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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1946

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Plastics In Tennis Rackets

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 6

Plastics now enter the field of tennis racket manufacture. The new white plastic material which replaces the usual wooden…

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Jackie Green Gives Harris Boxing Lesson

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 5

The bout between Jackie Green of Maitland, and Dick Harris, of Sydney, which took place Newcastle Stadium on Saturday…

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Football Ground at the 'Terrace

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 4

The unsatisfactory state of the Raymond Terrace sports ground was discussed at a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce…

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New Season Opens Handicap Tennis Tournament

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 5

Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association opened the season on Saturday with a handicap tournament in which about…

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Bowls Blue Pennant Team Down to East Maitland

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 2

Although they won two of the matches played in the blue pennant competition on Saturday, Singleton bowlers went down on…

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Golf Competitions to D. Bailey and J. Reynolds

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 3

Competitions conducted by Singleton Golf Club over the week-end resulted in wins for Don Bailey and J. Reynolds, the…

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Disaster at English Football Ground 30 Killed and Hundreds Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 2

New Home Office instructons to the police to tighten control on increasing crowds attending open air sports meetings are…

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Sequel to British Football Tragedy Tightening Control On Increasing Crowds Australian Associated Press

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 3

LONDON, March 11.—New Home Office instructions to the police to tighten control on increasing crowds attending open ait sports meetings are likely to follow the Bolton football disaster in which 36 persons were killed, says the…

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Maitland May Contest Cricket Final Secured Full Points Against Newcastle at Lorn

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 5

Unless there are surprises in the concluding games which begin on Saturday next, Lambton and Maitland will contest the final of the Newcastle District Cricket Association's competition…

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Bulga Look Cricket Premiers Easy Outright Win Against Singleton Finish Should Be Interesting

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 4

Bulga appears likely to win the A-grade cricket competition. With only one match remaining, Bulga is three points ahead of…

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Swimming

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 March 1946 · page 4

Cessnock Swimming Club Journeyed to Singleton on, Sunday last for the second of the challenge series of three inter-district carnivals, the first…

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Sporting Items Coursing

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1946 · page 4

At the Muswellbrook fixture on Saturday last, Mr. H. Britton's consistent Star Alor (3 to 1) had an easy win, the third on end, in…

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The Swimming Club

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 March 1946 · page 1

Muswellbrook Swimming Club committee will hold its usual meeting to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock…

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Bowls Pennant Match

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1946 · page 3

With several leading players absentees, Dungog had to re-arrange its team for the Blue Pennant match at Lorn against that club on Saturday…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1946 · page 4

Australia, in the second match of the New Zealand tour, against Canterbury, scored eight wickets for 415 (Brown 137, Meulman…

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Denman Golf Club

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 March 1946 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Denman Golf Club waas held in the School of Arts on Tuesday last, when there was a good attendance of members. Mr…

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Cessnock Boxing Oliver Defeats Career

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 March 1946 · page 4

In one of the best fights ever witnessed at Cessnock Les. Oliver defeated Uki Carter on a T.K.O. on the Sportsground on Friday night, Carter…

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Rugby League Fred Felsch is Cessnock's Playing Coach

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 March 1946 · page 3

The Cessnock Rugby League Club has been successful in securing the services of Fred Felsch as playing coach for the 1946 season…

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Golf Club and Recreation Ground. Rescission Motion

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 March 1946 · page 1

Last week's meeting of the Muswellbrook Municipal Council adopted the parks and gardens committee's report, recommending the subdivision…

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FOOTBALL. Meeting of Delegates at Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 March 1946 · page 1

Delegates from Denman, Aberdeen, Scone Boys' Club, South Singleton, St. Patrick's, Singleton Rugby League, Muswellbrook and…

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