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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1945

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Branxton Tennis Results

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 May 1945 · page 3

The following are the results of the opening round of Branxton Sports Club's new tennis competition which commenced on the local courts…

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Football at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 May 1945 · page 3

SINGLETON Wed.—At the weekly meeting of the football committee a motion was moved that a limit of 10[?] 7lb be placed…

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Draw For Saturday's. Shaw Pairs Bowls

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 May 1945 · page 3

Further matches in the Shaw pairs will be piayed on Saturday next on the local bowling green, the draw being published hereunder:…

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Bowls

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 17 May 1945 · page 3

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

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Mid-Week Racing Request

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 May 1945 · page 5

MELBOURNE Thursday—The Chief Secretary (Mr. Hyland) said that there would be no return to racing on five or six days…

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Leaders at Maitland Saturday’s Rugby League

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 May 1945 · page 5

On the Maitland Sports Ground on Saturday Waratah, one of the . leaders in the competition Will meet the Maitland thirteen, and…

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Cessnock Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 1

Members are reminded that they must place their names in the list this week-end if they wish to play against the B.H.P. Club on May 27th. The…

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Rugby League Rules

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 5

Ret, E. Mait.—No. 1 Question: A player kicks the ball to B1 a defender, who on finding he is oper whelmed py several…

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Cessnock Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 6

The winter mixed tennis competition commenced last Saturday, when the "A" reserve section took the court for the first round. Some very good tennis was witnessed, and on the whole the…

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Kurri Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 5

The following are fixtures for tomarrow, play to commence at 1.45 p.m. The first mentioned team has home match:— A Grade Mixed: Chestercourt v. Bell…

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Coursing. Draw for To-morrow

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 1

Following is the draw for the Muswellbrook Mechanical Coursing Club's meeting, to be held on the Showground track to-morrow afternoon…

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Maitland-Kurri Junior Rugby League

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 3

Kurr[?] Kurr[?] Junior Rugby league teams met with further success last week-end: At the Kurri ground. the under 18 team defeated Morpeth 15-3,…

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Bowls. Draw for Bassingthwaighte Pairs

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 1

Fleming and Bridge (handicap 5) v F. Lowe and McKenzie (4); Gritllths and Ramage (scr.) v Taylor and Clement (3); Moffat and Bowden (scr.) v…

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Football. Teams for

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 1

The follwing teams have been sclected to represent the Muswellbrook Railway Football Club against Army No. 3 at Bowman Park on Sunday,…

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Rugby League CESSNOCK v. North at Sports Ground

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 6

Followers of the Rugby League code are in for a great afternoon's entertainment at the Cessnock Sports Ground…

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Draw For Monthly Medal Golf Competition

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 6

Members of the local Golf Club will play a stroke handicap competition on Saturday afternoon for the monthly medal, the draw being…

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Sunday's Football Four Matches Locally

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 5

A further four matches in the local football competitions will be played on Sunday next on St. Patrick's and Howe Park…

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Rosehill Races to Be Held. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 2

Unless further rains fall racing will be possible at Rosehill to-morrow, but the course will be heavy, particularly in the straight. No rain has fallen…

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Sunday Football on Howe Park Application for Ground Opposed, But Granted

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 2

Strong opposition against granting Singleton and District Rugby Football League the use of Howe Park for Sunday football…

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Racing Sidelights Howkesbury H'dcp. is Very Open Race Chatham's Choice Selected to Win

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 6

The distance race at Rose-hill to-morrow is the Hawkesbury Handicap run over a mile and a quarter. There are…

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