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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1944

1,887 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 77 of 95

Kurri Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 October 1944 · page 6

Saturday's games.—Rink championship semi-final: T.Baxter, J. Kellock, A. Miller and T. Pounder v. R. Whent, G. Winship, J. Ellis and J. Hodgson. Club…

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Kurri Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 October 1944 · page 6

The fixtures for Saturday next in the "B" grade mixed are: P.F.A, v. Cheetercourt, court No. 1; Bellbirds v. Mag-pies, court No. 2; Butcher Birds a bye…

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Cricket Team

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 October 1944 · page 6

East End B. Grade team to play Rovers, at Aberdare Park to-morrow, at 2 p.m.: G. Player, P. Peters, L. Howard, B. Stafford, A. Dunn, W. Gibson, M…

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Cricket Team

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 October 1944 · page 6

A team to represent Eureka against Wollombi will be chosen from the following players, at South Cessnock ground to-morrow, at 2 p.m.: T. Burke…

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Cricket Team

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 October 1944 · page 6

St. Andrew's cricket team to play Mulcting, at Cessnock Sports Ground, is: M. Wllloughby. W. Murdoch, C. Barnard, R. Johns, G. Drummond, R…

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Wollombi Cricket Team

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 October 1944 · page 6

Wollombi cricket team to play East End is: J. Lynch, J. Hawkins, H. Murdoch, C. Wetzler. K. Slack, .T. Edwards, J. Costello, J. Crump, J. Walters. R…

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Tennis Tourney at Scone

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 October 1944 · page 5

BCONE: Over 100 entries were received for the annual tennis tournament held at Scone interest was keen during the three…

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School Cricket Team

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 October 1944 · page 6

The School team to play Kurri will leave Cessnock in the 12.50 p.m. bus The team is: A. Rose, U Maher, C. Kullick, J. Barker. D. Miles, R. Hill, N…

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Bus for Aberdeen Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 October 1944 · page 5

The bus will leave Campbell's corner at 1.15 p.m. to-morrow, conveying passengers to the Aberdeen races. The first race will start at 2.15 p.m…

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Greyhound Racing Selections for To-morrow

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 October 1944 · page 5

Selections for the greyhound meeting at Maitland to-morrow are: Morpeth Stake: Exandi…

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Sport & Sportsmen (By "the Scouts.") TENNIS

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 October 1944 · page 6

Army and Railway staged excellent tennis during the week-end, when the former players came out victors by a narrow margin. J. Petrie and J…

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Cricket Set for National Fitness

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 October 1944 · page 6

Shortage of sporting equipment has not prevented the donation of a complete cricket set to Cessnock National Fitness Committee by Mr. Harold Lett…

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Cricket Draw. Six Teams for Competition

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 October 1944 · page 3

Six team will take part in the local cricket competition to commence on the 22nd inst. The draw for the first round is as…

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Tennis Prospects Bright 20 Teams to Contest Competitions

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 October 1944 · page 4

Nominations have been accepted from 20 teams to contest the competitions arranged by the recently-formed Tennis Association…

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Cricket Fixtures and Umpires. 14th AND 21st OCTOBER

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 October 1944 · page 8

A. Grade: Kurri Kurri v. High School (E. Bates and R. Greig): Paxton v. Weston (A. Phillips and M. Charnock): East End v. Wollombi (T…

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Racing Sidelights Versailles Our Epsom Fancy Abbeville and Modulation Good Place Bets

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 October 1944 · page 6

To-morrow is once again Epsom day at Randwick, and the attendance is expected to be a record…

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Red Cross Tennis Tournament Finals. J. Whitehouse and Mrs. Whitehouse Win. "A" Division

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 October 1944 · page 2

The finals of the Red Cross tennis tournament were concluded on the Park courts last Sunday, when many surprises resulted in the various sets,…

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Cessnock Women Form Athletic Club

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 October 1944 · page 7

The meeting convened by the Cessnock National Fitness Club was formed last Monday night. The election of officers, were as follows:—President, Miss…

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Women's Athletic Club

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 October 1944 · page 8

The women's athletic club has been given permission by Cessnock Council to use the northern end of the Sports Ground outside the cricket oval…

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Racing on North Coast

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY Sat.—The proposal to form a racing association of clubs In the lower section of the north coast was further…

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