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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1945

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

Bowls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 2
Also in The Scone Advocate

The first playing afternoon of 1945 saw quite a good attendance of members at the Dungog Bowling Club's green on Saturday afternoon. The…

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Bowls. F. Allen and G. Shadlow's Big Margin Win

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 4

F. Allen and G. Shadlow registered the big margin win by 15 points over A. Bourke and L. Cheatle in an elimination game of the Shadlow Pairs…

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Cricket East End v. St. Andrew's

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 4

The cricket competition was resumed on Saturday last East End, in its match against St. Andrew's, was dismissed for 93, and at stumps St…

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Week-end Cricket Draw and Teams

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 3

The A grade cricket competition fixtures will revert to two-day matches next week-end. The draw for the A grade is as…

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Bowls

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 3

The following will meet Swansea at National Park, on Saturday next. Dorse. Armstrong, Brown, Coberoft, Hain, E .Smith, Rose. Elkin, McLellah, Monkley…

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Kurri Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 4
Also in Maitland Mercury

With the Xmas vacation over, all bowlers will now resume "Pennants" matches. The local green will have a busy day on Saturday, January 13th…

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Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 2

"Wanderers" team to play Railway on Sunday next: D. Ball (captain), J. Coupland, N. Wilton, A. Keevers, S. Stansbury, J. Wilkins, T. Hume, L…

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ROSEHILL-ROSEBERy RACING

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 1

SIDNEY, Friday—The Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) to-day grated licence for Rosehill and Rosebery Class to read his…

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Sport & Sportsmen (By "The Scouts.") Honor Roll. Cricket Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 5

"Age cannot wither, or custom stale his infinite variety." This quotation might be applied to K. Wilton, who continues to shine in the sporting life of…

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£20 Fine for Racing Breach

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday.—John Daniel Shngg (31), a clerk, of Darlinghurst, hurst, was fined £20 at the Central Court to-day for having…

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Robins Junior Cricket Club

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 5

As predicted [?] charges occurred in the Junior point score completion last Saturday. The surplus match was he defeat of…

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History of Maitland Cricket

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 3

To-night (Friday) at 7.16. Messrs. Col. Johnson and Ross McMillan will broadcast over 2KO the history of Maitland…

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Greyhound Racing Selections for To-morrow

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 5

In the top-class event at the Maitland greyhound meeting tomorrow only five dogs has been drown but one of these Double…

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Stole Fillet Steak Wanted It for Racing Greyhounds

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 3

Leslie Ernest Youngman, an employee of Redbank (Q.) Meatworks, was found by the police with 301b. of fillet steak…

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Racing in the Early Days Stamina Required. More Sport and Sociability

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 3

Still interested in the sport of racing is Mr. Albert Bacon, 75-years-old veteran of country courses. He was interested in an article which…

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Illegal Racing Information Man Fined £40

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 January 1945 · page 3

John Samuel Shugg, 31, clerk, of Warwick Lodge, King's Cross Road, Darlinghurst, was fined £40 at Sydney Central Police Court. He was…

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Bowls H.r.d.b.a. Fairs in Finals Stage

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 January 1945 · page 3

Semi-finals of the Singleton section of the H.R.D.B.A. pairs were played on the local bowling green on Saturday afternoon,…

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Dead-heats in Two Events Greyhound Racing at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 January 1945 · page 4

There were two dead-heals at the Maitland greyhound meeting on Saturday, one in the Show Ground Stake of 750 yards and…

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