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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1946

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Football North Wins Scone Trial

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1946 · page 1

The Southern team opened the scoring two minutes after play commenced, in the Group 4 trial match at Scone on Sunday…

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Football. Wanderers Defeated at Singleton

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 April 1946 · page 2

St. Patrick's "A" team (Singleton) defeated "Wanderers" (Muswellbrook) on Sunday last by 21 to nil. MUSWELLBROOK PLAYER IN…

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To-day's World News. Peace Treaty Talks—deaths in Ammunition Explosion—island Beach Disappears—australian Tennis Player's Success. (A. A. P. Messages)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 April 1946 · page 2

LONDON: British, American and Russian deputies of the Council of Five Foreign Ministers are meeting in London to begin discussions on the draft…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 April 1946 · page 3

The following bowlers have been drawn to play next Saturday on the local green:— Club championship singles: L…

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Boxing Budget From Branxton

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 April 1946 · page 7

Vindicating the confidence of their trainer, George Swinton, the there Branxton “colts,” “Toby” and Ted Trunk, and Billy…

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25 Players Graded by Rugby League

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 April 1946 · page 7

Maitland District Rugby League Footfall only decided last night to grade only those 26 first and reserve grade players…

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18 Football Teams at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 April 1946 · page 8

SINGLETON Wed —At ft meeting of the Singleton and District Rugby Football League Club it was decided to commence…

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Doncaster Wagering Stimulated Saturday’s Racing May Restore Backers’ Optimism

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 April 1946 · page 7

The proximity of the big Autumn races—the Doncaster and Sydney Cup—generates talk of large investments in doubles, and the merry game of beating the books is played by all…

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Maitland Club Swimming (By “The Dolphin”)

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 7

The committee of the Maitland Amateur Swimming Club is pleased with the performances their swimmers for the…

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Boxing Hits High Level in Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 7

The tide in the affairs of hotting in Maitland is reaching a flood period of popularity that will sweep the game back to an…

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Trial Football At Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 7

SINGLETON Thursday.—Trial games will be played at St. Patrick’s ground on Sunday between between St. Patrick’s and Central…

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Bolger Wins £100 Golf Prize

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thursday.— W. J. Bolger yesterday won the highest prise-money of his long golf career. He received a cheque…

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Inter-Club Tennis At Branxton

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 7

BRANXTON: Inter-club competition tennis will start again in Branxton on next Saturday afternoon, after a [?]of some…

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Bowls Afternoon In Aid Of Legacy Home

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 7

The Maitland Park Ladies’ Bowline Club held a successful mixed progressive gala day on the West Maitland men’s green,…

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Sidelights On Upper Hunter Races

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 7

MUSWELLBROOK: An interesting sidelight on Saturday’s successful race meeting was the sale of Mr. T. B. Haydon’s…

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Maitland Depends on Leacy and Robards Continuation of Cricket final

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 7

With their score forty in arrears of Lambton’s total of 183, and with two wickets in hand, Maitland will resume on Saturday in the third day, play of the district final. Leacy and Robards are the not…

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Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 2

At Cessnock green on Saturday last, East Maitland gave Cessnock [?] Pennant a bowling lesson as well as a beating. The results…

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Tennis

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 1

Scone and District Association's A grade competition is scheduled to get under way to-morrow. High-class tennis appears to be the order, with…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 2

Followers of the game locally can, if the enthusiasm of players in Scone and other centres in the competition is any criterion, look forward to a…

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Cessnock Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 2

The Ceesnock winter tennis competition will definitely commence on Saturday, April 27-the first Saturday after Easter. Thirty-two teams…

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