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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1944

1,887 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 95

Tennis Notes Urgent Appeal for Old Balls

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

The Cessnock Tennis Association sends out a special appeal to all tennis players that have old balls that they…

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Racing Sidelights Rimveil Looks Safe Bet Should Win Flying Handicap

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

To-morrow's Sydney race meeting will be held at Rosehill, where a seven event programme will be run off…

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Golf

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 3

R. H. Burgess, with a score of three up in the par handicap, won the competition conducted on the local golf links on Saturday. Three…

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Bowls Progressive Rink Competition to Hawkins' Team

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 3

The team skippered by A. Hawkins took out the progressive rink competition conducted on the local bowling green on Saturday…

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Trevor Taylor Takes D'arcy Rose Cup Small Margin Separates Swimming Competitors

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 3

Trevor Taylor, who finished with 11½ points, won the D'Arcy Rose swimming cup for this year by his fine win yesterday…

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Races at Rosehill Neta Linette at 20 to 1

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 3

Following are results of the meeting at Rosehill on Saturday :— NOVICE HANDICAP, 1¼ miles.— Bon Terre. 7.13 (W. Cook), 1; Gold…

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Athletic Record

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY Monday.— Joy Quist, brilliant junior athlete, competing In the Angus and Coote Shield, broke her own record with…

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Bowls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 3

Owing to other interests preventing a number of members from appearing on the green on Saturday, only one competition match was played. That…

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Kurri Rugby League Annual Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 4

The annual general meeting of Kurri Kurri Rugby League Club, held on Sunday, was well attended, Mr. A. Stevenson presiding…

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Cessnock Swimming Club. Appeal for Finance

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 4

Cessnock Swimming Club have opened a subscription list to help raise funds for the purpose of sending swimmers and divers to compete in the country…

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No Boxing In Berlin Till March

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE Tues.— A sidelight on the effects the devastating air raids have bad on Berlin thrown by cabled news from…

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Racing Sidelights BY R. E. ROBSERTSON

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 4

Well backed candidates for the Novice Handicap in Thanks America and Prince Buzzard let their supporters down badly at Rosehill on Saturday…

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Stupid Vandals Destruction at Cessnock Rugby League Club Rooms

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

Recently some person or persons of low mentality forced an entry into the Cessnock Rugby League Club…

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BOWLS. Championship Pairs Final. Big Margin Win to K. Dann and L. CHEATLE

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 2

K. Dann and L. Cheatle registered a win by 16 points over L. Hallett and A. Vincer in the final game of the championship pairs, played on the…

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Country Patriotic Racing Clubs And The A.J.C. Race Distances

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

A big fight has been carried on by the Country Patriotic Racing Clubs' Association to induce the Australian Jockey Club to allow the affiliated…

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Two Finishes at the Scone Hospital Racing Club's Fixture Last

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 1

IDLE CHATTER (A. Ward) winning the first race on the programme, the Probationers' Handicap, 4 furlongs, from Fair Rise second and Fair Heritage third. With a length to spare, ROYAL VOYAGE (Arthur Holman up), owned by Mr. Frank Whyte, of Scone, has things all sewn up to win the Scott Memorial Handicap, 6 furlongs, from Tick-…

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Cricket. Doyle's Seven for 14. Association I Dismissed For 40 Runs

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 1

A feature of Sunday's cricket was the deadly bowling by Jack Doyle (Association II) who dismissed seven of the opposing batsmen…

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Ladies Swimming Competitions Resumed

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 3

First competitive events since schools closed for the Christmas vacation were held at the baths under the auspices of the Ladies' Swimming…

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Bowls

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 3

The following will meet Adamstown on the local green, on Saturday; Cunningham, Foot, Coote, H. J. Smith, Pepper, Dorse, Kime: Elkin, Monkley, Rose…

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Cessnock Swimming Club

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 6

To-morrow is the day on which Cessnock Swimming Club will stage their grand championship swimming…

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