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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1943

1,600 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 80

Maitland Swimming Club

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1943 · page 4

The weekly carnival of the Maitland Swimming Club to be held in Sunday morning will be a championship day. The events…

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Profits Distributed Greyhound Racing

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1943 · page 2

District charities and patriotic organisations will again share in a distribution of profits from greyhound racing conducted by…

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Swimming Competitions

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 February 1943 · page 4

SINGLETON Monday — B Nancarrow was the winner of the 220 yarding freestyle handicap conducted by the swimming club…

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Football Souvenir

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 February 1943 · page 4

SCONE Monday — Flying Officer S. Proudfoot, son of Mr. Hector Proufoot, of scone has forwarded home an interesting…

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Greyhound Racing Conference of Owners

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 February 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY Monday—A meeting of greyhound owners and trainers from various parte of New South Wales held in Sydney…

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Ambulance Races on March 13

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 February 1943 · page 2

Necessary permission to conduct the monster race and sports meeting at Whittingham has been received by the Singleton District Ambulance…

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Bowls Pairs Win for J. Wake and G. Bailey

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 February 1943 · page 3

At the conclusion of the three rounds of the pairs competition conducted on the local bowling green on Saturday afternoon, J. Wake and G…

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Morpeth-e.m. Football Club Annual Meeting

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 February 1943 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Morpeth-East Maitland Football Club was held at the Council Chambers, East Maitland, Mr…

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Kurri Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 4

Matches played in the Hunter River District Bowling Association Pennant competition at Kurri Karri on Saturday resulted:…

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President Retires New South Wales Rugby Union

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY Tues.—Mr. W. W. Hill, president of the New South Wales Rugby Union, does not intend to seek re-election at the…

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Cessnock Swimming Carnival Success of Miss J. FILBY

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 4

At the carnival staged at Cessnock Baths on Saturday afternoon, four Northern District Championships were…

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Sporting Bowls Austerity Fours Final Muswellbrook v. Denman

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 1

The final between Muswellbrook and Denman, played on the Scone green on Saturday afternoon last was productive of excellent bowling…

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Sporting News Greyhound Racing Box Draw at Harold Park

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 5

The draw for box positions at Greyhound meetings of the New South Wales Trotting Club at [?] Park will in future be…

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Bowls. E. H. Southcombe and H. A. Bridge's Bun of Successes Checked

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 4

After registering six successive wins in the "Cock o' the Walk," E. H. Southcombe and H. A. Bridge met with defeat on Saturday last, going…

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Withdrawal Threat Central Rugby League Teams

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1943 · page 4

NEWCASTLE Wednesday.—Dissatisfied with the decision of the Newcastle flugby League on the allocation of boundaries. Central Newcastle…

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Swimming Carnival Success of Junior Members (By “OBSERVER”)

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1943 · page 4

Maitland club simmers Journeyed to Cessnock last Saturday to compete at that club’s annual carnival, and the Junior boys met…

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Noted Rugby League Man Dead

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1943 · page 5

LONDON Feb. 10.—J. H. Houghton, one of the best known men in Rugby League circles, known as “Uncle Joe,” has died…

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Swimming Carnival Saturday Next

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 2

Readers are reminded of the Swimming' and Sports-Carnival to be hold on Saturday at the local pool, from 11.30 a.m. until 7.30 p.m. Good prizes…

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Tennis Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 4

Once again it is time for the annual meeting to be held. This will take place next Tuesday night, at 7.30 p.m., at the pavilion. Players are…

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Greyhound Racing Fee

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Friday.—Discontinuance by the Country Greyhound Control Council of the collection of racing fee of 10/6 from, owners…

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