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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1945

2,261 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 54 of 114

Victory for U.s. Tennis Team

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 3

LONDON July 3.—The U.S. Service's lawn tennis team defeated the Australian Air. Force at Leeds on Sunday by three rubbers to one…

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Greyhound Racing Harold Park Draw For

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 5

Following is. the draw for the Harold Park meeting on Saturday:— Maiden Stake, 500yd[?]. (1.30)— My Caress, Coral Lady, Dark…

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Memories of Early Racing in the Maitland District

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 5

Memories of racing in the Nineties were revived in a to Mr. W. Sheeley, who recalled fast of all Lady Trenton. Lady Trenton was by Trenton out of The Queen, by Drummer from Black Swan, by Yattendon from Maid…

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Bowls Matches At Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 July 1945 · page 5

SINGLETON Wednesday. — Further matches in the Shaw pairs and the singles championship will be played at the…

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Bowls Draw For Next

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 July 1945 · page 3

Matches in the Shaw pairs and club singles championship will be played on the local bowling green on Saturday afternoon next, and rink…

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Leg Fractured at Football

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 July 1945 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Wed. — John Thomas, 10 of Northern Avenue, Tarro, received a probable fracture of the left leg and shock…

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Greyhound Racing Maitland Draw for

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 July 1945 · page 5

Maitland greyhound draw for Saturday is as follows:— Final of Maiden Stake, 440yds. (Heats ran this afternoon)…

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Big Entries For Melbourne Spring Races

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 July 1945 · page 5

MELBOURNE Wed.—Entries [?] the big spring races which [?]osed yesterday showed an in[?] of 46 over last year’s…

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Interesting Racing Book

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 4

“Champions of the Turf,” by “Eurythmic” (Frank O'Loghien), has mustered a magnificent array of champions of the Australian…

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High School Football

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 3

Maitland High School’s second and third grade teams journeyed to Gosford. and the fifth and sixth grade played Maitland…

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To-day’s Stars on Racing Tracks Moorland and Cargeonel At Victoria Park

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Outstanding performances on the various tracks in Sydney to-day were Moorland and and Cargeonel at Victoria Park, Gauntlet at Randwick, and Silvereids at Rosehill…

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Bowls

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 1

The following is the draw for the games to he played in the singles and pairs championships at the weekend. Play to commence at 2.15 p.m sharp…

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Bowls

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 2

The Austerity Challenge Shield competition was concluded for the season on Saturday last, when Scone team played its challenge match with…

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Stroud District Rugby Football League Fixture for Saturday Next

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 3

Owing to the death of one of the Bullahdelah players the match Karuah v. Bullahdelah, set down for next Saturday, has been deferred, and will be…

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Coursing. Muswellbrook Showground

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 2

The following is the draw for the Mechanical Coursing Club's meeting, to be held to-morrow, Saturday, 7th. July, commencing at 2.20 p.m.:—…

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Cessnock Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 8

The Gordon Clift Shield, which was set down to be played on Saturday. has been again postponed until Saturday, 14th July. The error in the…

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Kurri Bowls

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

Warat[?]ah visited the local green on Sunday and spent an enjoyable day. Lunch was served by members of the Ladies' Club. A close game in the…

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Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 2

The much talked of match, between the Association and Rugby, League was, played at the weekend, and the Association ran out the easiest of…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 2

Two football teams, the Schoolboys and Juniors, journeyed to Scone last Sunday to try conclusions with their opposite numbers in that town. As…

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Kurri Tennis

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

Kurri tennis fixtures for to-morrow are:—A. Grade Mixed: Chestercourt v. Austral; Be[?]brids v. Association No. 2; Association no. 1 a bye…

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