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Sport, 1943

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Football Guernsey "Round the World"

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 2

Many and varied are the souvenirs and treasures which were brought back to Singleton by returned members of the 9th Division, but one of…

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Swimming Baths for Kurri. Girls Will Not Be Denied

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 1

It is often said that persistency gains results. If this is so, the girls of Kurri School will get their swimming pool…

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Rosehill Races To-morrow Selections

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 6

Novice Handicap.—Brumaire, Lord Kagal, The Gambler. Nursery Handicap. — Bulancer, Flight, Estborough…

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Park Tennis Courts. Again Available for Play

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 6

Mr. T. L. Wilson, Y.M.C.A. representative in Muswellbrook, has performed a good job of work in bringing the Park tennis courts back into…

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Racing Sidelights Yaralla in Form Should Win Rawson Stakes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 4

A race at Rosehill to-morrow that should prove a very interesting one is the weight for age event, the Rawson Stakes, run over nine furlongs…

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Swimming Handicaps

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1943 · page 5

Following are the handicaps for [?] ladies’ swimming events First grade 100 metres. U. [?]…

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Golf Championship

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1943 · page 5

NEW YORK March 26—R. T. Cruickshank with, 292 won the North South open championship at Pinehurst. Australian golfer…

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Greyhound Racing In Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1943 · page 5

NEWCASTLE Sat.—The next greyhound meeting at Newcastle will be on April 10 and it will include an event for 32 novice dogs,…

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Former Lawn Tennis Champion Injured

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1943 · page 5

Mrs. Helen Wills-Moody Roark, former American and Wimbledon-tennis champion, has bad several bones removed from her right…

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How Pearl Cricket Club Was Formed

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1943 · page 5

“Old-time Pearl” writes: The [?]rigin of the Pearl Cricket Club [?]may interest your readers. It happ[?]ened thus:…

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Swimming Races for D'arcy Rose Cup

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 March 1943 · page 3

Two races in the D'Arcy Rose Cup point-score competition were conducted at the baths yesterday., The trophy for the event was donated by…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 March 1943 · page 3

First matches in club singles championship were played on Saturday. Results: E. Ryan forfeited to C. Gates; J. Bayliss forfeited to A. B…

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Swimming Record Broken

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 March 1943 · page 4

NEW YORK March 28.—Henry Kozlowski, at the Columbus, Ohio, natatorium, broke the 20-years-old world’s freestyle 50…

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Country Rugby League

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 March 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY Monday.—The Country Rugby League of New South Wales, at its annual meeting yesterday, decided to make an effort…

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Rosehill Races

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 March 1943 · page 3

Following are results of the races on Saturday:— NOVICE HANDICAP.—The Gambler (7/1), 1; Sir Galahad (50/1), 2;…

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Grade Cricket Finals

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 March 1943 · page 4

At the close of play on Saturday, following were the scores in Newcastle District Cricket Association’s finals :…

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Golf Win for C. Macdonald

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 March 1943 · page 3

With a card of 3 up, C. Macdonald won the par handicap competition conducted on the local golf links on Saturday afternoon…

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Winners at Bellbird Races Cup to Royal Voyage

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 March 1943 · page 3

Royal Voyage and Swift, raced by Mr. Frank Whyte, whose training establishment has been situated at Singleton for some…

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Boxing

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1943 · page 3

A crowd of more than ,10,000 saw the Australian lightweight champion Vic Patrick, defeat the middleweight Ron McLaughlin, on points over 12…

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Bowls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1943 · page 2

Only one match was played in the Consistency Handicap Tournament on Saturday, that being a quarter-final between Carl Allen (10) and Mark…

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