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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1943

1,600 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 47 of 80

Sunday Football

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 August 1943 · page 1

The Mayor (Ald. T. Macdonald) reported to Cessnock Council on Tuesday night that he had met a…

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Sunday s Football Matches

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 August 1943 · page 3

Two football matches will be played on St. Patrick's oval on Sunday afternocn next, commencing at 2.15 p.m. It is expected that both…

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Junior Rugby League. Two Games at Sports Ground

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

On Sunday next two games in connection with the Junior Rugby League competition will be played at the Cessnock Sports Ground…

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Test Cricket Match England Beats Dominions

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 August 1943 · page 4

At lord's Cricket Ground, England beat a Dominions team by 8 runs. The Dominions faced the task of making 306 runs in 270 minutes. C. S. Dempster…

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A.y.c. North End Football Dance

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

The dance held by the above clubs on Friday night last was a great success, both financially and socially. A large number of requests for a repeat has…

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Air Training Corps Sydney Won Football Match

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 August 1943 · page 2

In a very well contested game, the Sydney team defeated No. 33 Squadron team in au inter-squadron football match at Waratah…

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Sport and Sportsmen. Honor Roll. Football: Muswellbrook; J. Smith, J. Coupland

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 August 1943 · page 6

Only for the football, the week would would be barren of sport, for apart from a few rink games of bowls, nothing of note in the recreation sphere…

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Rugby League Play-off Deciding Minor Premiership

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 7 August 1943 · page 3

South Newcastle and Kurri Kurri teams that [?] for the minor premiership of the Rugby League, played off on the…

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Bowls "Youngsters" Defeat "Buffers"

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 August 1943 · page 3

The competition played on the local bowling green on Saturday afternoon disproved, the age-old adage that Drake's sport is…

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Junior League Football

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 August 1943 · page 4

Homeville defeated Morpeth 5-nil in the semi-final of the Maitland District Junior League’s under 18 competition, played at…

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Football at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 August 1943 · page 3

SINGLETON Monday.— South A and South B mains had wins in football competitions played on St. Patrick’s ground yesterday…

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Golf Win for F. Beh

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 August 1943 · page 3

P. Beh, a comparatively new player to the club, won the stroke handicap conducted on the local golf links on Saturday afternoon. He…

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Week-end Sport. Double for Souths Football Victories Over St. Pat's and Railway

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 August 1943 · page 3

In one of the most exciting junior football matches played to date this season, Souths first yesterday defeated St, Patrick's…

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Rugby League Football South Down Kurri

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 August 1943 · page 3

In a sensational game at the Newcastle Sports Ground on Saturday, South Newcastle downed Kurri in the…

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Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 August 1943 · page 4
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K. Dann,—Wallace, E. Southcombe and W. Ramage were the winners of the competition conducted by the local club on Saturday afternoon…

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Kurri Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 August 1943 · page 2

Matches played in Kurri Kurri Bowling Club's President Trophy singles competition at the week-end resulted: A. Miller. (scr.) 1[?] defeated A…

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Junior Rugby League

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 August 1943 · page 4

Two competition games in the Junior League competition were decided at the Sports round on Sunday last. In the early fixture North End beat…

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Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 August 1943 · page 2

The Army team proved too good for Muswellbrook in the game played at Bowman Park last Sunday, winning by 23 to 11…

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Greyhound Racing

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 August 1943 · page 5

Qualifying heats of a maiden take will be run at Maitland to-morrow afternoon and the follow [?] dogs have been drawn:—…

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