died at Football Match

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 6

Mr. D. Devlin, aged 48, of Church street, Newton, collapsed and died in the grandstand at Pratten Park on Saturday while watching the New…

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GOLF Stableford Scores SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 8

Increases in handicaps coinciding with improvements in form, is enabling many members of the Singleton Golf Club to return nett scores…

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Shaw Pairs Saturday’s Bowls SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 8

C. Gerner and Humphries won both their matches in the second section of the Shaw pairs bowls competition played on the Singleton Bowling…

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GOLF Morpeth Pair Wins At Maitland Open Meeting

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 6

C. Naughten (8) and S. Thorne (18), of Morpeth, returned a card of 8 up to win an open four-ball competition at Maitland Club…

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New Record Don King’s Golf Rounds SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 8

Don King created a new record of 73 strokes for the 18 holes on the Singleton golf course on Saturday. He had rounds of 36 and 37. King…

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Greyhound Racing Close Finishes at Muswellbrook Two Dead–heats Muswellbrook

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 7

Close finishes were the order at Muswellbrook dog meeting on Saturday night. There were two dead–heats for first, while other finishes were also keen. Mrs. H. A. Bridge, with Bud’s Pick, took the honours of…

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Brilliant Football Cessnock’s Great Form North’s Close Shave

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 7

Cessnock on Saturday surprised even its most optimistic followers by displaying remarkable form, which would have done credit to any State side, when it defeated the young, but very strong combination, Western Suburbs by the big score of…

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Rugby League Football Nocks Hiding on Wave of Success

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 5

Cessnock Rugby League team is riding on, the crest of a wave of success. At New Lambton Oval on…

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Rugby League Kurri Still Unbeaten

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 4

In defeating Maitland United 14 points to nil Kurri Kurri remains nil beaten in this season's first grade competition. he match, played at…

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Rugby League Singleton Players Maitland Club

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 6

Maitland United applied to the meeting of the Newcastle Rugby League last night for permission to play B Reece and R…

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Tennis Dance Maitland Association

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 4

The Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association held its first dance in East Maitland at the Literary. Institute last night. The function was…

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Golf. Aberdeen Club. Muswellbrook Players Win

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 1

Muswellbrook players took the honors of the games played on Sunday on the occasion of the opening of the Aberdeen Club's season. The stroke…

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Milo Money Winner At Newcastle Dog Racing

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 7

Winning the Hamilton Stake, the top-class event at Newcastle greyhound meeting last night, Milo Money had her third…

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Bowls. Extra Head Necessary in Both "Cock O' the Walk" Games

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 4

A unique occurrence resulted in both games in the "A" grade section of the "Cock o' the Walk" on Saturday last, an extra head having to be…

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RACING sidelights. Should Win Again Hedonic in Kenso Handicap. Emerge and Lord Balmore Best of Others

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 5

Hedonic, winner of the Hawkesbury Handicap, run at Rosehill last Wednesday, looks like having most to say…

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Greyhound Racing. Reban's Fast Time in Main Stake Win. Win and Dead Heat to Bud's Pick. Queen Ami's Head Victory in Maiden Stake. Golden Rescue and Wild Speed Dead Heat

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 4

Reban, owned by Mrs. N. Gardiner, of Singleton, registered the fast time of 28 seconds when he won the main stake of the programme at Saturday…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 2

Shaw pairs will be continued on Saturday. The draw is: Gerner and Humphries v. Cole and Buchan; Gould and Bailey v. Barry and…

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Associates' Golf

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 2

The associates of Singleton Golf Club held a patriotic day last Monday. Funds are for Australian Comforts' Fund. The result was as…

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