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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1946

2,726 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 137

Midweek Racing Protest By Cessnock A.L.P.

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

Cessnock branch of the Australian Labour Party decided on Sunday to protest against the proposed reintroduction of mid-week racing. The…

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Muswellbrook Races

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1946 · page 5

MUSWELLBROOK. — Horses from Sydney, Maitland, Newcastle Gunnedah, Tamworth and Armidale are among the nominations…

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Tennis at Easter

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1946 · page 5

MUSWELLBROOK.—The Park Tennis Club is taking steps to revive the Easter Tennis tournaments which, in pre-war days,…

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Sunday Football Match On Sports Ground Council Divided, But Majority Approve Application

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1946 · page 2

Despite a query as to what constitutes a “friendly” football match, and a suggestion that a previous application for permission to use a Council ground had been subterfuge to beat Council’s ban on commercialised Sunday sport,…

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Rugby League Dances

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 4

West Maitland Rugby League Foothall dance was well-supported and proved most successful both financially and socially over…

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Football

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 2

The Port Stephens District Rugby League has been reformed under the control of the Newcastle Rugby League. Playing headquarters will be at Raymond…

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Middleweight Boxing Title

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 7

NEW YORK, April 3— The holder of the title, Tony Zale, will meet “Rocky” Grazioso for the world’s…

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Bowls Trophy Presented

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 7

Mrs. Wolinski, president of NSW Women’s Bowling Association, at the Maitland District Club green, West Maitland,…

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Cricket

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 4

Raymond Terrace defeated Williamtown on Saturday. The Terrace team has put up a wonderful record only being defeated once in the season. Features of the game…

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Boxing Bill at Stadium To-morrow

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 7

To-morrow night’s boxing the Maitland Town Hall Stadium will be conducted by Maitland Sports committee in…

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Morpeth Junior Rugby League Club Notes (By “Scrum Half”)

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 7

On Sunday last the first games of the season were played at Morpeth and a very large crowd saw the local juniors run out…

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Battle for Senior Cricket Honours Match To Be Continued On

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 7

The second day’s play in the first grade final between Lambton and Maitland will take place on Saturday. The Lambton team will resume their innings knowing their earlier batsmen threw away the advantage of winning…

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Bowls

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 1

The following championship games were decided last week-end: Fours Championship Parry, Howell, Allen, Thompson v…

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Bowls

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 4
Also in The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder

The Aberdeen champion pair, E. Hardy and R. Horder, were one. The semi-finals of the singles…

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Kurri Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 3

The Kurri Bowling Club held its first picnic on Sunday last when four packed buses left Kurri for Nelson's Bay, arriving at 10 a.m. The weather was all…

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Tennis

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 1

The Scone and District Hard-courts Tennis Association's annual A grade competition is scheduled to commence on…

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Tennis

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 2

A big tournament is being conducted on the Muswellbrook District Park courts, commencing Easter Saturday. Valuable cups and trophies go to…

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Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 1

Wanderer's Junior players will report at Campbell's corner at 1.30 p.m. on Sunday next for a trial match at Denman. Senior players will be…

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Golf Club

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 4

Good progress is being made with the reconditioning of the Aberdeen golf course, and it is anticipated that play will…

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