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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1943

1,600 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 22 of 80

Bowls

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 2

Chief interest in the Bowling Club at present is the "cock of the walk" competition, and the erstwhile golfers who lately took up the game are…

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Swimming Pool

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 5

The swimming pool was open to the schools on Wednesday, April 7 but the plant has now been shut down for the remainder of the season…

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Swimming Successes

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 4

SINGLETON Friday.— Miss Betty Millard, of Singleton, was a successful competitor at the Teachers College Championship…

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Junior Rugby League

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 4

A notice appears in this issue of the "Eagle" calling entries for teams for the 1943 season. The grades are under 16 years, under 18 years, and…

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Bowls. Muswellbrook's Double

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 5

E. W. Shaw and Jack Lowe were the winners of the Upper Hunter pairs championship, played at Scone last Saturday against the Denman pair,…

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Kurri Tennis

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 5

KURRI Thursday—Kurri Kurri District Tennis Association mixed A grade competition will be continued on Saturday. The…

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Tennis Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 4

At the usual fortnightly committee meeting last Monday, a lengthy debate took place regarding the winter mixed competition, and the decision…

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Easter Tennis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 1

Mr. T. L. Wilson, Y.M.C.A. representative, is organising a tennis tournament to be played on the Park courts during the Easter holidays…

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Visitor Wins Golf Event

Singleton Argus · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 2

Lieut. McCrae was the winner of the par handicap conducted on the local golf links on Saturday, winning on the toss from R. H. Burgess. Cards…

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Sporting D[?]gog Races

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 2

Sportsmen are reminded that Dungog Patriotic Race Club will hold a big meeting on Easter Saturday Do not make any other arrangements…

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Rugby League Three Games at Sports Ground on

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 4

The Cessnock Black and Golds' big trial test takes place on Sunday, when they will meet the strong Waratah…

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Local and General Lights at Tennis Courts

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 5

The whole of the electric wiring at Cessnock Municipal Council's tennis courts at Aberdare Road has been reconstructed and brought up to the…

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Table Tennis Tournament. Former World Champion To Play

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 1

Mr. T. L. Wilson, Y.M.C.A. representative, is organising a table tennis tournament, singles and doubles, to be played at the Churches'…

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Racing Sidelights Veiled Threat Should Win Again Yaralla and Katanga Hardest to Beat

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 4

On form it would be hard to pick anything out to beat Veiled Threat in the Autumn Plate, a weight for age race over a mile and a half at [?]wick to-morrow. This horse is…

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Cessnock Tennis Difficulties

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Saturday.— Owine to inability to secure sufficient balls to conduct the winter tennis competition, the Cessnock…

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Greyhound Racing Conference Called By Minister

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1943 · page 5

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Badeley) has called a conference of dog racing Interests in New South Wales in Sydney next…

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Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 April 1943 · page 4
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

Muswellbrook defeated Scone by [?] points in a social game played on the local green on Saturday afternoon last Scores:—…

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Rugby League Great Football at Sports Ground Last

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 April 1943 · page 4

Despite the bad football weather experienced on Sunday last, a large crowd witnessed Rugby League football of a very high…

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Racing Sidelights

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 April 1943 · page 4

Punters started off on the wrong leg again at Randwick on Saturday, when they sent St. Elm[?] out favourite for the Vaucluse Handicap. St…

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