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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1943

1,600 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 35 of 80

Patriotic Racing

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

The Chief Secretary (Mr. J. M. Baddeley) told a deputation representing the Country Racing Clubs' Patriotic Association that he was surprised to…

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Rugby League Social Night

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 June 1943 · page 5

The Cessnock Rugby League committee will make a start with their social nights in the aberdare Tennis Pavilion on Monday eight next. June…

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Bellbird Rugby League Team

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

Bellbird Under 18 League team for Sunday, June 20th, will be picked from the following:—N. Purcell, E. Crossley, T. Maguire, P. Searant, A. Jenkins E…

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Tennis Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 June 1943 · page 3

The Cessnock Tennis Association will commence its winter mixed competition on Saturday week, 26th inst., play commencing at 2-p.m. sharp. The…

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Kurri Tennis

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

Following are the results of last Saturday's matches: Weston No. 2 defeated Austral No. 1, 6 sets 47 games to 2 sets 86 games: Austral No. 2 v…

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Stroud Golf Club

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 June 1943 · page 2

The results of week-end play are as follows:— Saturday afternoon mixed foursome 18 holes: Won by Mr. A. Street and…

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Sport and Sportsmen Honor Roll. Bowls: E. W. Shaw, J. Lowe, C. Harbin, O. Hasler, E. Farrell. GOLF: A. C. Lawrie, H. Broadbent. BOWLS

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 June 1943 · page 6

Muswellbrook bowlers are still in the limelight for the Country State championship, with E. W. Shaw and J. Lowe showing the way home in the…

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Rugby League Rules Answers to Questions

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 June 1943 · page 4

Mark (Kurri).—Full-back A. standing near the dead-ball line, kicks the balk to clear. An opponent standing near the…

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Charities Benefit From Dog Racing

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 June 1943 · page 2

The Maitland Show Council last night distributed £760 from the profits of greyhound racing. The term of the current licence…

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Junior Rugby League Second Series of Games on

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

Rugby League fans in the Cessnock district are in for a feast of football on Sunday, when four games in the second series of the Junior Rugby League…

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Races at Rosehill To-morrow Selections

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 June 1943 · page 3

Nursery Handicap (fillies)— Bronze Orchid, Urgent Rate, Craglia. Bizerta Handicap.—Cream Puff, Monaro, Haridelle…

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Racing Sidelights Wellesley Has Great Chance. Has Accepted For Handicap Dashing Cavalier Next Best

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

Dashing Cavalier, top weight for the Rosehill June Handicap to-morrow allowed that he is not far off being at top form again by finishing third…

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Rugby League Reserves Opening of Second Round

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1943 · page 3

To-day’s games In the Rugby League competition were opening series in the second round…

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Junior Rugby League

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 June 1943 · page 4

Homeville and Kurri Kurri played a 10-all draw in the Under 18 years Junior Rugby League football competition at Maitland…

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Rosehill Races

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 June 1943 · page 4

Following are results of the meeting at Rosehill on Saturday: NURSERY HANDICAP (Fillies).— Bronze Orchid 1, Miss Canberra 2,…

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Segura’s Tennis Win

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 June 1943 · page 4

NEW YORK June 20.— At Montclair, New Jersey, the Ecuadorian Francisco Segura won the eastern inter-collegiate singles tennis title,…

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Golf Wins for Castledine and Knight

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 June 1943 · page 3

Competitions conducted on the local golf links at the week-end were won by V. Knight, who took out yesterday's stableford handicap with…

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Golf-Bowls?

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 June 1943 · page 1

"It's almost impossible to buy rubber golf halls in most parts of Rhodesia now, so a firm in Bulawayo has started making them out…

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Rugby League Football Maitland Defeats Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 June 1943 · page 4

In one of the closest games witnessed at Kurri Kurri Rugby League ground, Maitland defeated Cessnock 7…

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