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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1946

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Cessnock ALP Protest On Mid-Week Races

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 April 1946 · page 4

CESSNOCK Monday — Cessnock branch of the Australian Labour Party, yesterday decided to protest against the proposed…

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Maitland Satisfied with First Day’s Play Final of the cricket Competition at Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 April 1946 · page 5

After the first day’s play of the 1945-46 first grade final at the Newcastle Sports Ground between Lambton and Maitland, the local players should be well satisfied. Lambton won the toss, a big advantage with the wicket…

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Swimming

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 1

This Sunday Cessnock Amateur Swimming Club will hold the final carnival of the season. It will be the concluding carnival of a series of…

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Boxing

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 2

The Victorian boxer, [?] Kirrham (11st 1lb.) retained his Australian middleweight tile at Sydney Stadium on Saturday night by…

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Bowls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 2

Dungog failed to obtain a team to go to Cessnock on Saturday for the final match of the Pennant series, and forfeited their engagement. As a…

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Sporting Items Coursing

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 2

At the Muswellbrook meeting on Saturday night, Star Alor (6[?]) easily won the Graded Stake (500 yards) Olive Dell (6 1) was second. The…

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Tennis

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 2

The results of the first round of the Scone and District Tennis. Association's B grade competition, played on Saturday last, were:…

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Girls" Secondary Schools' Swimming Carnivel

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 3

On Thursday, March 28, a team of girls traveller from Cessnock to compete in the Girls' Secondary Schools' swimming carnival, held at…

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Cricket Competition

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 4

The sixth round of the Northern High Schools cricket competition was played at the week-end. This completes the first section of this…

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Easter Tennis Tournament

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 4

The Easter tennis tournament is progressing according to plan. The committee of the Park Tennis Club is leaving no stone unturned to make the…

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Local and General Tennis

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 2

School players are reminded that entries for the play-off in the free entry competition of Bennett Park Tennis Club close with the President,…

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St. Andrew's Tennis Club

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 2

All members and intending members of the above club are requested to submit their names to the Hon. Secretary. Mr. A. Alexander, on or…

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Stroud Golf Club Annual Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 1

The attendance at the annual meeting of the Stroud Golf Club on 26th March was the largest for more than six years. The balance sheet…

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Cessnock Boxing Eight Bouts on Friday Night

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 3

At the Cessnock Stadium on Friday night next a monster programme is being presented, to coalfield fight fens. There are height bouts on the…

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Trial Matches Reveal Promising Players Junior Rugby League

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 5

With the approach of the 1946 Junior Rugby League season which commences on Sunday, April 14, most teams have participated in trial games. Players have revealed exceptionally good form for so…

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Football And The Sports Ground

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 2

The West Maitland branch of the ALP last night discussed a proposal that the City Council review the position land allow the…

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Junior Rugby League Panthers to Play Homeville on

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 3

The Panther Rugby League Club is the first to kick off with trial games, and will be Sending three teams to Play at Homeville on Sunday next…

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Cricket New Zealand's Double Collapse

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 2

New Zealand fared badly in the first Test match, which opened on Friday. The wicket had been affe[?] by rain, but not to the extent of the…

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Cricket. Booral Wins Semi-final

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 3

At Bennett Park on Saturday last, a large crowd witnessed the second day's play of the semi-final match between Underbank and Booral. The…

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Football Northern Team to Play at Scone

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 1

A trial match between northern and southern sections of Group 4 will be played at Scone on Sunday next Players will be selected following…

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