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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1945

2,261 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 65 of 114

Straight Into Semifinals Deferred Football Matches Cancelled

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 August 1945 · page 3

Monday nights meeting of Singleton and District Rugby Football League decided not to play matches which has been…

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Successful Year Reviewed Maitland Cricket Club’s Annual Report

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1945 · page 5

The report to be read at the Maitland Cricket Club’s Sourth annual meeting which will be held in the Town Hall Thursday night, indicates that the club had a very success. year, although the performances did not compare with…

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Football

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

Raymond Terrace defeated South Newcastle on the local ground on Saturday y 10 to 5. The game all round was and improvement on the past, and the team…

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Chance for Kurri Rugby League Minor Premiership

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 August 1945 · page 5

The last series in the minor premiership will he played on Saturday, and this means the final competitor, games of the…

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Swimming Arena

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY Friday.—The City Council plans to erect a swimming arena that will lead the world in appointments and…

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Cessnock Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 7

Now that the annual meeting of the Hunter River Bowling Association is over, the various clubs can map out their programmes for the year…

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Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 2

On Sunday next, possibly the best tournament of the season will be staged when visitors from Maitland and Newcastle will take part. In the…

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Coursing. Draw for

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 5

Following is the draw for to-morrow's greyhound racing at the Muswellbrook Showground:- MAIDEN STAKE 300 yards: Hear's…

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Rugby League Rules (By C. Sage)

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 5

Several questions were received this week from one area and they rest on one subject the points are of general…

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Rugby League Kurri Kurri v. Western Suburbs

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 7

The clash between Kurri Kurri and Western Suburbs to-morrow is the most interesting of the season. It depends upon the result of this match…

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Maitland-Kurri Rugby League All Blacks Brilliant

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

A record crowd for Junior Rugby League fixtures saw. the Sydney All Blacks give a brilliant display at the Kurri Kurri ground on Sunday last,…

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Died After Football Injury

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY Friday—While playing football on Wednesday at Wentworth part Glebe Owen James Moore of Darghan[?]st…

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Junior Rugby League Semi-finals on

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 6

The Cessnock Junior Rugby League competition will soon be drawing to a clise. On Sunday next three semi-finals will be…

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Turf Notes Dungog Races

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 1

Since the successful meeting staged by the newly-formed Dungog Jockey Club on 28th. April last, the committee have been…

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Rugby League Cessnock's Prospects Op Entering Semi-finals

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 6

The final series of games in the second round of the Newcastle Busby League competition will take place to-morrow, and…

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Racing at Randwick To-morrow Selections

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 6

Three-year-old Handicap, about 7 furlongs (1.15).— Lakshmi Vallis, Civic Pride Balmere. Trial Handicap, about 1 mile…

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Merriwa Cricket Club. Annual Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Merriwa Cricket Club was held in the School of Arts on Saturday night, when Mr. J. R. Telfer presided over a large and…

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Football SCONE II.'s Imposing Record

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 2

Scone II. has an imposing record in this season's competition, so imposing that the team is certain to lose its "handicap" when it takes the…

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First Football Semifinals Local Civilian Teams Clash

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 6

First semi-finals of the A and B. grade football competitions will be played on St. Patrick's ground on Sunday afternoon next, when the…

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Week-end Tennis Programme Challenge Matchestournaments to Be Finalised

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 6

Another heavy programme is ahead this week-end for tennis enthusiasts, Howe Park having four teams to engage in matches,…

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