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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1948

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Tennis Club Wants Lights

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 3

The Raymond Terrace Tennis Club wrote to the Shire Council suggesting that instead of putting down another court as the Club previously requested, the Club now asked…

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Branxton Cricket Teams

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 5

BRANXTON: Branxton A grade cricketers will meet Central (West Maitland) in the third series of the second round of the Hunter River…

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Keen Interest in Football

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK. There was a record attendance of over 60 members at the annual meeting of the Muswellbrook Football…

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Australians Win N.Z. Tennis

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 2

WELLINGTON (N.Z.) In the first day of the New Zealand invitation tennis tournament at Willing Park Christ[?] the…

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Coaching Class for Tennis Umpires

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 7

Mr. E. Collison, who passed the test for official umpiring tennis matches, is calling for applicants to attend a coaching…

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Native Son Out Of Big Races

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thurs.—Native Son will be relived of the engagements in the Futurity States and Newmarket Handicap…

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Murrurundi News Murrurundi Rugby League Football Club

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 2

The 1948 annual general meeting of the above was held on Thursday, 12th February, in the Strand Theatre…

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Coursing

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 1

Trion Ben, a young dog by Trion, the sire of Chief Havoc, won at his first attempt at the Muswellbrook fixture on…

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Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 7

One of the best games seen for some time was that in which W. Stevenson defeated T. Gilmore by 31 to 30 in the Singles championship match at…

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Rugby League Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 7

The committee controlling Junior Rugby League for the coming season intend to call for entries in the near future for third grade under 18 and…

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Country Week Bowls

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Country Week bowls carnival continued today. FOURS CHAMPIONSHIP…

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Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 2

The following team will represent Bowman Park in their match against Muscle Creek at Muscle Creek on Sunday next for the Gardiner Cup:— H…

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Football Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 4

There was a very poor attendance at the annual general football meeting held on Thursday night, 17th inst. The meeting…

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Kurri Golf Club

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 1

Members of kurri Kurri Golf Club will hold their annual general meeting on Wednesday night at 8 o'clock at the School of Arts…

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Night Tennis Fixtures

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 6

Night tennis fixtures alterations— Six X v Tawarra; set down for saturday night has been…

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Night Tennis Court at Branxton

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 6

BRANXTON, Friday.—“Elite” tennis court, owned by Mrs. F. Thomas in Cessnock-rd Branxton, was officially opened for…

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Golf Club's Annual Meeting Meeting To-night

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 1

The Muswellbrook Golf Club will hold its annual meeting at the clubhouse at 8 o'clock to-night. A large attendance of members and prospective…

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Aberdeen News Cricket. Aberdeen v. A.B.C.

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 5

Bowlers were again on top last week-end, when the local "A" grade team played the A.B.C. at Scone. Aberdeen batted first and were…

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Friendly Tom for Maitland Top-Class At To-Morrow’s Dog Racing

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 7

Again an exceptionally strong field has been drawn for the top class at the greyhound meeting to be held at Maitland to-morrow night. Another attraction will be the George and Dragon…

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Racing Sidelights Royal Raider Fancied Is In Flying Handicap. Yukon and Brazier Hard to Beat

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 6

The sprint race at Moorefield to-morrow is no easy one to pick the winner of. Nothing looks to be outstanding, and with 22…

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