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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1944

1,887 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 58 of 95

Football Muswellbrook Defeat Tamworth

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 August 1944 · page 2

In a hard fought game, played at Bowman Park on Sunday last, Jiuswellbrook "Wanderers" defeated Tarnworth G-5…

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Rugby League Test Proposal for Game at Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 August 1944 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday,—The Newcastle Rugby League last night decided to ask for a Saturday match against the New…

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Junior Rugby League Cessnock Beat Two Newcastle Teams

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 August 1944 · page 3

A record crowd attended the Sports Ground on Sunday last to witness the two games between teams from Newcastle and Cessnock…

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Air Training Corps Maitland Wins Football Match

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 August 1944 · page 4

Maitland Flight sprang another surprise on Saturday by defeating Gosford Flight, which appeared, on paper, to be of…

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Bowls. Patron' S Pairs Final. Win to T. Clendinning and c. BOWDEN

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 August 1944 · page 3

The winning oil the.first five heads in the final game of the Patron's Pairs competition played on the local green on Saturday afternoon last, paved the way…

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Tillegra Athletic Sports

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

Keep Saturday, August 19, free for Tillegra Athletic Sports in aid of the Country Victory Girl. There will be a monster euchre party and barn…

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Branxton Tennis

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 August 1944 · page 3

Benarnold defeated Fleeffoot by 5 sets 37 games to 3 sets 37 games in the Branxton A grade tennis competition match at the week-end…

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Cricket in England

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 August 1944 · page 5

An Australian cricket team will play in England in the first Eng [?]season after tin[?] its matches will not have test…

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Triangular Tennis Contest in Britain

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 August 1944 · page 5

LONDON Aug. 7—British and American teams won an equal number of matches In a triangular Services lawn tennis contest…

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Police Dog Races Missing Man

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 August 1944 · page 1

DNEV Wed. — The scent a pillowslip enabled the dog .Zoe, last night to a missing man within 15…

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Reversion to Two Days Sydney Cricket Proposal

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 August 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed.—The grade committee of the New South South Wales Cricket Association will recommended to the…

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Excellent Entry for Cessnock Races £325 Meeting on

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 August 1944 · page 3

Excellent nominations have been received for the Newcastle Jockey Club and Cessnock-Bellbird race committee's meeting on Saturday…

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Peeps Into the Past Singleton 15 Years Ago (From Issues of "Argus" dated August 2, 5, and 7, 1929) Golf Ball

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 August 1944 · page 3

The showground pavilion was crowded for a ball held under the auspices of Singleton Golf Club. The function was arranged and…

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Kurri Tennis

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 August 1944 · page 3

KURRI Thursday —Matches-to be played to Kurri Kurri District Tennis Association men’s A grade competition on Saturday…

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Randwick Racing £86,494 Profit for Year

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 August 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY Thurs—The Australian Jockey Club made a profit of £86,494 for facing at Rand wick in the 12 months ended July…

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Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 August 1944 · page 8
Also in Singleton Argus

What of the bowlers this week? T. Clendinning, if we remember rightly, has often graced the headlines before and again this week he gets into…

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Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 August 1944 · page 1

The following teams have been selected to represent Muswellbrook "Wanderers" and Juniors to play (St. Patrick's, Singleton on Sunday next at…

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Kurri Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 August 1944 · page 4

Matches to be played at the Association courts to-morrow in the "A" grade gents' competition are:—Chester-court v. Weston; South Kurri v…

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Denman Bowls. Austerity Shield

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 August 1944 · page 8

On Saturday Denman were defeated 22-17 in the first game of the season for the Austerity Shield. Demnan had held the shield for two years and were…

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