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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1942

1,693 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 35 of 85

Bowls Matches in Singles Championship

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 June 1942 · page 2

The club singles championship of the local Bowling Club was advanced a further stage on Saturday afternoon…

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Football At The Brook

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 June 1942 · page 3

MUSWELLBROOK Monday — Padre Rook Presided at a meeting of delegates held to make further arrangements in…

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Saturday's Racing Hawkesbury at Rosehill

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 June 1942 · page 3

Following are the results of races held at Rosehill on Saturday:— HURDLE RACE.—Pimm's (8/1), 1; Tea Denis (15/1), 2; Mag Mort (7/2),…

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Vain Rose’s Racing Days Ended

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 June 1942 · page 3

During the running of the Speedway Stake at Newcastle greyhound meeting on Saturday, Vain Hose; was bumped by…

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Sporting Golf

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 3

The mixed foursomes competition played at the week-end was won by Mrs. T. Byrnes and H. T. Cowing, with a nett score of 42¾…

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Cessnock Golf

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 5

Cessnock associates will play a stroke competition tomorrow afternoon in conjunction, with the fourth round, of the L.G.D…

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Racing Sidelights

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 4

Pall Mall is incoming an expensive proposition to punters. At a recent Ascot meeting the Piccadilly colt ran fourth when an even money favorite…

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Maitland-kurri Rugby League

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 4

Maitland District Junior Rugby League results at Kurri on Sunday:—Under 22 Grade: Kurri Y.C.A. 11 points (O'Donnell 2, Tait 1 tries…

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Kurri Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 4

Matches played in Kurri Kurri District Tennis Association's mixed teams competition at the week-end resulted:—…

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Army Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 2

A meeting was held on Friday night last, when further progress was made in connection with the forthcoming competition. It is hoped to…

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Rugby league Norths Down Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 4

The Cessnock Rugby League team were defeated by Northern Suburbs at the Newcastle Sports Ground on Saturday by 10 points to 8…

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Saturday Morning Football

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 4

The third series of the under 15 competition was decided last Saturday. Convent continued an its winning way by defeating West End by…

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Victorian Club Races Despite Heavy Debt

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 5

Mr. W. J. Seckelt M.L.C. Chairman of the [?] and R.A. which races on the Ascot (Vic) track thinks it is little unfair…

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Bowls. H. E. Simpson and E. W. Shaw Defend Title

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 1

H. E. Simpson and E. W. Shaw, who successfully defended their title in the "Cock o' the Walk" fixture on Saturday afternoon, scored a narrow…

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Three Battles Racing in Libya Over 1000 Tanks Used Successful Resistance of Bir Hacheim

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 1

Three battles are raging in Libya. The first is around Knights-bridge Box, the second on the outskirts of the "Devil's Cauldron,"…

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Tennis Assn’s Problem Balls May Not Be Available

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 June 1942 · page 5

If licences to [?] balls were not granted the sport would and [?] Fuller President[?]…

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TENNIS PRO.’s CHALLENGE

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 3

NEW YORK June 10—[?] Budge and Alice Mar[?] have issued a challenge to play any two [?] one tennis…

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Tennis Fixtures For Kurri

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 5

The following matches will be played in Kurri Kurri District Tennis Association mixed teams competitions on Saturday:—A…

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Payment of Dog Racing Fee Appeal By Country Control Council

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 5

Dr. S. K. Dwyer and Mr. L. G. Arthur, president and secretary of the Country Greyhound Racing Control Council, accompanied by Mr. W. B. Graham, secretary of the Gosford Greyhound Racing Club, waited on the Maitland Show…

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High School Rugby League

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 4

In the Evans Shield competition the two undefeated teams, Cessnock High and Newcastle High, met at Cessnock Sports Ground on Wednesday, and…

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