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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1942

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Racing Sidelights. Goose Boy for Moorefield Handicap. Shining Night and Gill-town Good Tote Bets

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 July 1942 · page 4

To-morrow's Moorefield race meeting will be held on the Rosehill course. Many first-class horses are engaged and punters are in for a…

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Cessnock P.s.a.a.a. Annual Athletic Carnival

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 July 1942 · page 6

The annual athletic carnival of the Cessnock branch of the P.S.A.A.A. will be held at Cessnock Sports Ground on Friday, August 7…

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Bowls Delegates

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 July 1942 · page 5

CESSNOCK Saturday—Messrs. J. Murray W. Peart, T. Campbell. W. Martin and W. Hill-have been appointed delegates to the…

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Rugby League Rules Answers to Questions

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 July 1942 · page 5

I.D, (Greta),—When a player attempting a goal from a penny he trips and Just dislodges [?] ball with his foot. The ball…

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Newcastle Races Abandoned

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 July 1942 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Sat. — The Newcastle Jockey Club’s race meeting set down for Broadmeadow this afternoon…

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Second Round Opens Rugby League Games In Rain

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 July 1942 · page 3

The second round or the Rugby League competition opened this afternoon but weather conditions were unfavourable. Heavy rain…

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Racing in the Rain Maitland Greyhounds

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 July 1942 · page 3

Notwithstanding the fact that heavy rain fell in the night and light rain was continuous to-day, the Maitland greyhound meeting…

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Maitland Lawn Tennis Competition

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 July 1942 · page 5

Owing to wet courts only one match was decided during the week-end. By defeating Munitions, Kia Org 2 has placed Itself…

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Sporting Off at Weekend Yesterday's Golf Scores

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 July 1942 · page 3

Owing to weather conditions, no sporting fixtures were played in Singleton on Saturday. On the bowling green matches in the Shaw Pairs…

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Junior Rugby League

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 July 1942 · page 4

Last Sunday the Juniors officially kicked off the local Junior competition at the Sportsground. Although the attendance was not…

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Racing Sidelights

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 July 1942 · page 4

Gold Solute does not seem to be able to win a race these days. The Lord Warden gelding was heavily backed to win the Doomben Cup on…

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Cessnock Golf Associates

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 July 1942 · page 2

Cessneck golf associates will to-morrow take part in a par competition which will be played in conjunction with the fourth round of the…

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Country Rugby League Proposed Match At Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 July 1942 · page 5

The secretary of the Newcastle Rugby League (Mr. F. Barker) reported to last night’s meeting that the secretary of the…

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Rugby League Cessnock Beat South 3-2

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 July 1942 · page 4

The rain sit the week-end spoilt what would have been the biggest pate for a Rugby League match at Cessnock this season when the Black…

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To Sever Link with Racing

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 July 1942 · page 5

After [?] settee of 42 years with the Adelaide Racing Club as committeeman and chairman Mr. James Hall has intimated…

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Early Days of the A.B.C. Cricket Club

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 July 1942 · page 2

In the summer of 1887, J. J. Barwick presided over a meeting held at Sparkes Creek, and it was decided to form a cricket club. It was also…

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War Like Boxing Match

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 July 1942 · page 1

LONDON July 14.— The Assistant Commissar, M. Lozovsky, at a luncheon to British and American…

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Bowls Arrangements for Saturday's Play

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 July 1942 · page 3

Matches in the Shaw pairs competition which could not be played last Saturday, owing to weather conditions, have been arranged for this…

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V.p. Races

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 July 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY Wed.— The meeting of the Victorian Racing Club set down for August 1 will be held at Canterbury Park…

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Junior Rugby League Three Fixtures on Sunday (By “FULL-BACK”)

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 July 1942 · page 5

On Sunday afternoon next, the semi-final of the Under 18 competition will be held on the Maitland Spoils Ground, between East…

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