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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1942

1,693 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 64 of 85

Muswellbrook District Cricket Association. Annual Meeting. Plans to Meet War-time Conditions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 September 1942 · page 5

The 12th, annual meeting of the Muswellbrook District Cricket Association was held at the Soldiers' Club last night. At the conclusion…

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Racing Sidelights. Soho Looks Winner Engaged in Theo Marks' Stakes. Mildura and Radical Tote Bets

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 September 1942 · page 4

The consistent performer, Soho, looks like breaking his run of minopace fillings by taking out the Theo Marks' Stakes at Rosehill to-morrow…

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Golf Postponed

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 September 1942 · page 6

SINGLETON Monday—Owing to the Volunteer Defence Corps outing at the week-end no golf competition was played. Several…

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Plumpton Coursing To Be Restricted

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 September 1942 · page 5

CANBERRA Mon.—Regulations restricting horse and dog racing will be attended to meet cases where a live have [?] used for…

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Week-End Golf Winners

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 September 1942 · page 3

M. Gippel and J. Reynolds were winners of stableford competitions conducted on the local golf links at the week-end…

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Cricket At Muswellbrook

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 September 1942 · page 5

MUSWELLBROOK Monday.— The 12th annual meeting of the Muswellbrook District Cricket Association was held at the…

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Cessnock Beaten Semi-final of Rugby League

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 September 1942 · page 5

Cessnock failed, in the second Rugby League semi-final, played on the Newcastle Sports Ground on Saturday, being beaten by…

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Hard Football at Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 September 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Monday—In the final of the third grade competition of the Cessnock Junior Rugby League yesterday…

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Cricket Offer Still Stands

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 September 1942 · page 5

MUSWELLBROOK Monday.— Mr. A. S. Bowman president of the Muswellbrook Cricket Association, has not yet been called…

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Maitland Tennis Finals Produced Keen Play

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 September 1942 · page 5

Final games in the Maitland District Lawn Tennis Association grade championships, which were completed on Saturday, produced keen play and a majority of matches [?]ent to three sets…

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Tennis and Dance at Carrow Brook

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 September 1942 · page 3

On Saturday last a very evenly contested tennis match took place on Walker's tennis court between a local team and one from Lostock. The…

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Boxing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 September 1942 · page 4

The Kurri Kurri fighter, Mick Moroney. showed a number of Cessnock lads a few pointers about the finer art of the boxing same at the Rugby…

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Restriction of Live Hare Coursing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 September 1942 · page 3

Regulations restricting horse and dog racing will be an[?] to most cases where a live here is used for greyhound racing…

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Kurri Bowls Patriotic Competition

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 September 1942 · page 4

Members of Kurri Kurri Bowling Club held a mixed progressive rinks competition on Saturday, in aid of the local Red Cross Prisoners of…

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Racing Sidelights Epsom-metrop Betting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 September 1942 · page 4

Rimveil and Yaralla are now equal favourites for the Epsom Handicap, while Moondarawa is at the head of the quotes for the Metrop. Following…

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Greyhound Racing in the Country

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 September 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY Tuesday.—It is unlikely that country greyhound clubs will be affected- by the racing regulations. One or two…

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First Grade Final Saturday’s Rugby League Fixtures

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 September 1942 · page 5

The first grade Rugby League final between Northern Suburbs and South Newcastle will be played on the Newcastle Sports…

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Rugby Notes Cessnock Beaten by South in Semi-final

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 September 1942 · page 4

In an uninteresting game at the Newcastle Sportsground on Saturday the Cessnock Rugby League team were beaten by South Newcastle to…

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Maitland Teams Newcastle Cricket Competition

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 September 1942 · page 5

First.and second grade teams from Maitland have entered the competition of the Newcastle District Cricket Association…

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Junior Rugby League. Neath Defeat A.y.c. in Final

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 September 1942 · page 4

In the third grade final of the Cessnock Junior Rugby League competition, at the Sports Ground on Sunday, Neath defeated…

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