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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1942

1,693 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 55 of 85

Broke Racing Club Enthusiasm Growing

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 August 1942 · page 3

The big guns of boom and advertisement are about to swing into action to let the Hunter public realise the entertainment…

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Golf Scores in Week-end Events

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 August 1942 · page 3

Fair-sized fields characterised play in the Stableford competitions conducted on the local golf links at the week-end. Winner of yesterday's…

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Saturday's Bowls Match Between the Old and Not So Old

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 August 1942 · page 3

There was considerable interest in the special competition arranged oh, the bowling green on Saturday afternoon, this being between…

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Hunter Cricket Team Proposal To Play In Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 August 1942 · page 5

The proposal for Maitland teams to play in the Newcastle cricket competition during the coming season was discussed at…

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Racing Sidelights

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 August 1942 · page 4

Faerie Quben, a failure at her two previous starts in much weaker company, came out at Rosehill on Saturday and downed the hot favourite…

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Rugby Notes North Downs Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 August 1942 · page 4

There was large crowd in attendance at the Cessnock Sports Ground on Saturday, when, the Cessnock Rugby League team clashed with…

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Rugby League Knockout Proposal Not Supported

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 August 1942 · page 5

The proposal by Mr. C. Sage, secretary of Eastern Suburbs Rugby League Club, that a knockout competition be conducted, did…

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When Cricket Boomed

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1942 · page 2

In my previous article on cricket I dealt mainly with the members of the A.B.C. and Scone Clubs, but there were many other teams in the…

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Junior Rugby League Final to Be Replayed

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 August 1942 · page 3

A meeting of the Junior League held at the Town Hall last night was well attended by club officials and protest appeals by…

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Local and General Tennis Tournament

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 August 1942 · page 2

A tennis tournament promoted by Mrs. Schafer in aid of Catholic Bazaar funds was finalised at the Convent School courts during the week-end…

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Junior Rugby League. Neath Defeats A.y.c

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 August 1942 · page 4

In one of the best Junior Rugby League games seen on the Cessnock Spoils Ground this year, Neath defeated the competition leaders…

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Bowls. S. Cann's Rink Makes Splen[?] Did Recovery

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 August 1942 · page 2

After being down 13—0 in opening stages of the champion f[?] game, S. Cann's rink made a spl[?] did recovery and had drawn level [?]…

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Conduct of Cessnock Dog Racing Investigation or Inquiry?

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 August 1942 · page 1

The Chief Secretary (Mr. J. M. Baddeley) save notice to the controllers of Cessnock dog racing that an inquiry would take place at the…

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Army Football Bedouins and Blitzers in Hard Game

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 August 1942 · page 3

Spectacular, hard and fast football provided ample excitement for the 800 spectators who visited the local showground on Sunday, when Bedouins…

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Greyhound Racing Owners Anxious for Resumption of Sport. Proposal to Establish Trial Track

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 August 1942 · page 1

That owners and others are anxious to see greyhound racing resumed in Muswellbrook was demonstrated by the large attendance at the annual meeting of the Muswellbrook Mechanical Coursing Club held last Friday night…

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£317 From Bowls Carnivals

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 August 1942 · page 5

NEWCASTLE Thursday—The services of patrion[?] bowling [?] was held at [?] have returned £317/10/ Tr[?] to…

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Stuarts Tennis Tourney

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 August 1942 · page 5

There will not be any association lion competitive tennis for the week end On Saturday afternoon Stuarts…

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Army Football At Muswellbrook

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 August 1942 · page 5

MUSWELLBROOK Thursday— in the Army football competition Bedouins defeated Blitzers 29.13: Rovers defeated Maroons…

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Cricket Practice Players For Maitland Teams

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 August 1942 · page 5

The organisation of the teams to participate in the Newcastle competition during the coming season is proceeding…

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Football Central Newcastle v Local Army Team

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 27 August 1942 · page 2

The local undefeated Army team added another success to its tally by defeating a strong Newcastle side by 37 points to 10 at the Showground on Sunday last…

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