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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1943

1,600 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 41 of 80

Heavy Shower Affects Bowls

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 July 1943 · page 4

SINGLETON Monday.—Owing [?] heavy shower of rain on Saturday afternoon, the howling competitions were postponed. The…

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Cornish Wins Golf Competition

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 July 1943 · page 4

SINGLETON Monday—H. Cornsih was the winner of the par competition conducted by Singleton Golf Club on Saturday…

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Railway Teams At Football

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 July 1943 · page 4

SINGLETON Monday.— Muswellbrook railway employees defeated a Singleton railway team in a football match at the…

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Golf Win for H. CORNISH

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 July 1943 · page 3

The par handicap which was played on Saturday afternoon resulted in a very easy win for H. Cornish, who returned the good card of five…

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Sport Week-end of Variety Crowds Gather at Football

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 July 1943 · page 3

Playing fields of the town during, the week-end resembled somewhat the activity with which sport was characterised…

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Rugby League Football Cessnock Down Souths 17-16

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 July 1943 · page 6

The South v. Cessnock match at the Newcastle Sports Ground on Saturday was one of the best witnessed…

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Bowls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 July 1943 · page 2

The Bowling Club grounds presented a particularly crowded appearance on Saturday. In addition to a heavy muster of dub players, including…

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Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 July 1943 · page 2

The Muswellbrook Railway Football Club played Singleton railway team on Sunday last, defeating the locals by 10—0. The first try for Muswellbrook…

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Kurri Golf

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 July 1943 · page 6

Members of Kurri Golf Club played a Stapleford par competition to connection with the Dr. Wiles trophy on Saturday B. Grader A. Paterson who has…

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Newcastle Races

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 July 1943 · page 6

The Newcastle Jockey Club lias received a splendid nomination for the meeting to be held on the Broadmeadow course on Saturday next, July 17th…

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House Tennis Competition

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 July 1943 · page 6

Kearsley House A grade 8 sets 16 games defeated Hunter House A grade '[?] sets 4 games. David House A grade 4 sets 20 games defeated Wollombi…

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High School Football

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 July 1943 · page 6

On Wednesday last, Newcastle technical High School defeated Cessnock High by 10 points to a in the second round of the Evans Shield…

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Kurri Swimming Baths. Cliff Osland States Case

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 July 1943 · page 1

In last Friday's EACLE we published an appeal for the swimming baths at Kurri Kurri by Miss Loeline Ransome. Hereunder we publish a further…

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Football. Transport Defeats Workshops

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 July 1943 · page 4

Ideal weather conditions prevailed for the Rugby League match played on Bowman Park on Sunday afternoon between 114th Transport and Workshops,…

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Greyhound Racing Protests Against Ballot

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 July 1943 · page 5

Two protests have been lodged against the recent election of owners’ representatives on the control board for greyhound…

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Athletic Carnival at Omadale Brook

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1943 · page 2

The Omadale Brook Junior Red Cross held an athletic meeting on the afternoon of 3rd July. Surrounding districts were well represented…

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Bowls

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 15 July 1943 · page 3

The following have been selected to meet on Norman's green at West Maitland on Saturday next, weather permitting;…

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Boxing Notes

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 July 1943 · page 5

Reports from the Maitland Sports Club, under the direction of Mr. Bert Lovett, show a marked increase in attendance…

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Tennis At Kurri

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 July 1943 · page 3

KURRI Thursday—Kurri Kurri District Tennis Association mixed teams competition final will be played on Saturday at the…

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Greyhound Racing Good Fields for Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 July 1943 · page 3

Four rices of 730 yards are included In the Maitland greyhound programme for Saturday and they are particularly strong…

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