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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1944

1,887 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 95

Kurri Bowls Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 3

KURRI, Friday.—Kurri Kurri Bowline Club will hold a gala day on Saturday when a progressive mixed rink competition wilt…

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COURSING. Red Cross Meeting on 22nd. April

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 5

Nett proceeds of Muswellbrook Coursing Cub's meeting to be held on Saturday, 22nd April, will be donated to the Red Cross…

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Week-end Cricket

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 5

Singleton Ladies' Cricket club will plav against Branxton Ladies on Howe Park oval on Sunday afternoon next commencing at 2 o'clock…

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Swimming Club Picnic on Sunday (By “OBSERVER”)

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 5

Arrangements are well in hand for the various Maitland Swimming Club functions, to wind up the season…

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A.y.c. Football

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 6

Last year's minor premiers and premiers will be starting the 1944 season by playing [?]trial game against North End on Sunday afternoon. There are…

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Bowls. Championship Singles. C. Bowden's Easy Win

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 5

C. Bowden defeated T.Clendenning by 13 pts. in a singles championship game on the local green.. The winners of the competition…

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Racing Sidelights D.S.O. A Likely Winner. Is in Rous Handicap Industry And Nobleman Tote Propositions

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 6

To-morrow's race meeting at Randwick will be the concluding day of the A.J.C. Autumn Carnival. Up to date large crowds and record totallsatoc…

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Racing at Randwick

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 April 1944 · page 3

Following are results of races at Randwick on Saturday:— ROUS HANDICAP, 6 furlongs.— Bangster, 8.13 (F. Shean), 1; Soho…

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[?]Njured at Football

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 April 1944 · page 1

SINGLETON Monday — Bob Solman, of Castlereagh-street, who is home on leave from the RAAF, was injured in a football…

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Season Opened Rugby League at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 April 1944 · page 3

SINGLETON, Monday. — The football season [?] opened yesterday when St Patrick’s A and B teams met South A and…

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Boxing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 1

At the Newcastle Stadium on Saturday night last, Jack Smith (11.4), of Muswellbrook defeated Les Richards (11.5) on a technical knock-out in the…

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Kurri Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 4

On Saturday Kurri bowlers held a mixed progressive rink carnival in aid of the Comforts Fund. The competition was well contested, the winners…

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Junior Rugby League

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 4

The competitions of the Maitland District Junior Rugby League will commence on April 30. The following entries have…

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Racing Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 4

The Pentheus gelding, Bangster, which had not won a race for over twelve months, came good again at Randwick on Saturday and won the…

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Golf Season Opening

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 3

The Maitland golf Club with open its season on Saturday with a Canadian mixed foursome. Games may be arranged, if…

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Brookfield Races

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 2

Horse races and sports will be held at Brookfield on Saturday next. There was a long delay in getting permission to hold the horse races, but it…

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Rugby League Cessnock Down South Newcastle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 4

Having their first real try-out of the season, the Cessnock Rugby League team downed last year's premiers, South Newcastle, by 15 to 10. A fairly…

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Junior Rugby League Two Games at South Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 4

Two first-class Junior Rugby League trial games were witnessed at the South Cessnock Park on Sunday last, when North End third grade team defeated…

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Football. First Match of Season

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 1

A fairly large crowd gathered at Bowman Park to watch the first match of the season between Muswellbrook and Aberdeen…

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Bowls. Wins to W. Ramage, S. Cann in Singles Championship

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 2

The singles championship competition was advanced another stage on Saturday afternoon last, games being played between W. Ramage and O. Hasler,…

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