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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1944

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Saturday's Bowls "

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 June 1944 · page 3

Further matches in the club singles championship will be played on the local bowling green on Saturday afternoon, whilst there will also…

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Bowls Singles At Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 June 1944 · page 6

SINGLETON Wed.—Following is the draw for a further round of the club singles championship to be held on tins Singleton…

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Draw for Maitland Greyhound Racing on

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 June 1944 · page 5

Strong fields have been drawn for the greyhound meeting at Maitland on Saturday and the programme gives promise of being…

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Bowls

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 22 June 1944 · page 3

Consistency Handicap semi-final and final will be completed on Saturday between Kime v Pepper and R. Holwell v F. Monkley. An early start is urgent…

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Branxton Rugby League

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 June 1944 · page 5

BRANXTON Wed.—Branxton Sports Club A grade Rugby League -team is drawn to meet South Singleton on Sunday on the…

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Boxing at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 June 1944 · page 3

Great Interest will be taken in to-night’s main contest at the Maitland Stadium as it rumoured that a great supporter of…

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Tennis at Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 June 1944 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Thurs.—Cessnock District Tennis Association has decided to conduct a teams com petition during the winter,…

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Tennis Fixtures For Kurri

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 June 1944 · page 3

KURRI Thursday.—The following matches will be played in Kurri Kurri District Tennis Association competitions on…

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Tennis Team For Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 June 1944 · page 3

BRANXTON Thurs.: —The following lowing players have, been selected to represent Branxton Sports Club against Maitland on…

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Bowls

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 1

The final of the club pairs championship will be played on Saturday afternoon, the finalists being Gostelow and K. Anderson…

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Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 6

At a special tennis meeting on 'Tuesday last the committee decided that with the improved ball position it is now possible to stage another winter…

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Rugby League Rules

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 5

In Doubt (Maitland): [?] passing [?], A2 gets to a position slightly in front of A1 and takes the ball which, has been passed…

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A.y.c. Rugby Team

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 6

The A.Y.C. team to play North End to-morrow will be chosen from: J: Barrett, M. Richardson, W. Roderick, M. Stewart, R. McIntosh, D. Brown…

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Mitchell on Points Boxing at Maitland Stadium

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 5

Jack Mitchell 120 of West Maitland, was given a points decision over Tom Lamina. 12-0. of Sydney. in the main contact over…

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Big Rugby League Game. Combined Army v. CESSNOCK

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 6

A record crowd is expected to attend the Cessnock Sports Ground on Sunday next to witness the Rugby League game between the combined Army team…

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Struck In Mouth By Golf Club

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 2

Miss Joan Linton, of Raymond Terrace, was the victim of a painful accident during the week. She was struck in the mouth by a…

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FOOTBALL. "Wanderers" To Play Werris Creek

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 2

A match between Muswellbrook "Wanderers" and Werris Creek has been arranged for next Sunday at Werris Creek. Several "A" grade players…

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Racing at Randwick Wellesley for Winter Stakes

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 3

Following are selections for the second day of the A.J.C. Winter meeting at Randwick to-morrow: Three-year-old Handicap.—Castle…

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Rugby League Two Good Games at Sports Ground To-morrow

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 6

Rugby League fans will between catered for at the Sports Ground to-morrow, when two first-class Junior League games will be played…

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SPORT and SPORTSMEN The "Scouts'" Review Honor Roll. Greyhound Racing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 3

R. O. Spinney, of Aberdeen, takes first place in the honor roll of the week with a dual success at the local greyhound meeting on Saturday last This…

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