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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1942

1,693 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 85

Racing on Ascot Course Three Meetings This Month

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 June 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY Wed.—Races will be held at Ascot on three of the tour Saturdays this month. The exception is the A.J.C. Winter Plate…

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Victorian Racing Days

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 June 1942 · page 3

MELBOURNE Thurs.— Amendments of the Police Offences (Race Meetings) which put Ascot on the same plane as…

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Boxing Postponed Illness of Patrick

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 June 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY Thursday — Vic Par[?] the Australian Lightweight champion, is suffering from influenza, and his match with Tommy…

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Football At Muswellbrook

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 June 1942 · page 5

MUSWELLBROOK Thursday —Over 1000 people watched a [?] League game, between Army teams, drawn from…

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Sporting Bowls

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 6

A. Peachey and W. Ramage continued their sequence of successes in the inter-club matches in the Hunter River District Bowling…

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Kurri Rugby Teams

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 1

The following teams will represent Kurri Kurri Rugby League Club in its matches against South Newcastle, at Kurri Kurri to-morrow:—…

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Under 15 Rugby Team

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 4

The United Convent team to play West End to-morrow morning is: J. Knipe. N. Goldman, B. Bourke, T. Jackson, L. Sharp, P. Farrell (capt.)…

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Tennis Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 4

The draw for to-morrow's games is as follows:— A. Grade Gents: Crown v. O'Donnell's (court 1); Wenaways v…

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Kurri Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 6

The following are the results of last week's matches:— A. Grade Mixed: Austral defeated South Kurri, 5 sets 37 games to 3 sets…

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Golf. Draw Fobrsaturday

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 5

Following is the draw for the par handicap competition to be played on Saturday:—E. R. Brown, L. McRitchie, V…

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Cessnock Golf Club

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 1

A mixed four-ball will be conducted to-morrow at the Cessnock golf links. Partners will be arranged at the club house to-morrow for…

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Maitland District Junior Rugby League

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 4

Next Sunday's fixtures in the Maitland District Junior Rugby League competitions are as follows:—Under [?] Maitland East End v. Kurri…

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Rugby League Rules Answer to Questions

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 3

Soldier. (Raymond Terrace): A player with the ball in. Me :, possession is running for a try. He. is tackled by an opponent and…

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Rugby League CESSNOCK v. Northern Suburbs

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 3

The Cessnock Rugby League team will journey to Newcastle to- morrow to try conclusions with the strong Northern Suburbs thirteen…

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SPORT and SPORTSMEN-- The "Scouts'" Review Sport Items of Interest of Week. (By "The Scouts.") Football: Singleton. BOWLS: H. E. Simpson, E. W. Shaw, R. Taylor, C. Harbin, A. Peachy, W. BRaage. Golf: 0C Oc Middleton. FOOTBALL

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 6

Officers, soldiers, and civilians were more than gratified with the result of the introduction of Sunday football among the troops on Sunday last,…

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Bowls. Champions of the H.r.d.b.a

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 6

Pride of place in the doings of bowlers for the week must be accorded A. Peachey and W. Ramage, for they continued their victorious run of…

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League Football Cessnock High v. Maitland High

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 4

Cessnock High School second grade football team suffered its first defeat in the Dodd Shield at East Maitland yesterday. The victors were Maitland…

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Army Football. At Least Six Teams To Compete

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 2

Padre Rook presided at a meeting of delegates held on Wednesday night to make further arrangements in co[?] nection with a competition to be…

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Racing Sidelights. Goose Boy Looks Good Bet. Engaged in Hawkesbury Handicap. Cable Boy and Katanga Place Bets

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 4

Eleven horses have accepted for the Hawkesbury Handicap, to be run at Rosehill to-morrow. Katanga, winner of the James…

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Golf Week-end Play

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 June 1942 · page 3

Stableford events were the order of competitions conducted on the local links at the week-end. Yesterday's event went to V. Castledine, with 35…

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