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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1941

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Challenge Golf Match for £200

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 9

Two of the States best golf professionals, W. Bolger and N. von Nida [?] seeking courses to play a 72 holes challenge match for £200 a…

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Dog Racing Muswellbrook Saturday Night

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 8

Muswellbrook dog racing draw tor Saturday night: Maiden Stake, 315 yards: Neat Ribbon. Royal Surprise, Bronze Saxon…

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Kurri Tennis Results and Fixtures

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 3

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

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Bathurst League and Sunday Football

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 8

The Bathurst Rugby League will ask the State Government to abolish or amend the Sunday Observance Act. If this is done football clubs will be…

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Racing To-morrow at Randwick Selections

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 6

Hurdle Race.—The Winger, Gold Pan, Shot Gun. Nursery Handicap.—Lucky Son, Marchotti, Pallama…

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Sunday's Tennis Exhibition. Australian Stars Coming

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 7

Australian tennis stars, John Bromwich, J. Gilchrist, W. Sidwell and B. Barnes will be seen in a series of exhibition games at the…

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RACING Sidelights. Marchotti Fancied for Nursery. Should Be Interesting Race

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 7

Quite a number of the youngsters engaged in the Nursery Handicap at Randwick, to-morrow have shown good recent form, which should make…

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"Detrimental to War Effort!" Wollondilly View of Horse and Dog Racing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 5

Wollondilly Shire Council is urging a drastic curtailment of horse and dog racing. That council takes the view that…

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Invidious Likely to Improve Record Lawn Tennis Comments And Prospects Saturday's Matches

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 8

Results of to-morrow's matches will be widely varied. Some of the matches will be won Very easily, while the results of others…

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COURSING Rutherford Plumpton Season Opened

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1941 · page 5

The first meeting of the season was held on the Rutherford coursing ground this afternoon Rain commenced to fail shortly before the…

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Rugby League Leading Teams Meet Reserve Grade

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1941 · page 5

Waratah-Mayfield and Central Newcastle, two of the teams sharing the lead in the Rugby League reserve grade competition, were…

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Dog Racing To-night's Selections Cessnock Events

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1941 · page 7

Selections for the meeting at Cessnock to-night are as follow:— Heliburd Stake No. 1, Whirling Home, Loyal Prince, Lady Steelite…

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Move to Restrict Racing in Melbourne Melbourne

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1941 · page 7

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Halley) said to-day that consideration was being given to restricting the number of race meetings in the metropolitan…

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COURSING Rutherford Plumpton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 May 1941 · page 6

Results of the Rutherford plumpton on Saturday were:— ALL AGED MAIDEN STAKE First ties: Plying Scudder (8-1 on)…

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Bulga Tennis

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 May 1941 · page 2

In a match played at Bulga yesterday, V. Partridge's team had a narrow victory over J. Spelling's team, winning by 4 sets 35 games to…

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Golf Singleton Club

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 May 1941 · page 3

The second 18 holes of a club cup qualifying 36 holes were played on Singleton links on Saturday. Results :: E. last week 91,…

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Tennis at Bulga

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 May 1941 · page 8

A team of Bulga tennis players defeated a Howe Park team in a match p[?]ed on Mr. Vic. Partridge’s court at Bulga over the week end by one…

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Races at Randwick

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 May 1941 · page 3

Following are results of the race meeting at Randwick on Saturday: Hurdle race.—Xerxes, Gold Pan, Tower Hill. Winner, 8 to 1…

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Branxton Golf Results Notes No Players

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 May 1941 · page 3

Branxton Golf Club conducted a stroke competition on Saturday for trie J. McDermott trophy and for the first round of the J. Stuart trophy…

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Patriotic Golf May Be Abandoned SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 May 1941 · page 8

Singleton Golf Club will probably abandon the practise of conducting mixed foursomes competitions to raise money for patriotic funds…

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