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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1943

1,600 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 39 of 80

Junior Rugby League Good Games for

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 July 1943 · page 6

The crowds attending the Junior Rugby League competition games of a Sunday are becoming larger and…

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Football Match This

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 July 1943 · page 2

Football, which dearth of manpower has compulsorily forced abandonment in most country towns, for the duration at any rate, is not…

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Coursing at Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Sat.—Cessnock Show Ground Association has decided to open the Greyhound Coursing track for trails on…

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Rugby League Rules Answers to Questions

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1943 · page 5

Corporal (Raymond .Terrace). —Player Al kicks tie ball down the field. In its flight the ball strikes A2, who is unintentionally…

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Greyhound Racing Attractions at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1943 · page 3

The Maitland Show Council is arranging further big attractions for greyhound meetings during the next two months. On…

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Golf Win for C. A. Macdonald

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 July 1943 · page 3

The stroke handicap conducted on the local golf links on Saturday afternoon, which attracted a large field, resulted in a win for G. A…

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Restore Racing To Pre-War Standard

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 July 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY Monday.—Abolition of race less Saturdays would restore racing to its pre-war standard, giving the priority in dates to the…

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Football St. Patrick's Successful in Junior Match

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 July 1943 · page 3

Playing on St. Patrick'e oval yesterday afternoon, the St. Patrick's junior combination defeated South Juniors after a closely-contested…

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Rugby League Football Cessnock Down Kurri 8-2

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 July 1943 · page 4

Before a record crowd for the season, Cessnock beat their Coalfield rivals. Kuril Kurri by 8 points to 2, at the…

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Bowls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1943 · page 2

Saturday afternoon provided perfect weather for outdoor recreation and members of Dungog Bowling Club attended in good force on the rink. It…

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Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 July 1943 · page 1

Playing in a game on the local course on Sunday afternoon, H. W. Broadbent had a stroke round of 69, including a five at the 18th, when he…

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Kurri Golf

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 July 1943 · page 4

Kurd Kuril golfers played the semi-finals of the club championships at the week-end in conjunction with a point score par competition. Results:…

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Bowls. Muswellbrook Pair Beaten

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 July 1943 · page 4

E. W. Shaw and John Lowe went down 26-16 in the State pairs game played at, Victoria Park on Saturday. The winners were Dewar and Downie…

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Patriotic Racing Clubs

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1943 · page 2

A conference of delegates of the Patriotic Racing Clubs' Association, held in Maitland at the week-end, was well attended. A full report of the…

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Patriotic Racing Meetings

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 July 1943 · page 3

The Chief Secretary (Mr. J. M. Baddeley) will be asked to agree to the registration of an association to control patriotic race meetings. This was…

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Saturday Morning Football

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 July 1943 · page 4

The second series of the school boys under 8 stone competition was played at the Sports Ground on Saturday. Cames resulted:…

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University Shield High School Rugby League

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 July 1943 · page 2

In the re-play of the University Shield semi-final between Maitland and Cessnock High Schools, at East Maitland Oval on Friday afternoon, Maitland…

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Junior Rugby League A.y.c. Still Unbeaten

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 July 1943 · page 4

The third grade clash at Bellbird was between A.Y.C. and North End. The A.Y.C. still hold their undefeated record by running out winners 7…

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Railway Tennis Tournament. Henry Gageler and Mrs. J. Witney; Morton Rawlins and Private Evans Prominent

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 July 1943 · page 4

One of the most exciting tennis tournaments yet held by any local club was finalised on Sunday last on the Railway Tennis Club courts. The…

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Shaw Pairs Bowls Draw for

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 July 1943 · page 3

The semi-final of the Shaw pairs competition will be played en the local bowling green at the week-end. The draw is: Bayliss and Hinton…

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