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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1942

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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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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 5

The following will represent Snelling's v. Bulga, at Howe Park, tomorrow: J. Mather, J. Snelling, E. Stanton, M. Gippell, B. Gippel, M…

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Coursing. Draw for Saturday Afternoon

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 1

Following is the draw for the greyhound meeting to be held on the Showground track to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon, commencing at 2.30…

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Cessnock Amateur Swimming Club. Country Championships

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 4

The greatest sporting event ever to be held in the Cessnock district will be staged at the Cessnock Swimming Pool on Sunday and…

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Cessnock Cricket Association. Paxton Withdraws

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 4

The fixture set down for to-morrow between Paxton and High School will not take place owing to the withdrawal of Paxton from the…

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Races at Randwick To-morrow Selections

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 6

Novice Handicap.—First Division: Blue Gala, Pall Mall, Ron Rico. Valicarc Handicap.—Display, Fervent, Era…

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SPORT & Sportsmen Honor Roll. Cricket: Victoria Park, Muswellbrook, B. Spence, A. Connell, R. Weekes, R. Adams. BOWLS: A. Vincer, J. E. Lowe, F. Allen, J. Lowe, C. Harbin, W. Berry. Cricket: Victoria Park for Premiership?

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 5

Victoria Park appears likely to lift the cricket premiership of the season, and if present form is maintained will create a record by going through the…

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Racing Sidelights Freckles Has Great Chance in Challenge. Soho and Yaralla Next Best

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 4

The Challenge Stakes, to be run at Randwick to-morrow, should prove a very interesting event. Although only nine horses have accepted, most of…

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Cricket at Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Saturday.—Only one match "was played , in, the Cessnock cricket competition this afternoon. East Cessnock met St…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 January 1942 · page 3

The play on Saturday was a team representing the President and a team representing the Secretary. The President's team won by 17. Howard…

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Reat Swimming [?]

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 January 1942 · page 5

The Manly swimmer. Noel [?] won the Stite 220 yards [?] for the [?] time Saturday. He First won the…

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Cessnock Golf

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 January 1942 · page 5

Few members played in Cessnork Golf Club’s stable ford competition on Saturday. The A division was won by H. G. Cobley…

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Golf Dead-heat in Stableford Event

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 January 1942 · page 3

Last Saturday's Stableford golf event, which was contested by a very small field, resulted in a tie between King Warburton and Bill Reynolds,…

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Cricket at Muswellbr’k Connell’s 73

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 January 1942 · page 5

MUSWELLBROOK Monday.— The success of A. Connell was the feature of the Bowman Park Muswellbrook match on Saturday…

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Losses in the Archipelagoes Great Disaster to White Races Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 January 1942 · page 2

In the opinion of Sir Keith Murdoch, who has returned to Australia from a visit to Britain, the loss of the main points in the Archipelagoes…

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Cessnock Golf

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 4

Only a few members played in Cessnock. Golf Club's Stableford competition on Saturday. The "A" division was won by H. G. Cobley and the "B…

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Cessnock Cricket

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 4

East Cessnock (already 17 runs down on the first innings) will face a hard task when it resumes the Cessnock Cricket Association fixtures next…

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Racing Sidelights. Brown Bomber Killed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 4

When Brown Bomber fell at the half-mile obstacle in the hurdle race at Randwick yesterday he broke his neck, and was destroyed. Although…

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Singleton & District News Review of Saturday’s Cricket

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1942 · page 6

SINGLETON [?] br[?] display of clear [?] by E. [?] worm 102 before be retired, mid un…

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Knock-out Cricket Competition First Round Commences Next

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 January 1942 · page 3

Now that the Cricket Association's one-grade competition has concluded, resulting in a decisive victory for Bulga, it has been…

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