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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1942

1,693 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 85

Bowls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 2

Saturday was very pleasant on the green. The green played fairly well, but not up to his usual trueness. A number of champion pairs games…

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Cessnock Amateur Swimming Club. Country Championships

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 4

Now that the entries for the N.S.W. Country Championships have closed, it is revealed that the races this year will provide some interesting…

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Ladies’ Bowls on the Park

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 5

The first game for the new year took place on Saturday afternoon. Scores Mesdames W. Hoban. — Logue, Gregson, v…

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[?]Son Wins Big Golf

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 5

[?]AKLAND JAN. 20.— Byron [?]son won the £1500 Oakland [?] gold tournament with 274 [?] for 72 holes…

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Dog Racing at Speedway

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 5

The Newcastle Jockey Club will conduct a greyhound race meeting at the Speedway track next Saturday afternoon. Entries…

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Cricket Match Cancelled

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 5

The Colts v The Rest match, arranged by the Newcastle District Cricket Association to be played next Monday has been…

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Some Cricket Match!

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 4

In a cricket match between Berry and Far Meadow, each side fielding 12 men, the latter was dismissed for one run. Berry won the toss and…

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Singleton News Surprises in Cricket Competition

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 6

SINGLETON. Tuesday—Sar prises were the order of the day in Singleton competition cricket on Saturday. Both the first and…

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Respect for “Yabba” Cricket Delegates’ Action

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 5

Delegates to the New South [?] Cricket Association, at [?] monthly meeting last night, [?] in silence to mark the…

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Racing Sidelights. Odds on Favourite Out of Place

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 4

Stainless, 5-4 on favourite for the Maiden Handicap at Moorefield on Saturday, gave her host of supporters a poor run for their money and could…

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Bowls. Two Easy Victories to F. Allen and J. Lowe

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 4

Two easy victories were registered by F. Allen and J. Lowe in the "Cock o' the Walk" competition on Saturday afternoon. J. Holdsworth and C…

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Successful Swimming Carnival Support for Beach Girl Candidate. Thrilling Contests Among the Juniors

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 1

Weather conditions once again affected the attendance at the Swimming Club's carnival on Saturday last. After about 20 days…

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Excellent Entry For N.J.C. Races On Anniversary Day

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 5

The Newcastle Jockey Club’s race meeting at Broadmeadow on Anniversary Day has attracted an excellent nomination of 160 horses. Class metropolitan sprinters in Poi Morse, Milanja and Creditor are among the entries for…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 2

The final matches in the competition will be played on Saturday, when the Showground wicket will be occupied by Agricultural Sports…

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Swimming At Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Thursday.—Officials of the Cessnock. Swimming Club are confident that the country championship carnival to be…

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Tennis Tourney

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1942 · page 5

Entries are being called by the Maitland Lawn Tennis Association for a mixed doubles tournament, which will be hold on the…

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Maitland Dog Racing

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1942 · page 3

The greyhound racing on the Maitland Show Ground on Saturday will commence. at 4.15 and, with intervals of 14 minutes, conclude…

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Cessnock Cricket

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Thursday,—Cessnock cricket competition will be continued on Saturday. Two matches are set down. St…

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Greyhound Racing Programmes Newcastle, Harold Park and Gosford

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1942 · page 5

Greyhound racing over the Anniversary week-end in[?] meetings at Maitland, Newcastle, Gosford and Harold on Saturday, and also at the last named track on [?]…

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Swimming at Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 5

Members of the Maitland Amateur Swimming Club are reminded that there will-be no carnival Sunday morning next on account…

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