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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1943

1,600 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 80

Coursing

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1943 · page 2

At the Wyong fixture on Saturday last, Negoa Star, a young dog trained by Hector Ellery, of Scone, won the second heat of the Erina Stake…

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Bowls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 June 1943 · page 2

Dungog Bowling Club had an "off day on Saturday, with' so many members assisting or watching the sports in progress on the showground. There…

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Kurri Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 June 1943 · page 4

Matches played in the Garratt trophy pair competition, at Kurri Kurri bowling green on Saturday, resulted:—A. Liddell and W. Jackson Junr. v. it…

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Rugby League Fixtures

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 June 1943 · page 5

Following are the Rugby League fixtures for Saturday: Cessnock Maitland, Cessnock, first grade, reference, N. Hughes:…

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Kurri Golf

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 June 1943 · page 4

Kurri Kurri golfers played the first round of the club championship in conjunction with a par handicap at the Heddon Greta links on Saturday…

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Racing Sidelights

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 June 1943 · page 4

Punters were all at sea in their fancies for the first two events at Rosehill on Saturday. Best backed for the Maiden Nursery was Bronze Orchid, but…

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Kurri Tennis

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 June 1943 · page 3

KURRI Thursday.—The following matches will be played in Kurri Kurri and District Tennis Association mixed teams…

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Sporting Football

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1943 · page 2

A crowd of 35,000, the biggest this season, saw City defeat Country by 37 points to 25, at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday…

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Sunday Bowls Long Ago

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 June 1943 · page 3

Bowls is one of the oldest of outdoor pastimes. It has been traced back certainly to the 13th century. Blased bowls were first…

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High School League Football

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 June 1943 · page 4

On Wednesday Cessnock High School first grade team avenged its two recent narrow defeats by a victory over Newcastle Marist Brothers College…

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Junior Rugby League Homeville Has Narrow Win

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 June 1943 · page 5

Stirring football was witnesses at the West Maitland Sports Ground on Sunday afternoon when Homeville under [?]…

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Junior Rugby League Aberdare Youth Centre Beat North End

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 June 1943 · page 4

A start was made with the Junior Rugby League competition on Sunday, when two games were played at the Sports Ground…

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Golf A. C. Lawrie Wins Far Handicap

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 June 1943 · page 1

A. C. Lawrie (club president and captain) was the winner of the par handicap held on Saturday, with H. W. Broadbent again occupying second…

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Bowls. Country State Pairs and Fours. Muswellbrook Pair Wins; Fours Down

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 June 1943 · page 4

E. W. Shaw and J. E. Lowe (Muswellbrook) gained another win in the State pairs championship on Saturday, when they defeated the Hunter River…

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Death of Racing Identity

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 June 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY Wednesday.—Mr. A. Vockler, widely-known racing identity, died at Darlinghurst on Monday night at the age of 78, in his…

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Bowls Shaw Pairs Draw for

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 June 1943 · page 3

The Shaw pairs competition, which was commenced on the local bowling green last Saturday afternoon, will be advanced a further stage next…

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Racing Men to Make Jam

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 June 1943 · page 1

Some of Brisbane's racehorse trainers and bookmakers' clerks started on the sweetest job of their lives yesterday morning…

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Draw for Saturday Greyhound Racing at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 June 1943 · page 4

The concluding heats of the £200 Maiden Stake will be decided at the Maitland greyhound meeting on Saturday. Most of the…

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Second Round Saturday’s Rugby League Games

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 June 1943 · page 5

[?] contest for semi-final bon [?] both first and reserve [?] will be most Interesting during the Second round scries…

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Rugby League Football Cessnock Play Maitland at Kurri

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 June 1943 · page 6

The second round of the Newcastle League competition will start to-morrow. Cessnock clash with the…

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