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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1944

1,887 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 39 of 95

Racing Sidelights Winnipeg May Make Amends Selected to Win Dundas Flying. Magi Hardest to Beat

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 6

The Dundas Flying Handicap and the Rosehill Juhe Handicap will be the chief attractions at the Rosehill meeting to-morrow…

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Hunter River Singles Bowls

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1944 · page 3

The semi-finals of the Hunter River Bowling Association singles championship were played this afternoon at Lorn and East…

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Football at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 June 1944 · page 3

SINGLETON Mon. — Branxton Junior football teams again proved too good for the local lads in a match at St. Patrick’s ground…

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Golf Week-end Games

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 June 1944 · page 3

R. Solman and W. Burke, with 44 points, were, winners of the four-ball stableford competition conducted on the golf links at the week-end…

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Tennis Notes (By “ACE”)

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 June 1944 · page 4

Maitland teams defeated strong Army teams at the Association courts yesterday. H. Keareley and B. Price combined…

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Bowls End of Preliminary Stage of Singles Championship

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 June 1944 · page 3

Final matches in the preliminary stages of the club singles championship were played on the local bowling green on Saturday…

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Rosehill Races High Flight and Lambeth Win

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 June 1944 · page 3

Following are results of the meeting at Rosehill on Saturday: Nursery Handicap, 6 furlongs.—Recka Oka, 7.13, cd. 7.6 (T. Clarke),…

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St. Pat's. in 3-All Draw Spectacular Football Exhibition at Muswellbrook

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 June 1944 · page 3

The St. Patrick's A team, which visited Muswellbrook yesterday afternoon, gave one of the fastest and most spectacular displays of…

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Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 June 1944 · page 4
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F. Lowe, R. Taylor and A. Kiernan were successful in winning the competition conducted by the club on Saturday afternoon. Scores in the rink…

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Kurri Golf

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 June 1944 · page 3

The following games in the President's Trophy Consistency Handicap were played during the week-end:—T. Baxter (scr.) def. W. Wright (30)…

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Racing Sidelights

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 June 1944 · page 4

Punters started off on the right leg at the Rosehill meeting on Saturday when they sent Recka Oka out a short priced favourite for the first event of the day…

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Rugby League Cessnock's Return to Form

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 June 1944 · page 4

The Ccssnock Rugby League team sprang a surprise on the majority of fans on Saturday, when they easily beat the…

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Junior Rugby League Attractive Games at Sports Ground

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 June 1944 · page 3

A feast of football was served up to followers, of Rugby League when three very fine games were played at the Cessnock Sports Ground on Sunday last…

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High School Football. University Shield Competition

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 June 1944 · page 4

The first round of the University Shield, played at the Sports Ground between Maitland and Cessnock, resulted in a win for the visitors by five points…

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Football. Singleton and Muswellbrook Play 3-All Draw

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 June 1944 · page 1

In a hard fought match on Sunday last, Muswellbrook "Wanderers" played a 3-3 draw with St. Patrick's, (Singleton,)…

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World’s Athletic Regards

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 June 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY. Tuesday.—A list of 28 world’s re[?] has been issued by officials of the International Amateur Athletic…

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Bowls Singles on

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 June 1944 · page 3

The draw for the club singles championship, which will advance a further stage on Saturday next is as follows: Hawkins v. Bayliss, Gates v…

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Moonee Valley Races Abandoned

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 June 1944 · page 5

MELBOURNE Wednesday. — The Moonee Valley Racing Club has decided to abandon the meeting arranged tor Saturday…

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Bowls

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 8 June 1944 · page 2

The following will go to East Maitland on Saturday; Elkin. Monkley, Rose Brown; Hain, Paul. E. Smith, Feeney; F. Edstein, Seala, J. Foot, H. J. Smith…

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