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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1945

2,261 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 48 of 114

Dance In Aid Of Football Club

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 2

The women’s committee of the Maitland District Rugby League Football Club, held a successful dance in the Town-Hall on…

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Ground Unfit for Play Sunday's Representative Football Postponed

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 7

The representative football match arranged for next Sunday between Singleton combined and Maitland combined has been…

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Ground Unfit for Play Sunday's Representative Football Postponed

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 5

The representative football match arranged for next Sunday between Sinleton combined and Maitland combined has been…

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Racing at Randwick To-morrow Star Gold and Night Parade May Win

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 8

Juvenile Handicap (fillies), about 6 furlongs.—Vocal Gem, Lakshmi Vallis. Questing. Encourage Handicap, about 1 mile…

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Racing Sidelights Tahmoor to Win June Stakes. Has Drawn Inside Barrier Position

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 6

Tahmoor, a winner at Rose-hill with 8.12, and second on the same course with 9.5 at a subsequent start, is weighted…

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Bowls Carnival Abandoned

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1945 · page 3

The Hunter River Bowling Association has abandoned the carnival arranged to have been played on Lorn Park green on…

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R.a.a.f. Train for Regatta

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1945 · page 1

LONDON June 16—Twenty Australian Air Force Servicemen have begun training, on the Thames at [?]ingston tor the…

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Junior Rugby League Leading Teams to Meet

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1945 · page 5

An Interesting aeries of fixtures in the competitions conducted by the Maitland District Junior Rugby League has been…

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Rugby League Reserves Results of To-day’s Games

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1945 · page 3

The second round of the Rugby League [?] to-day. West v Cessnock Played at Newcastle Sports…

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Bowls Off

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 June 1945 · page 3

Members of Singleton Bowling Club were to have visited East Maitland on Saturday and Muswellbrook today, but owing to the state of the…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 June 1945 · page 3

Fifty-five thousand people on Saturday saw the New South Wales side, playing a fast open game and handling with bewildering speed and…

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Rugby League Cup-tie

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 June 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY Monday—Two Rugby League cap-tie matches postponed from June 9, were played on Sydney cricket ground…

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Racing at Randwick Successes by Outsiders

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 June 1945 · page 3

Following are results of the meeting at Randwick on Saturday which was held on a heavy and holding track:…

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Football on Sunday Raymond Terrace Request

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 June 1945 · page 3

A request that Sunday football be permitted on the show ground at Raymond Terrace was made to the port Stephens shire…

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Puns for Junior Tennis Tourney (By “ACE”)

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 June 1945 · page 4

The Maitland District Tennis Association Is planning for a three-day junior tournament to take place in the September…

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Golf Par Handicap and Club Cup Quarter Finals

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 June 1945 · page 3

Members of the local Golf Club on Saturday contested a par handicap which was won by W. Turner, and those who qualified for the club cup…

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Cricket in England Miller, Hassett In Form

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 June 1945 · page 4

LONDON June 17 — Teams representing the RAF and RAAF drew in a return cricket match at Lord’s, after the Australians…

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Golf

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 19 June 1945 · page 3
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

B. Christy and J. Moody (three up) were winners at the Cessnock golf links on Sunday. Other results. We Dixon and A. Chaimers square; A…

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Kurri Golf

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 19 June 1945 · page 4

Kurri golfers held a par handicap on Saturday, in conjunction with the points score competition, which resulted:—H. E. Mailfert 4 75; T…

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