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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1948

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Kembla Races Abandoned

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY. Wed —The Kembla Grange Meeting set down for today has been abandoned because of the unsafe state of the track…

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Week’s Tennis Tuition

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 3

SINGLETON, Wednesday. — Don Thwaite. son of Mf. and Mrs. H. Thwalte. of Radcliffe-street. Singleton, has been selected as one of the…

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Tennis Off in Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY. Wed —Owing to heavy rain in Sydney today there was no play in the Country Week tennis carnival…

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Cricket at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 5

SINGLETON, Wed.—The A grade cricket matches, commenced last Saturday, will be finalised title week-end, when Bulga will…

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Racing No Glass, No Beer

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 3

"Macleay Chronicle": Port, Macquarie Jockey Club's New Year race meeting attracted a great crowd on Thursday the congestion in the…

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Country Tennis Vincer Ousts Hudson In Keen Struggle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed—After an easy first round win, Errol Hudson, of Maitland, put up a great struggle against Newcastle’s Les Vincer In…

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Singleton's Great Swimming Name Blazons Again. Sixteen-Year Old Local Sets Australian Junior Record

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 3

Whether Singleton swimmers win or lose any of the finals to-night in State championships, the great name which this part of the Hunter Valley has gained through the prowess of Its aquatic stars over the years has been blazoned again…

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Gay Saint Half Brother To Gay Queen Great Grand-Dam Sweet Marguerite Won Races At Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 5

The victory of Gay saint at Moonee Valley on Saturday continued the remarkable run of success of Mentone fawner F. W. Hoysted, with two-year-olds in Victoria this season. A half brother to Gay Queen this colt goes back to Swept…

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Bowls

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 15 January 1948 · page 1

The local Clu[?] recorded a win and a defeat last Saturday No. 3 went down to Lowlands whilst the No. 48 had a win against Mayfield…

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Boxing Guarantee of £1200

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 January 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Australian champion boxer, Dave Sands has accepted a guarantee of £1200 tor three fights in New…

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Golf Decision Not Popular

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 January 1948 · page 6

LONDON, Jan 14.—The “Daily Mall’s sports editor Geogffroy Simpson, to-day says that the decision of the British Professional Golfers’…

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Greyhound Racing Draws For

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 January 1948 · page 5

After an interval of four. weeks, greyhound-racing will resumed at Cessnock on Saturday aight. The draw is as follows— Neath Stake, 433 yards: Old…

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Boxing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 7

Efforts are being made to Secure Jack Day, of Sydney, to fight Jack Galloway in the main bout when the…

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Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 8
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The blue pennant competition begins to-morrow, when Cessnock meets Kurri at Cessnock. Games arranged for Sunday:…

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Kurri Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 1

Pennant matches will be resumed to-morrow. Kurri "Blues" will visit Cessnock, and the unbeaten "Whites" will be home to…

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Rugby League Tests

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday.—Two of the games between Australia and the French Rugby League team this season will be played in Sydney…

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Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 1

The following players will represent Muswellbrook Club against Bowman Park to-morrow (Saturday): "A." grade to play at Bowman Park: J…

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Tennis News

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 1

A special meeting of the Association has been called for the 20th inst. to arrange the draw for the night competition, and make preliminary…

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Weekend Golf Competitions

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 7

Maitland Golf Club members will tee up on Sunday afternoon for a stroke competition, and conditions should be ideal for low…

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