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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1944

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Races at Rosehill To-morrow Selections

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 August 1944 · page 6

Novice Handicap, 1 mile.—Peter's Fence, Craigie, Commando. Welter Handicap, 1 mile 100 yards. Streamford, Glendower, St…

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Racing Sidelights High Flight Should Win. Has Topweight in Flying Handicap

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 August 1944 · page 6

Rosehill Racing Club is staging a seven event programme to-morrow, with the Kingsford Smith Flying and the Ascot Turf Club Handicap being the…

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Athletic Carnival on Showground

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 August 1944 · page 2

Arrangements have been finalised for the combined sports meeting to be held on the Singleton Showground on Saturday, 12th August, under the…

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Mid-week Bowls

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 August 1944 · page 4

The next series in the midweek bowls compaction will be played on Wednesday on Lorn Park…

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Kurri Bowls Handicap

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 August 1944 · page 3

KURRI, Monday.—A progressive handicap held by Kurri Kurri bowlers at the week end attracted a large entry Proceeds…

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Golf Qualifying Rounds for Championship

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 August 1944 · page 3

First 18 of the 36 holes for qualifying for the grade championships of the local golf club were played on Saturday afternoon. The stroke…

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Bowls Singles Championship Win for I. Brown

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 August 1944 · page 3

I. Brown won the singles championship of Singleton Bowling Club on Saturday by defeating George Southon 31 to. 22…

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Won by One Game Maitland District Tennis

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 August 1944 · page 4

Should balls become available there will be a great revival of temils at Maitland given before the cessation of…

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Yesterdays Football Singleton's Easy Tasks Against Greta

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 August 1944 · page 3

Singleton South A and B teams yesterday experienced easy tasks in defeating Greta A and B teams. Neither game, however,…

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Tiny Pam Wins Again Greyhound Racing at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 August 1944 · page 4

Tiny Pam, winner of the Campbell’s Hill Stake a week earlier, won the top-class event at Saturday’s greyhound meeting at…

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Rosehill Races Bruce Wood and Royal Peer

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 August 1944 · page 3

Following are results of the meeting at Rosehill on Saturday: Novice Handicap, 1 mile 110 yards. Abydos, 8.0 (F. Smith), 1; Chatster,…

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District Schools at Athletics Enjoyable Day at Warkworth

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 August 1944 · page 4

Central Hunter Small Schools' branch of the Public Schools' Amateur Athletic Association conducted a very successful…

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Bowls

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1944 · page 1

The first game of the season for the cock o' the walk medals was played on Saturday last, and the honour of being the first holders…

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Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 August 1944 · page 4

Scores in the Stableford par competition held on Saturday were:—R. E. McClintock (8) 35 points, C. E. Moore (11) 31, H. W. Broadbent (6) 31. C…

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Kurri Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 August 1944 · page 5

A progressive carnival was held by members of Kurri Kurri Bowling Club on Saturday Proceeds were in aid of the Hospital Queen competition and…

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Cards and Bowls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 August 1944 · page 2

Bridge, euchre, rummy and bowls will be the order of the day on Saturday next at Dungog Memorial Bowling Green. Proceeds are in aid of Miss…

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Racing Sidelights

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 August 1944 · page 6

The event of the year so far as Northern sportsmen are concerned—the Newcastle Cup—was run on Saturday and won by Russia, with Shining Night…

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Boxing at the Town Hall

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 August 1944 · page 4

Allan Hall, of Victoria, ex-bantamweight champion of Australia, who had been billed to [?]est Jacky Green in the main fight at…

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Golf Hues At Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 August 1944 · page 3

SINGLETON Tuesday. — Sun[?] stableford handicap resulted in a [?] for R. Solman, Scores: R. Solman 38 months, W. Turner…

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Rugby League Cessnock Defeats North 12-11

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 August 1944 · page 6

Cessnock continued to show its inconsistency in the Rugby League competition by defeating Northern Suburbs by 12 points to 11. despite the fact that…

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