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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1944

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Racing Sidelights

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 4

The Cessnock sportsman, Mr. George Ryder, had a change of luck on Saturday, when be won the Maiden Handicap at Newcastle with Flying Cloud. Horses…

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Dungog Amateur Swimming Club Re-formed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 3

At a recent meeting hold in the Memorial Hall, the following office-bearers were elected: President, the Mayor (Ald. J. W. Scott);…

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Cessnock Swimming Carnival Many Local Successes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 4

At the Cesnock swimming carnival, held at the Cessnock Baths on Saturday, there were nine clubs competing…

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Cessnock Rugby League. Coach to Be Engaged

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 3

At a meeting of the committee of the Cessnock Rugby League Club, held on Sunday morning last, it was…

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Aberdeen Races: 18th. MARCH

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 2

The Aberdeen Jockey Club will hold its next race meeting on Saturday, 18th March. Permission to hold the meeting was received yesterday from the…

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Cricket Competition. Easy Wins for Association's I and II Teams

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 2

Jack Doyle and K. Wilton made merry in their attack against the A.B.O.D. batsmen in the match played at Victoria Park on Sunday last…

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Swimming Carnivals

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 2

The West Maitland Munic[?] Council last night approved following applications for use of the baths for [?]…

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Country Youths Win at Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 3

The cricket match played between Country Youths and Whittingham resulted in a win for the former. Country Youths 123 (R. Thrift 33,…

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Cricket Teams for Week-end Matches

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 3

The competition match set down for this week-end is between Souths and Agricultural Sports Club. Agricultural Sports Club will be…

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Bowls

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 3

The following will play at Lowlands or Saturday; Cunningham, F. Edstein, Foot H.J. Smith; Elkin, Rose, Coberoft Brown; Robinson, Paul, Hill Feeney…

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Bowls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 1
Also in The Scone Advocate

The green was fully occupied at the Dungog Club's ground on Saturday. In addition to four rinks taking part in rink play, there was one match in…

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Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 3

Quite a galaxy of cricket talent appears in the honor roll of the week, bowlers for the most part playing havoc with opponents, though in the…

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Slashers Rugby League Club

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 6

The Slashers Rugby League Club held a meeting in the West End billiard room last Tuesday to elect the officers for the coming, season. The election…

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Flemington Races Off

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 5

MELBOURNE Friday—Transport problems as a result of the fire at Yallourn have caused the races at Farmington on…

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Bowls. Muswellbrook's Win in Pennant Game

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 6

Muswellbrook engaged Denman in a game in the Association pennant competition on the local green on Saturday afternoon last, and won by 38…

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Turf Notes. Flemington Races Off

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 1

The race meeting arranged for Flemington to-morrow (Saturday) will not be held. This decision was reached after a conference…

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Cricket. Draw for Sunday Next

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 5

Association I v Railway (Victoria Park); Ordnance v 114th A.G.T. (Bowman Park); Association II, bye. Railway team to play Association…

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Moorefield Races To-morrow Selections Handicap

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 3

Sir Francis, Prince Hua, Annie Laurie. JUVENILE HANDICAP. — Blanefield, Twice Royal, Golden Ore…

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Bellbird Races. Next Meeting March 18th

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 6

The next Bellbird race meeting will be held on Saturday, March 18th. Horse-owners are asked to have their horses in readiness for this meeting, so as to…

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