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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1947

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Linton Cup Tennis In Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—At the White City courts to-day, N.S.W. beat West Australia by three rubbers to all in the Linton Cup…

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U.S. Tennis Pair Extended

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tuesday. — The American Davis Cup players, Gardner Mulloy and Bill Tolbert, were closely pressed by Lionel Brodie…

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Mayer May Sell His Racing Interests

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 6

ARCADIA (California), Jan. 14. —Film magnate, Louis B. Mayer, who is the new owner of Bernborough, is reported to be…

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Port Macquarie Races First Day

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 3

The Port Macquarie Race Club held a very successful meeting on New Year's Day, when the fields were large and racing was exciting…

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Tennis Star Resents Being “Passed Over”

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, Jan. 14—Expressing resentment at having been passed over for the Davis Cup match against Australia in…

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Cricket Match on Lorn Oval

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 5

A match between teams of Burligton Mills, representing Dyehouse and Tapitex, was played at Lorn Oval at the week-end…

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B Grade Night Tennis Leaders Win Again

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 5

Gowan Brae 1. undefeated leaders of the men’s B grade night tennis competition, defeated Roxburghs by seven sets…

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Local and General Bennett Park Tennis Club

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 2

Application in writing must be made to Mr. A. Quintal by 1st February for membership of the above club…

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Tennis Teams For South Africa And NZ

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. — The Lawn Tennis Association, at a meeting at Kooyong last night, decided that besides making a bid…

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Tennis Stars to Play at Muswellbrook. Tom and Geoff. Brown, Sidwell and Worthington

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 3

The Tennis Association has been advised that Tom Brown, member of the U.S. Davis Cup squad, Geoff Brown, Wimbleton singles…

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Maitland Is “Cradle of Speedway Racing” World’s First Small Dirt-Track Was On The Showground

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 5

Maitland has been called “the cradle of speedway racing” for it was here less than 25 years ago, that the first small dirt track in the world was opened. The track was laid by the Hunter River Agricultural…

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Cricket Fixtures

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 3

In the A. grade competition, Saturday's matches will commence the third round of the competition. Games laid down are Bulga v…

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Mixed Night Tennis Competition Entries Called

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 5

The next night tennis competition, conducted by the Maitland Association, is to be a mixed in A, reserve B and C grades…

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H.R.D.B.A. Bowls To-Morrow Night

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 3

So that the local section may be completed in time, decision has been reached by the Bowling Club to conduct H.R.D.B.A. games to-morrow…

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Country Week Bowls Draw Completed

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday,—Mr. Farqueson, a member of the bowls Dunant committee, said to-day that the draw for the Country…

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Swimming

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 5

Entries are already coming forward for the Bathing Beauty Contest, which will be held at the Cessnock Baths on Sunday, February 9. There will be a…

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Bowls

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 1

The following teams will represent Scone in the pennants game against Muswellbrook No. 1, at Scone, on Saturday: Lundie…

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Stroud Swimming Carnival

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 2

Stroud R.S.S. and A.I.L.A. will hold a swimming carnival in the Karuah River at Mr. Cecil Gorton's on Monday, 27th January…

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Cricket

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 2
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

To-morrow will be the first day's play in the seventh round of Premiership matches in the Cessnock District Cricket Asoociation series…

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