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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1946

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Golf in High Winds

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 3

LOS ANGELES January 7.— In the third round of the open golf championship, Byron Nelson led with 212, with Sam Shoad and…

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Dog Racing on

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 3

Greyhound racing at Maitland will be resumed on Saturday next alter an interval of six weeks, caused by the restriction on the…

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Bowls Singleton Defeated in Pennant Matches

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 3

Singleton Blue and Red Pennant teams were defeated at the week-end, the Blues going down to Kurri and the Reds to…

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Bowls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 3

After the Christmas holiday break, play in the Hunter District Associations Pennant competitions was resumed on Saturday last. Dungog was…

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Nelson Wins Golf [?]itle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 3

LOS ANGELES Jan. 8. — Byron Nelson won the Los Angels open golf championship with a score of [?]…

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Services Team “Cricket Weary”

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 5

MELBOURNE Tues.—“Cricket weary and Hred,” was the reason given by Keith Miller. Services’ captain, for his team’s…

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Singleton Bowls Fixtures

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 5

SINGLETON Wed.—Singleton will play East Maitland in the Blue Pendant at Singleton on Saturday, and will meet Lord in…

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Saturday's Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 3

First matches in the second round of the A grade wicket competition will be concluded on Saturday afternoon…

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Night Bowls Commencing To-Morrow

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 3

The local bowling green will be opened for electric light play tomorrow (Thursday) night. Further matches in the Red and…

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Swimming Champions Have to Pay Their Own Way

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 2

From other towns, reports have come of the launching of special appeals or the conducting of special efforts to [?]aise funds to send the…

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No Racing At Canterbury For Eight Weeks

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 2

The chairman of Sydnle Turf Club (Mr w. Hill) announced today that there would be no further racing at Canterbury for eight…

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Cecil Ernst Out for Cricket Season Recovery of Burns Will Be Slow

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 2

Cecil Ernst, a member of Merewether C.C. for some years, and who earlier was associated with Singleton district cricket, will not be…

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Peeps Into the Past Singleton 15 Years Ago (From Issues of "Argus" week ending Jan. 14, 1931) Miniature Golf On

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 3

Outward correspondence read at a meeting of the Municipal Council included a letter to Mr H. Mayo, notifying that Council resolved to…

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Bowls

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 3

Raymond Terrace v National Park at National Park on Saturday; Brown, Elkin, Rose, Monkley, Armstrong, Boyee E. Smith, Coberoft, Fee[?] Foot…

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Children's Swimming Pool

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 3

The Parents and Citizens' Association [?]rote the Shire Council on the 4th last, requesting the Council to give attention to the swimming pool as the letter stated…

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Cricket

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 3

Raymond Terrace team to play Tea Gardens at Raymond Terrace, on Saturday, G. Wales, M. Wales, J. Farlow F. Wattus Tom Wattus, R. Holwell. D…

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Trotting and Dog Racing

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 3

The Maitland Show Council will conduct dog racing on January 12, 19 and 28 (Australia Day) There will be a trotting…

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Bowls

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 1

The following have been selected to represent Scone against Denman in the final game of the pennants on the Scone green on…

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Kurri Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 6

With the Xmas vacation over, Pennant bowls was the order of the day on Saturday last The Kurri Club had a field day. The Blues…

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Bowls Committee Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 3

The Vice-president, Mr. C. T. Abbott, presided at the monthly committee meeting of the Dungog Club on Wednesday night, and others…

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