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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1946

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Football Competitions Open Sunday Two Matches Locally

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 April 1946 · page 6

Football competitions under the auspices of Singleton and District Rugby Football League will be launched on Sunday next…

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Selections for To-morrow's Races Final Day at Randwick

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 April 1946 · page 6

To-morrow will mark the final day of the A.J.C. Autumn Carnival at Randwick. There will be considerable interest…

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Racing Sidelights Will Chaperone Come Good Again Engaged in Champagne Stakes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 April 1946 · page 6

Chaperone, perhaps the most disappointing of the many bones that failed at the Bandwick carnival of racing on Saturday and Monday last,…

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Died After Boxing Bout

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY Sat — Allan Alcorn (17), of Auburn, died in hospital last night after being knocked out in a boxing tournament at…

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Move To Form Racing Association Upper Hunter Delegates In Conference

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1946 · page 4

Initial steps to explore the possibilities of establishing a racing association to embrace all district clubs were taken at a meeting of race club delegates held at the Muswellbrook Soldiers’ Club room…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 3

Australian lightweight and welterweight champion, Vic. Patrick, was defeated on points by the New Zealand welter title holder, Bos Murphy,…

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Singleton Bowls Competitions

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 5

SINGLETON Monday. — Further marches in the club handicap and championship singles were conducted by Singleton…

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Saturday's Racing Randwick

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 3

Rous Handicap.—Oberon, 5-1, 1; Western Monarch, 7-4, 2. The Gaekwar, 7-4, 3. Div.: Place, 9/9, 5/3, 7/3…

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Tennis Matches At Greta

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 4

GRETA: Two matches were played at Greta on Saturday afternoon in the second series of the Branxton Sport’s Clubs…

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Bowls Narrow Marginal Wins in Singles

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 2

Majority of the matches played in the singles championship of the local Bowling Club on Saturday afternoon were keenly…

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Henry Cotton Wins Big Golf

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 5

LONDON April 27.—England’s leading golfer, Henry Cotton won the London “Star” £2000 golf tournament by defeating H…

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Results Of Cycle Races

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 4

Winners of races conducted on Saturday afternoon by Singleton Cycle Club were L. Campbell and N. Hedge…

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Singleton Football At a Glance

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 5

A Grade: St. Patrick’s d. Sandy Hollow 10-6 at St. Patrick’s ground; Muswellbrook Wanderers d. Central…

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Activity on the Golf Links Three Week-end Competitions

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 3

Twenty-one-players handed in cards for Saturday's 18 holes monthly medal stroke handicap conducted by the Golf Club…

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38 Teams In Maitland District Tennis Keen Contests In Saturday Competition

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 5

Thirty-eight teams participated in the Maitland District Lawn Tennis Association’s Saturday competitions and their were many keenly contested matches. In the men’s A grade Association 1 and 2 had…

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Racing Trek Starts for Brisbane Rich Prize Money Attracts Best Horses From Southern States

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 5

The attraction of big prize money offered by the Queensland Turf Club for its Victory meeting next week-end followed by the £10,000 Doomben sprint and Doomben Cup has started a trek to Brisbane…

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Football Competitions Launched St. Patrick's Down Sandy Hollow After Exciting Tussle Central Beaten at Muswellbrook

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 4

Few matches this season will be packed with more thrills than was the game played yesterday between St. Patrick's and Sandy Hollow in the first local A grade match in the competitions being conducted under Singleton and District Rugby League…

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Bowls

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1946 · page 1
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

On Thursday afternoon last, President's Day was held when Scone Club entertained rinks led by the President of the…

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Golf

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 30 April 1946 · page 2

The local course suffered some damage from the Hood, but should be in good order again in a few weeks. The heavy ground affected the…

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