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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1943

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BOWLS. Week-end Games

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 April 1943 · page 4

Five rinks from the Muswellbrook Club who journeyed to Scone on Saturday afternoon to play a social game went under by a margin of 26 points,…

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Coupons for Sports Wear Newcastle Rugby League Protest

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 April 1943 · page 5

MELBOURNE Tuesday — The Acting Director of Rationing (Mr. Camming) announced that no additional permits for…

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Bowls Draw for

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 April 1943 · page 3

Further matches in the singles championship of the local Bowling Club will be played on Saturday afternoon next, each fixture being…

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Swimming Carnival Successful Big Day at the Baths

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 April 1943 · page 2

Members of the Army competed in a highly successful swimming carnival at the baths yesterday afternoon. There was…

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High Schools’ Cricket Match

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 5

Two Maitland boys, R. McDonald and M. Lennox, are included in a combined Northern high schools team, which will play a…

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Kurri Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 4

The following rinks will represent Kurri Kurri Bowling Club in its No. 1 team in the Hunter River District Red Pennant final against Lorn No…

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Ladies' Swimming Club

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 2

Final ladies' events for the season were conducted at the baths yesterday afternoon by the Ladies' Swimming Club. Shirley Howlett was…

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Tennis Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 4

Cessnock was well represented when a return tournament was held in Maitland last Sunday, and even though Cessnock players did not…

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Rugby League CESSNOCK v. Kurri Kurri

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 4

The eagerly awaited clash between the Kurri Kurri and Cessnock Rugby League teams will take place on Sunday next. It will be a trial game…

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Ladies To Play Bowls At Denman

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 5

DENMAN Friday —The Denman Bowling Club held a special general meeting in the Memorial Hall on Monday, which was…

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Newcastle Races On April 17

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 3

Newcastle Jockey Club will be conducting a race meeting on Saturday, April 17, and a total of £650 prize money is 'to be distributed. Class of…

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Denman News Ladies to Play Bowls at Denman

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 5

The Denman Bowling Club held a special general meeting last Monday, presided over by the president, Mr. D. M. Bell…

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Old-time Cricket—and Cricketers

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 5

Under the heading, "Old-tinie Cricket," in your last week's issue, reference was made to the late "Bill" Cameron's big hitting cricketing…

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Races at Randwick To-morrow Selections

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 3

Fairfield Handicap. — Macarthur, Moorland, Mayfowl. Trial Handicap.—Submission, The Gambler, Lady Hamilton…

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About £540 Expected From Ambulance Races

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 2

At a special meeting cf the committee responsible for the conduct of the recent highly successful racing and sports fixture at Whittingham in…

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Trial Games of Football To-morrow (By “PULL-BACK”)

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 5

Football followers In this district should witness two Inter, cating trial games at East Maitland to-morrow, when the local…

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Racing Sidelights Hall Stand Should Win Engaged in Liverpool Hcp. Riverton a Winnibeg Tote Sets

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 4

The Warwick Farm meeting should prove a big attraction at Randwick to-morrow. This will be the last chance owners will have to race their…

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SPORT and SPORTSMEN- The "Scouts'" Review Honor Roll: Bowls. J. Lowe, E. W. Shaw, E. Peel, C. Harbin, O. Hasler

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 6

Veterans of the greens in J. Lowe a[?]d E. W. Shaw again proved their capabilities in championship games by defeating their Aberdeen…

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Coalfields Tennis Tournament

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Sat. —Cessnock Tennis Association has arranged a tournament for tomorrow on Aberdare courts. Visitors from…

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Control of Greyhound Racing

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Saturday — The Chief Secrtary, Mr. J. M. Baddeley, received two deputations at Cessnock this morning, one…

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