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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1945

2,261 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 51 of 114

No Bowls at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 4

SINGLETON Monday—Owing to wet weather in the early part of the week-end 50 bowling competitions were conducted…

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Maitland Competition Tennis

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 4

A few matches in the Mainland District Lawn Tennis competition were postponed on Saturday. On Friday conditions looked…

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Army No. 1 Undefeated At Football

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 3

SINGLETON Monday—Football competitions were resumed yesterday, after a lapse of two weeks, owing to wet weather…

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Tennis Balls Used To Beat Magnetic Mines

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA, Monday—23,000,000 tennis balls, the entire wartime output of the United Kingdom, were used by British…

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Runaway Football Victories Two Local Teams Well Trounced

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 4

The two local A grade combinations. South and St. Patrick's were well trounced yesterday, although St. Patrick's did not…

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Coursing

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 2

At the Maitland dog meeting last Saturday, Mr. Roy Bacon's greyhound, Menu Long, finished second to Grannalong in the Bolwarra Stake. Betting…

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Boxing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 3

Messrs. Shakespeare and Thomas have prepared another good programme, for this pay Friday night. They have put on 36 rounds of boxing…

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Bowls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 2

Saturday afternoon's westerly gale spoilt the attendance and also the enjoyment of those who did take part in play on the Dungog green…

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Tennis

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 2
Also in The Scone Advocate

The usual tennis tournament will be continued at the Institute courts on Bennett Park on Saturday next. All intending players please contact Mr…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 1
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

Scone II. tripped to Singleton at the week-end and continued on their undefeated way by defeating South by 23 points to nil. The team has…

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Kurri Golf

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 3

In Kurri Kurri Golf Club "A" Grade Championship matches, H. E. Mailfert defeated S. Searston and W. Streeton defeated R. Bailey…

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Sporting Racing

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 2

In Sydney, the main race on Saturday was the Winter Stakes, 1 mile 5 fur., which was won by the lightly weighted Buzz Off from Beau Timide…

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Rugby League Cessnock Defeats Warant[?]

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 3

At the Cessnock Sports Ground on Saturday afternoon the unpredictables [?] the [?] Rugby League competition…

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Golf Berry Once Again

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 3

Regardless of the efforts of the handicappers to equalise matters, the week-end competition was again won by "Jerry" Berry. In wet conditions…

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A.Y.C. Down Slashers Junior Rugby League Games

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 4

Despite the fact that it turned out a cold and miserable day on Sunday, there was a fairly large crowd at the Sports Ground to…

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Tennis Balls used to beat Magnetic Mines

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 1

23,000,000 tennis balls, the entire wartime output of the United Kingdom, were used by British scientists to defeat the German magnetic…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle TUESDAY, 26th JUNE, 1945. Record Entries for Muswellbrook Races Next Saturday's Fixture

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 3

Record entries have been received for the Muswellbrook and District Patriotic Race Club's meeting to be held at Skellatar…

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Greyhound Racing. Two Big Margin Wins To Golden Flag. Lady Nellena and Barrib Again Successful. Half-head Win to Ada's Special

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 4

The two big margin wins by Golden Flag, further successes for Lady Nellena and Barrib, and the half-head win to Ada's Special, were features of…

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