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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1944

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National Nee Swimming Pools in Country Towns

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1944 · page 2

The recent tragedy at Grafton brings , forcibly , to the attention of the public the vital necessity of councils' building hygienic…

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Swimming School Opens

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 1

The swimming school, under, this auspices of the education department was opened at the Maitland Memorial Baths to-day…

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Holiday Record Attendance At Swimming Pool

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 3

SINGLETON Tues.—A record crowd attended the Singleton swimming pool yesterday, when 1036 people entered. Over the…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 3

The following will represent St. Patrick's Juveniles in a match against a women's team on Sunday at St. Patrick's ground: J. Kennedy…

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Holiday Swimming Race Win for I. Dunlop

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 3

Six races were run before the winner was found in the special New Year handicap conducted by Singeton Swimming Club. Honours of the…

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Cricket Central v Country Youths

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 3

A match was played at Victoria Square on Sunday between Central and Country Youths, and it resulted in a win for Central. The scores are…

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Swimming Baths

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 4

The P. and C. Association wrote the Chamber of Commerce asking its co-operation in having baths suitable for teaching children to swim, erected on the…

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Country Racing Permitted

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY Thursday. — Under reoent amendments to the Commonwealth Racing Restriction Regulations, each State is permitted…

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Bowls Carnival Success At East Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 5

The patriotic carnival held this week by the East Maitland Club was one of the best, financially, yet held by the club…

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Football Jn Days of Long Ago

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 3

According to Strutt football in Britain is something like 600 years old. But football of a kind was known long, long before that…

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Swimming Instruction

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 2

Mr. G. D. Walker has been appointed swimming Instructor in connection with the vacation play centre being conducted in Singleton…

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Denman Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 4

Denman No. 2 team beat No. 1 team 33 to 18 in an Austerity Shield match. Members of the winning team were Bailey, Lewis, Purvis and Simpson. The…

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Kurri Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 6

Congratulations to the Kurri Co-op. Rink, which won the rink carnival at Carrington, winning trophies valued at £15. This rink comprised 1. Welch, G…

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Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 6

After a lengthy spell owing to wet weather and the Xmas vacation, there has been practically no tennis at the Park courts for some time, and the…

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Vocation Swimming School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 1

This year the vacation swimming school for boys and girls commenced on Monday, 3rd January, at Cessnock Municipal Baths. The boys' classes…

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Vacational Swimming Classes

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 3

Although the swimming school at Maitland baths has been in operation only three days, excellent results have been achieved by the…

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Country Racing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 6

Under recent amendments to the Commonwealth Racing Restriction Regulations each State is permitted to grunt as a special act in any country…

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Cricket Team

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 4

Maitland third gride v Fortress, on Robins oval on Saturday: W. Langford, C. Mossman, P. Ryan, R. Patfield, C. Aitchinson, B…

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St. Andrews' Cricket Team

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 6

St. Andrew's team to play Weston, at South Cessnock Park, at 2 p.m. sharp to-morrow: M. Willoughby, w. Murdoch, R. Johns, C. Barnard, E…

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Moorefield Races To-morrow Selections

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 3

ENCOURAGE STAKES—Etching, Great Scot, Blankit. JUVENILE HANDICAP.—Supreme Lady, Everest, Felbridge…

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