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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1943

1,600 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 80

Rink Bowls

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 May 1943 · page 4

SINGLETON Monday— Only rink games were conducted by Singleton Bowling Club on Saturday afternoon The final of the…

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Rugby League Results

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 May 1943 · page 4

First grade South Newcastle beat Cessnock 21-8. Waratah Mayfield beat Maitland -29-3, Western Suburbs beat Kurri…

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Moree Bowls Champion

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 May 1943 · page 3

Mr Arthur Sputhon won the singles championship of Moree Bowling Club recently. Last year he was also singles champion. He is a…

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Golf At Kurri

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 May 1943 · page 4

Members of Kurri Kurri Golf Club held- a stroke competition on Saturday tor the J. Johnstone trophy The first [?]…

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Semi-Finals In Hunter Singles-Bowls

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 May 1943 · page 4

By narrow margins, Lorn and City clubs won the semi-finals of the [?] River District Bowling Association’s…

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Golf Win for R. Solman

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 May 1943 · page 3

Continuing the good form which Has characterised his play of recent weeks. R. Solman took out the stableford competition conducted on…

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Golf Associates Meet At Morpeth

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 May 1943 · page 2

A representative meeting of associates was had at the clubhouse at Morpeth on Saturday. The resignation of Mrs. R…

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Heats of May Stake Greyhound Racing at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 May 1943 · page 4

Four heals of the £200 May Stake Were run at the Maitland greyhound meeting on Saturday afternoon. The most Impressive…

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Bowls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 2

There was a good crowd of players on the green on Saturday afternoon, including several prospective members, and every rink was occupied…

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Racing Sidelights

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 4

Dewar finished on strongly to win the Zetland Stakes at Randwick on Saturday, from Rimvell and Magi. The Madagascar horse was second…

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Dog Racing Conference

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 3

Officials of the Dog Owners' Association and representatives of the Cessnock Show Association met at the week-end to confer[?]on the…

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High School Football

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 4

Cessnock 2nd XIII. opened the season's competition with a win by 28 points to nil over Broadmeadow Tech. Wells scored early after a…

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Rugby Pit Derby. Elrington Defeats Bellbird

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 4

The second series of the Pit competition took place at the Sports Ground on Sunday last. A very large crowd was present to see Ellington…

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Reconditioning Cricket Balls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 3

Mr. R. G. Herford, a delegate of the New South Wales Cricket Association, has perfected a method of reconditioning cricket balls. Tests have…

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Rugby League Cessnock. Beaten by South Newcastle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 4

There was a large crowd in attendance to witness the Rugby League match between Cessnock and South…

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Bowls. Another Dual Win to C. Harbin and W. Berry

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 4

C. Harbin and W. Berry, who registered a dual success in the "cock o' the walk" last Sunday week, repeated the feat on Sunday afternoon…

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Red Cross Tennis Tournament. Prisoner of War Fund Benefit. Outstanding Success

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 4

Corporal G. Milligton and Mrs. Binns Win "A" Mixed; Driver Barlow and Pte, Gillespie divide Prize with Dvr. Walls and Dvr. Bannerman in Special…

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Junior Rugby League East Maitland Withdraws

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 May 1943 · page 5

The Maitland Junior Rugby League, at its fortnightly meeting, received notification of the withdrawal or East Maitland…

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Kurri Tennis

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 3

The following matches will be played in Kurri Kurri “District Tennis Association teams [?] [?]on Saturday Austria No. 1…

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Kurri League Football Teams

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 3

The following teams will represent Kurri Kurri Rugby League Club in matches against Maitland, of Kurri Kurri on Saturday—…

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