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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1945

2,261 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 114

Children's Pony and Athletic Sports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 29 March 1945 · page 4

A move is to be made to organise a sports afternoon, confined to events for the young people. We have our rodeos and other sports, with horse…

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Doing Well at Cricket

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1945 · page 5

MUSWELLBROOK: John Cox, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Cox, of Muswellbrook, has done remarkably well in school cricket…

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Dog Racing on Monday Asta Rose Selected to Win Again

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1945 · page 5

The Maitland Show Council has arranged a greyhound meeting for Monday and the draw gives indications that the racing…

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Hat-trick to Monobel Greyhound Racing at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 April 1945 · page 3

When he won the .Hinton Stake No. 1 at the Maitland greyhound meeting to-day, Monobel registered his third success in nine days…

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Boxing Display and Concert

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 April 1945 · page 2

Ob Wednesday, April 4. a boxing display and variety concert, compared by Mr- Dick Lawless, if Newcastle, will be Staged in…

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Maitland Tennis Notes

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 April 1945 · page 4

Cool and sunny conditions favoured the Railway tournament players yesterday. D. Simpson was in good form, winning the…

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Prizes In Bowls Tourney Divided

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 April 1945 · page 4

Owing to the bad light the finalists in the fours competition conducted at the Hunter River District Bowling Association’s…

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Hat Trick to Three Dogs Greyhound Racing at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 April 1945 · page 4

All Chiang brought his record to five wins in five starts when he won the Campbell’s Hill Stake at the Maitland greyhound…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 April 1945 · page 3

There was a good attendance at St. Patrick's sports ground on Sundary afternoon to witness two trial games between combinations from…

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Interstate Racing

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 April 1945 · page 2

A denial that prominent racing officials had agreed to extend restrictions on news of interstate racing was given today by the chair…

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Restrictions on Victorian Racing News

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Wed.—A denial that prominent racing officials had agreed to extend restrictions on the news of Interstate racing…

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Next Sydney Turf Club Races

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Wed.—Sydney Turf Club races, on April 21 and 38, will be held on the Canterbury course…

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Rugby League Tours

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 April 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY Thursday. — The secretary (Mr H. R. Miller) informed the meeting of the New South Wales Rugby League last night…

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Sport of Pigeon Racing Development of the Birds (By “Blue Bar”)

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 April 1945 · page 5

That the pigeon racing fraternity is well catered for by the “Mercury'” goes without saying but it is the public without…

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Rugby League Football CESSNOCK v. Kurri Kurri

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

Cessnock Rugby League fans will witness the first games of the season next Sunday, when teams from…

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Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 April 1945 · page 2
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

The first round of the Upper Hunter District Bowling Association's [?] championship will be played to-morning (Saturday). Holdworth and Berry, of…

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Cessnock Bowls

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

The Cessnock pair, M. Ross and G. Peart, easily accounted for the Lorn Park pair in their match in the Hunter River pairs, on March 24th. They now…

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Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 April 1945 · page 3

Entries are closing definitely this week-end for the forthcoming mixed competition, and there are many players that would like to play but have…

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Cessnock Golf

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 April 1945 · page 5

Ah 18 hole competition will be conducted by the Cessnock. Associated on Sunday morning, commencing at 9.30 a.m…

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