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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1944

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Cricket. Draw for Sunday Next

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 1

Association No. 2 v Railway (Victoria Park). Ordnance v Association II (Bowman Park)…

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Racing in Country Areas Better Concessions Announced

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 1

Under recent amendments to the Commonwealth (Racing Restriction) Regulations, each State is permitted to grant, as a special act in any…

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£800 Prize Money for Newcastle Races Saturday, January 15th

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

The prize money to be distributed at the next Newcastle race meeting, to be held on Saturday, January 15, amounts to £800. The chief races will be the…

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Racing Sidelights Hesione Looks Like Winning Selected to Take Out Cup. Tahmoor and Kimbell Hardest to Beat

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

To-morrow's Sydney race meeting will be held at Moorefield when the chief attraction will be the Peter Moore Cup run over one mile. This will be…

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"Half-way" Mark Sees Souths in Front One Point Lead Over Agriculturals in Cricket Competition

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 3

With the Singleton Cricket Association's competition at the "half-way" mark. Souths are one point in front of…

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Instruction in Swimming

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 3

SINGLETON Saturday. — instead of the Vocational Swimming School, which was to be held this month, learn-to-swim…

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Swimming in Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 3

SINGLETON Saturday.—Neva Millard, youngest of the Millard sisters of Singleton, cannot swim in the State 220 yards senior…

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Second Grade Cricket at Lorn Park

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 3

The second grade match between Maitland end Waratah was played at Lorn Park this afternoon. Maitland made a very poor…

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Point Score Swimming

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 4

SINGLETON Monday.— Don Smith was the winner of the junior point score and Ken Hallett the senior, in the point score…

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Raaf Wins Rugby Game

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 4

LONDON Jan. 9. — Remarkable scenes marked the closing stages of the Rugby Union match at Richmond, Surrey, between…

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Swimming I. Dunlop and K. Hallett Win Yesterday's Events

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 3

I Dunlop registered his second successive win in swimming competition races when he took out the junior 100 metres handicap…

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Odds-on Winners Greyhound Racing at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 4

Three of the winners at the Maitland greyhound meeting on Saturday started at odds-on. They were Solders in the Show Ground…

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Moorefield Races Tuokool Wins Gold Cup

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 3

Following are results of the meetiig at Moarefield on Saturday: ENCOURAGE STAKES, 1¼ mile. —Etching, 8.0 (W. Cook), 1; Thanks…

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Golf Wins for Vic. Bates and J. Leighton and J. Reynolds

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 3

Yesterday's stableford handicap conducted on the local golf links resulted in a dead-heat between J. Leighton and J. Reynolds. It was…

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BOWLS H.R.D.B.A. Singles Wins for McMAHON and Buchan

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 3

M. McMahon and C. A.. Buchan on Saturday registered victories in their respective matches in…

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Bowls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 3

On Saturday last the first match of the Dungog Club's Rink Championship took place The teams were Jones' rink (C. Jones, J. Osmond, R…

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Ladies' Swimming Club. Renewal of Competitive Swimming

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 3

The annual general meeting of the Muswellbrook Ladies Amateur Swimming Club was held on Friday last. The meeting was presided over by…

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Women’s Bowls

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 4

NEWCASTLE Tuesday — Following is the C grade draw for the Women’s pennant bowls on Thursday: Stockton v…

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Racing Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 4

With Great Scot a non-starter in the Encourage Stakes at Moorefield on Saturday, punters pinned their faith in Etching, and sent the Sylvandale…

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Cricket Draw

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 2

The following is the draw for the remainder of the third round:- 16th January: Association I v Ordnane (Victoria Park); Railway v…

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