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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1941

2,983 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 65 of 150

Perry Defeats Budge Tennis At Forest Hills(A.A.P. Service) New York, June 8

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 June 1941 · page 1

Fred Perry defected Donald Budge 6-4, 6-2; 6-3, to win the professional Round Robin Championship at Forest Hills It was the worst setback of…

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U.S.A. Golf Title Won By Craig Wood(A.A.P. Service) New York, June 7

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 June 1941 · page 6

Craig Wood, who is nearly 40 years of age, won the American open golf championship at Fort Worth, Texas, with a score of 284 for…

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Budge and Perry Will Provide Hard-fought Final New York, June 8., Former world's singles tennis champions, Donald Budge and Fred Perry, will play off in the final of the world's professional round-robin tennis championship at Forest Hills, The opening day was designated as Australia Day in honour of the Davis Cup holders

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 June 1941 · page 6

The Australian Trade Commissioner, Mr. L. R. MacGregor, took part In the opening ceremonies. In the opening match Perry beat…

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Primary School Sport. Rugby League Football

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 1

The P.S.A.A.A. Rugby League football competition commenced last Friday. The games played resulted as follows:-St. Patricks defeated East…

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Rugby Ripples

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 5

What happened to Eastern Suburbs at the hands of Cessnock at the Cessnock Sports Ground on Saturday was just…

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Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 6

After a postponement of two weeks due to rain. Kurri Kurri District Tennis Association fixtures were continued on…

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No Sunday Football

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 6

Advice was received by Newcastle Rugby League from Kurri Kurri Club that it had decided to oppose playing competition…

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Maitland-kurri Rugby League. Junior Matches

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 6

Matches in the Maitland-Kurri Kurri Junior Rugby League competition, played at Kurri Kurri on Sunday, resulted:-…

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Tennis Talk Social Night

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 3

Saturday night's social was an outstanding success. Everbody, who attended, thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The musicians, who…

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Golf. Stableford Par Record Equalled

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 1

E. R. Brown, who won the Stableford par competition on Saturday, equalled the course record with 43 strokes. His stroke round of 82 was,…

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GOLF Branxton Notes BRANXTON

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 7

Branxton Golf Club House was the scene of a gay party when a large number of members and their friends gathered for a social evening…

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Golf Notes Hedley Maher Improves SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 2

Although he just scraped, into the Bettington Cup team to represent Singleton against Branxton, at Branxton Hediey Maher was one of the…

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Racing in England Value As Industry Recognised

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 6

Between the second and third race at a meeting at Newmarket two delay-action bombs went off at a spot close enough to the…

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Maitland District Tennis Grade Championships Begin On

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 6

The Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association’s courts will be the destination of all tennis players in the Maitland and District Tennis Association this coming weekend, when, the championship events in all grades will begin…

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Bowls. "A" Grade "Cock O' the Walk." E. Peel, E. W. Shaw and F. Schadel Lead

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 5

With 13 wins each to their credit, E. Peel, E. W. Shaw and F. Schadel are now on level terms in the "A" grade "Cock o' the Walk" fixture…

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RACING Sidelights. Winnipeg Looks Good Bet. Was Narrowly Beaten at Randwick. Benburb and St. Elmo Hardest to Beat

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 5

The Flying and Maiden Handicaps are the only divided races at Kensington to-morrow making an eight event…

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Greyhound Racing. Large Attendance at Hospital Benefit Meeting N. Gardner Wins Both Cup Events. Ada Whitton Beaten by Neck After Great Finishing Ruh. New Lace Registers Fast Time in Maiden Stake

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 4

Mr. N. Gardner, of Aberdeen, who is one of the best supporters of the local club, on Saturday night last led in the winners of the W. Walsh and…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 June 1941 · page 2

The draw for the fourth section of the Shaw pairs, to be played, on the Singleton Bowling Club's green on Saturday next is as follows:—Coyle…

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Golf Draw

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 June 1941 · page 2

The draw for the stroke competition on Saturday next, 14th June, is as follow: C. Dunlop v. R. Burgess, V. Castledine v. W. Low, E. Foggo v…

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Golf Club and War Funds

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 June 1941 · page 2

At a meeting of Singleton Golf Club committee last night, it was decided to abandon the mixed foursomes played for patriotic purposes,…

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