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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1948

2,798 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 140

Racing Titanic Should Win the Doncaster Handicap Murray Stream and Victory Lad Hardest to Beat

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1948 · page 3

Many thousands will attend Randwick Racecourse on Saturday for the opening day of the Australian Jockey Club's Autumn Carnival. Chief…

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Tennis Draw

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 March 1948 · page 3

Draw for the second series of Maitland Tennis Association’s Saturday afternoon teams competition will be published to-morrow…

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Fours in Hunter Easter Bowls Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 March 1948 · page 3

The annual Easter carnival of the Hunter River Bowling Association was continued on Lorn Park to-day when the deciding…

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Huge Crowds at Show and Races

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 March 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Although final figures will net be available until late to-night, there is every prospect that to-day’s fine and warm…

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Easter Bowls Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 March 1948 · page 5

The Hunter River Bowling [?] Easter carnival[?] Lorn Park, green [?] afternoon…

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Cricket Test at Kingston

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 March 1948 · page 3

KINGSTON (Jaawfca), Starch 30. —England was dis[?] for 227 in the Test match against the West Indies, who, at stomps, bad lost…

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New Draw in Ladies’ a Grade Tennis

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 March 1948 · page 5

Inclusion of the Weaton team Joycyin, has necessitated a new draw for the ladles A grade Saturday afternoon (teams’…

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Swimming Baths Project

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1948 · page 1

At last a serious attempt is to be made to have public swimming baths established in Scone, and a public meeting to this end, to go…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1948 · page 4

P. P. U. team to play Boys' Club, on the latter's wicket, Saturday next: A. Bell, M. Brown, J. Cameron, C. Presland, A…

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Night Tennis Draw

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 31 March 1948 · page 3

Night tennis draw for next week will be published to-morrow (Thursday) night…

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Bowls Pairs Championship to Be Commenced

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 March 1948 · page 2

Bowlers will commence the club pairs championship next Saturday, the draw being set out hereunder. Players are…

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Holiday Golf Double to F. Beh

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 March 1948 · page 2

In competitions played on the local golf links during the holiday week-end F. Beh completed the double in…

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Rugby Union Re-formed

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 3

[?] recently re-formed Maitland [?]Union Club, last night [?]enter a team in the…

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Golf Club Associates

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 3

Maitland Golf Club associates opened the 1948 season with a 9 hole competition. The A division was won by Mrs…

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Coursing

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 2

Crail Prince, from the kennels of Messrs. C. P. and F. Watters. of Scone, had a runaway win in the fifth division of the graded…

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Bowls

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 4

Play over the Easter week-end was restricted to practice games. The bowls tournament at Muswellbrook was the centre of all…

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Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 8

Playing in the Tamworth golf tournament during Easter, H. W. Broadbent and R. E. McClintock were the winners of a four-ball best ball v…

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Challenge Boxing [?]

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 7

The second challenge boxing tournaments between Maitland and Cessnock will be held in [?] gymnasium on Tuesday night. The [?] from…

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Kurri Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 1

The following games to be played on Saturday and Sunday, play or forfeit "George Wilson" pairs: J. Paterson and J.N. Watson v. R. Robinson…

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Cessnock Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 10

The Cessnock Bowling Club experienced a quiet week-end over Easter owing to a large number of players being away…

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