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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1948

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Cricket Teams for Saturday

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 1

Muswellbrook "A" grade to play Muscle Creek at Muscle Creek: N. Prowse, J. Moffat, A. Rogers, F. Lonergan, F. Doyle, R. Budden, T. Smith,…

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Rugby League Kuril to Meet Maitland in Trial

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 1

Kurri will meet Maitland on Sunday in trial matches at the Kurri Rugby League ground, which are expected to further improve the condition of the…

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Rugby League Notes Junior Competition Starts April 4

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 8

The Cessnock Junior Rugby League competition will start on Sunday, April 4, and everything, points to this season being the best in the history of the…

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16 Teams for Football Competition

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 8

At a meeting of the Upper Hunter Rugby League held at Muswellbrook last night, it was stated that on present indications 16 teams would…

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Merriwa News Merriwa Football Club General Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 8

Owing to the rain there was only a comparatively small attendance at the general meeting of the Merriwa Football Club, held in the School of…

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Central Bowlers Need Early Success First Grade Cricket Final At Lorn Park

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 7

For Central to dismiss Northern District, who will resume with none far 24, for less than 170 runs, the bowlers will need to meet with early success. The teams are playing in the Hunter River District Cricket Association’s first grade…

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Racing Sidelights Victory Lad Chosen Expected To Win Quality H'dcp. Monogram and Murray Stream Next Best

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 8

The seven furlong Quality Handicap will be one of the main attractions at the Rosehill meeting to-morrow. A number of the…

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Dungog Tennis Association

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1948 · page 2

A general meeting of the above will be held in the Globe Cafe on Wednesday next, 17th March. Chief business is amendment of two rules. See advt…

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Upper Hunter Football

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1948 · page 3

SINGLETON, Sat.— At a meeting of the Upper Hunter District Rugby league, heId at Muswellbrook on Thursday night it was…

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Swimming Pool Proposal Council Favors It

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1948 · page 4

Last meeting of Dungog Business Men's Association endorsed a proposal urging that a swimming pool be constructed in Dungog, and in a letter…

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Use on Golf Links Wanted

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1948 · page 1

At this week's Council meeting, the Dungog Golf Club made an application for the use of the machine on its course for three days…

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Colorful Film Story of a Boxing Champ

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1948 · page 4

No prize fighter in the long history of the ring has been the source of more legend than John L. Sullivan. This Saturday the film story of his…

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Diggers' Tennis Club Annual Report for Year 1947

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1948 · page 2

At the recent annual meeting of the Diggers' Tennis Club, Mr. C. Franklin submitted the following annual report:—…

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Motor Mower Causes Trouble Here by Golf Club Opposed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1948 · page 1

The motor mower owned by Dungog Council seems destined to cause a lot of trouble unless the aldermen define a definite and clear-cut policy…

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Racing A.j.c. Spring Carnival. More Victorians for Doncaster Hcp

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1948 · page 2

More interest will centre on the Doncaster Handicap this year than last year, because of the good entry from Melbourne, which will make…

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Singleton Bowls

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 March 1948 · page 5

SINGLETON, Monday, — Lunney’s rink (Singleton) defeated M. Ross’s four (Cessnock) in HRDBA fours matches…

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Swimming at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 March 1948 · page 6

The following swimmers have been selected to represent the club at a carnival to be held next Friday night of Maitland baths,…

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Boxing at Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 March 1948 · page 4

NEWCASTLE: Owen Mosse, 10,11, of Sydney, defeated Bill Burns, 10.13, on a technical knock-out in the 11th round of…

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Tennis at Kurri

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 March 1948 · page 6

KURRI, Monday. — Matches played in Kurri Kurri District Tennis Association competition resulted: —…

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Hunter District Bowls Pennant Results

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 March 1948 · page 5

At Weston on Saturday afternoon Lorn Park defeated Kurt Kurri by three points in the Blue Pennant competition…

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