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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1942

1,693 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 85

Victorian Racing Days Protest by V.r.c

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1942 · page 5

MELBOURNE Sat.—The committee of the V.R.C. has issued the following statement regarding the recent allocation of…

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A.j.c. Spring Racing Closing Days for Entries

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY Saturday—The committee of the Australian Jockey Club decided yesterday that entries for the Epsom Handicap…

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Victorian Racing Dates

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 5

MELBOURNE Monday—Commenting on the protest launched by the V.R.C. Committee against the allotment of racing dates for…

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Tennis at Kurri Kurri

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 5

Matches-played on Saturday in Kurri Kurri District Tennis Association’s mixed teams competition resulted:— B grade:…

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Golf Clubs Required for Soldiers

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 2

Singleton Golf Club is in quest of clubs on loan to be provided for army servicemen during their sports day. The club feels that many sets of…

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Golf Results of Week-end Competitions

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 3

J. Phillipp, H. Deans, and J. Leighton were winners of Stabeford competitions conducted, on the local links at the week-end…

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Junior Football Competition (By “FULL-BACK”)

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 3

The Junior competition was further advanced on Sunday. On the sports ground two matches were decided South End under…

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Racing at Randwick Katanga Wins James Barnes Plate

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 3

Following are results of the meeting at Randwick on Saturday:— HURDLE RACE.—Mag Mort (3/1), 1; Kinmar (6/1), 2; Kenil Gem (3/1),…

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Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 2

A. C., Lawrie and W. R. Nowland each returned a nett score of 65 in Saturday's competition, the former winning the prize on the count-back by…

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Racing Sidelights

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 4

Katanga made amends for his narrow defeat in the Newcastle Cup by winning the James Barnes Plate at Rand wick on Saturday. The Buzzard…

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Kurri Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 4

Matches played in Kurri Kurd District Tennis Association B. grade mixed teams competition on Saturday resulted:—Abermain defeated…

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Kurri Bowls Patriotic Carnival

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 4

Members of Kurri Kurri Bowling Club held a patriotic carnival on Saturday, in which bowlers from district and Newcastle clubs attended…

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Maitland District Junior Rugby League

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 3

Kurri Y.C.A. (14.) defeated Weston (nil) in the Maitland District Junior, Rugby League competition at Kurri Kurri. Tait (2). Giant (1) O'Donnell…

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Saturday Morning Football

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 4

Last Saturday morning brought forth the opening round in the under 15 competition. Two games were played. In the first, Convent defeated…

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Rugby League Cessnock Beat Eastern Suburbs 33 TO 3

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 4

At the Cessnock Sports Ground on Saturday Cessnock Black and Gelds put paid to Eastern Suburbs' account to the tune of 33 to 3…

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Army Interested in Football. Meeting on Friday Night

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 2

In order to meet with a request from the military authorities, members interested in the Muswellbrook Football Club have decided to call a meeting…

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Find for Fuel Breaches Drove to Races in Brisbane

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 1

For having illegally used petrol-rationing tickets on a trip to Brisbane, Thomas Leslie Fines, chairman of the Newcastle Jockey Club, was…

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Athletic Record

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 5

NEW YORK May 26: Cornell U.S. Warmerdara again established a world’s record for the pole fault of 15ft [?] in at Modesto,…

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Lorn Bowls Fixtures

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 May 1942 · page 5

Lorn Park Bowling Club’s fixtures for Saturday are: Final of Hunter Singles, G. Guy v J. Lethbridge, Progressive tournament,…

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BOXING Elimination Contests Planned

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 May 1942 · page 5

The first of a series of elimination contests, designed, to discover the Australian middle-weight title holder, will be held…

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