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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1945

2,261 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 32 of 114

Football Protest at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 May 1945 · page 3

SINGLETON Tuesday.—A protest was last night lodged in writing from St. Patricks’ Football ball Club at the meeting of…

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Cricket Scores at Aberdeen

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 May 1945 · page 4

Army I. walked all over Muswellbrook Railway in the match played a Aberdeen, scores being 65 points to 5. An Army officer who viewed the…

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Golf. A. C. Lawrie's Fourth Consecutive Win

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 May 1945 · page 4

Playing in real Jim Ferrier form, A. C. Lawrie carried all before him in the competition conducted by the Muswellbrook Golf Club on Saturday…

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Racing L. P. Duncombe Rides Three Winners

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1945 · page 1

Largely because of difficulty in obtaining transport, supplemented by eleventh-hour casualties, the scratching pen was freely used…

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War Notes "Master Race" Racing to Doom

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1945 · page 2

There are no wanting signs that the "master race" is racing to doom—complete defeat and destruction. With the crumbling of…

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Scone Races. Good Fields; Large Attendance

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 May 1945 · page 1

Ideal weather conditions prevailed for the Scone Jockey Club's meeting, held on the Alamba course on Saturday last, the attendance being the…

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Rugby League Cessnock Has Great Victory. Exciting Game at Wickham Oval

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 May 1945 · page 3

One of the best games of Rugby League ever witnessed on the ground was the verdict of everyone who attended the…

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Sporting Football. "Wanderers" A. Superior to Army No. 3 A. TEAM

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 May 1945 · page 4

Muswellbrook "Wanderers" proved superior to Army No. 3, of Singleton, in the second match of the A. grade competition, played at Bowman Park…

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Bowls. "Cock O' the Walk." Narrow Margin Wins to H.r. Griffiths and E. Farrell

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 May 1945 · page 4

Two narrow margin wins, first by the odd point, and tho second by 2, was recorded by H. R. Griffiths and E. Farrell in tho "cock o' the walk"…

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European War Racing Towards End Flags Hoisted in Berlin's Centre U.S. Troops and Reds in Second Link-up Himmler's Reported New Surrender Offer. Mussolini and Other Dead Fascists Buried

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1945 · page 1

"THE WAR WILL PROBABLY LAST ONLY A FEW HOURS MORE," DECLARED HAMBURG RADIO LAST NIGHT, Dr. SCHARPING, ONE OF GERMANY'S BEST KNOWN COMMENTATORS SAID. HE WAS ALSO HEARD OVER HAMBURG…

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Bowls Shaw Pairs Arranged

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 May 1945 · page 3

The Bowling Club has made arrangements for conduct off the annual Shaw pairs competition. Pairs who are able to arrange…

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Golf Draw for

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 May 1945 · page 3

Members of the Golf Club will participate in a four ball best ball stableford handicap on Saturday afternoon next, the draw being as…

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Patriotic Races At Muswellbrook

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 May 1945 · page 5

At a meeting of the Muswellbrook Patriotic Race Club it was decided to set aside £182 for a 5-race programme for the…

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Tennis Competitions Open At Branxton

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 May 1945 · page 3

Branxton Sports Club's 1945 tennis competitions opened at the week-end. In the "A" grade mixed doubles fixture No. 1 team defeated No. 2…

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Bowls

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 3 May 1945 · page 2

Members are asked to meet on the green on Saturday for rink and final of championship games…

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Football

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 3 May 1945 · page 2

The Raymond Terrace Club played Horrisse [?]r. Sunday last, and were defeat [?] to 6. For the locals G. McPherson Kicked 3 goals—a fine performance…

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Coalfields Teams Meet Saturday’s Rugby League

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 May 1945 · page 5

Before commenting on Saturday’s games I would like to point out the inconsistency of the Referees’ Appointment Board of the…

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Golf Day for Miss Ulva

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 May 1945 · page 3

The golf competition held East Maitland links yesterday, in aid of Miss ULYA, proved a highly successful tinting over 40…

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Boxing

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 May 1945 · page 2

Several youthful members of the Aberdeen Gymnasium Club had engagements at the inaugural tournament of the Scone Boys'…

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Bowls

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 May 1945 · page 2

W. Jeans, of Aberdeen Club, journeyed to Scone on Saturday to meet W. Ramage, of the Muswellbrook Club in the final of the…

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