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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1945

2,261 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 114

Weather Too Inclement For Swimming

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 3

Owing to the inclemency of the weather, no point-score swimming races were conducted by the Ladies' Amateur Swiming Club this week,…

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Country Titles Singleton Swimming Club

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 5

SINGLETON Wed—Singleton swimmers, Neve Millard, ken Sever and Eon Hallett, will represent the club at. the country…

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Football Club Social

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 2

SINGLETON Wed.—Lenmaher son of Mr. arid Mrs. M. Maher, of John street was the guest of honour at a dance 'held…

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School Swimming Carnival To-day's Successful Fixture

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 3

Students of Singleton Intermediate High School to-day competed in events in the annual swimming, carnival, the fixture…

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Football Club Farewells Member Len Maher Honoured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 3

Members of St. Patrick's Football Club last night farewelled club-member Len Maher, who left Singleton to-day to join the…

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Sunday Cricket on Lorn Park Council Refuses Application By Club

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 2

An application by the Northern District Cricket Club to play a match against a Sydney team on Lorn park oval next Sunday was refused by Maitland Municipal Council last night by eight votes to four…

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Bowls

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 3

The following will meet Lowlands on the Terrace green on Saturday: Coberoft. Dorse, Edstein, Feeney, H ain, Hammond E. Holwell, McLellan, Paul, Pepper, H…

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Sydney Cricket Team Match To Be Played At Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 3

The match between J. Chegwyn’s Sydney team and one composed of Maitland and Newcastle players will take place on the…

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Cessnock Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 6

The Cessnock Blue Pennant, team lost their opportunity of winning the Blue Pennant this year, and the Lowe trophy permanently, when Kurri…

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Rugby League Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 6

At the committee meeting of the Cessnock Rugby League Club last Tuesday night. Bob Alexander was appointed playing coach for the 1945…

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Cricket

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 6

Owing to the match Northern District v. Combined Sydney. XI. being played on the Sportsground next Sunday, the match between *he B. grade and under…

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Coursing. Draw for To-morraw

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 2

The following is the draw for the Muswellbrook Mechanical Coursing Club meeting to be held on the Muswellbrook Showground track…

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Another Swimming Carnival for Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 3

On Saturday, 3rd March, South Maitland Coalfields Trades Unionists' first annual championship swimming carnival will be staged at the Cessnook…

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Aberdeen Races

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 1

Sportsmen are again reminded that entries fall due on Thursday. 8th March, for the Aberdeen J.C. patriotic meeting on Saturday…

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Plays Class Football

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 2

Jack Cox was a Hurlstone Park Agricultural College student and won his "honour pocket" for football, cricket and debating. He was a college…

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Kurri Golf Club. Annual Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 3

The annual general meeting of Kurri Golf Club win be held in Kurt Kurri Red Cross rooms (late Bank of N.S.W. [?]),Lang Street, next Wednesday,…

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Central and Lower Coast Racing Assn

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 4

A committee meeting of the Central and Lower Coast Racing Association was held in Sports Club room, Port Macquarie, on the 4th inst the…

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Stroud Cricket G. Pont Newcastle, Breaks Ground Record

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 3

On Sunday last, a Newcastle Transport team, arranged by H. Chadban, visited Stroud and played an all-day match, with the local eleven. A…

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Big Cricket for Cessnock State Xi v.MAITLAND DISTR[?]T

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 5

The Ministers Fraternal were successful in prohibiting a game of cricket at Maltiand, but it is pleasing to see that…

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Racing Sidelights Flight Fancied For Sprint Race. Trimmer and Barnsley Good Place Chances

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 6

Large fields look like being the order of the day at Randwick to-morrow, where the Warwick Farm, Club are…

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