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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1946

2,726 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 46 of 137

Bowls Singleton & National Park in Competition

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 May 1946 · page 3

Members of the local Bowling Club to-day engaged seven rinks from National Park (Newcastle), and in the morning event the…

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Golf Fields Continue to Grow

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 May 1946 · page 4

Each week since the official opening of the season, fields contesting competitions have continued to grow in numbers…

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Rode Blind At Races

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 May 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY: Although almost blinded with blood from face injuries caused during the race jockey W. Elkin rode a vigorous…

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Night Tennis Reaches Final Stages

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 May 1946 · page 5

This week’s programme in the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association’s night competition includes the grand final of…

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Indians Begin Cricket Tour Well

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 May 1946 · page 5

LONDON May 5.—The Indian cricketers began their English tour promisingly, dismissing Worcester for 191 and making 81 for…

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Newcastle Tennis Players Too Good For Singletonians

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 May 1946 · page 4

A number of tennis players from Newcastle yesterday paid a visit to Singleton to engage locals, and, on the day, the visitors…

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Stimulus to Racing in Queensland Allocation of Big Prize, Money Attracts Best Horses

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 May 1946 · page 5

The resumption of racing in Brisbane on grass tracks has given a decided stimulus to racing in the northern State, and the Queensland Turf Club was not slow to take advantage of the increased interest in racing…

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Golf "Burglar Bill's" Win

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1946 · page 2

With the course still heavy from the recent rains and the greens extremely fast, scores were on the high side at the week-end…

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Tennis. May Day Tournament

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 May 1946 · page 1

The Park Tenis Club held a most successful tournament over the holiday week-end, when 88 players competed…

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Planning Cricket Tour

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 May 1946 · page 6

LONDON May 6.—W. R. Hammond, prospective English Test captain, is sitting on a special MCC sub-committee, when is…

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Branxton Rugby League Notes (By “The Sideliner”)

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 May 1946 · page 5

BRANXTON: Branxton Sports Club proved on Sunday that their victory in the Rugby League match against Burlington on the…

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Football Gloucester Defeats Dungog

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1946 · page 3

To Bennett Park last Saturday, Gloucester thirteen came down by bus and trounced the locals by 6 points to all…

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Golf. Muswellbrook and Den Man Clubs

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 May 1946 · page 1

Ten players from the Muswellbrook Club joined in the mixed foursomes competition to mark the opening of the penman Club's 19-16 season on…

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Football. Sandy Hollow Defeats Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 May 1946 · page 1

In a hard and fasl game played at Sandy Hollow on Sunday last, the home team defeated Muswcllbrook 10-2. Sandy Hollow was considered very…

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Football Scone Defeat St. Patrick's

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1946 · page 4

In the second match of the competition, played on Scone Park on Sunday last, Scone A team were successful in defeating St…

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Rugby League Cessnock Downs Central. COACH F. Felsch in Form

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 May 1946 · page 4

The Canuck Rugby League team downed Central Newcastle in rather a comfortable manner en the New Lambton Oval on Saturday last…

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High School Football Cessnock v. Newcastle High

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 May 1946 · page 4

First Grade: Newcastle won 15-2 (goals by Almond). In the first half Cessnock led 2-nil by good team work. In the second half, however. Newcastle…

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Golf Holiday Competitions

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 May 1946 · page 3

The May Day competition conducted on the local golf links on Monday was won by L. Turner, whilst the associates' went to Mrs…

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Grafton Races on May 18

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 May 1946 · page 7

On Saturday week May 18 the Clarence Rivet-Jockey Club will hold a race meeting at Graftonton whom £250 [?]…

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Woy Wants Dog Races

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 May 1946 · page 7

GOSFORD Wed—if the chief Secretary (Mr. J. M. Baddetey) will grant a licence Woy Woy and District Anzac Memorial…

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