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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1948

2,798 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 42 of 140

Golf Club Robbery

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 3

Forcing a window with a shovel, thieves broke into the Singleton golf club house and stole £10 worth of cigarettes, wine and gin…

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Ambulance Tennis Tournament

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 2

The Dungog Ambulance will hold a grand tennis tournament at Underbank on King's Birthday (June 14). Mr. W. Turner is the secretary for the…

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Comebacks Wins Ladies’ C Tennis Final

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 3

Comebacks won the ladles’ C grade tennis final from Coolaha last night, thus finishing the competition petition without a single defeat…

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Public Schools' Centenary Celebrations Athletic Carnival 23rd AFRIL

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 5

Final arrangements for the luncheon section were made at a meeting of the executive committee of the above. This will take the form of a…

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Night Tennis Postponed

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 3

The man’s C grade night tennis match between Furna[?] and Labourers set down for to-night has been postponed until…

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Thieves In Golf House

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 3

SINGLETON, Monday—Singleton Golf Club House was entered twice during the past week. On the first occasion the thieves…

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Australians-Lose At Golf

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 1

LONDON, April 19.—Bradman’s [?] standard is not as help as his [?] ability. Yesterday he led a team of…

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Double Robbery at Golf Club

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 2

The club house or the Singleton Golf Club has been the scene of two intruders during the past four nights…

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Late Start with Tennis Tournament

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 3

So that all tennis enthusiasts of the town will be presented with the opportunity of witnessing next Saturday's exhibition…

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High Had Big Day on the River Almost Scooped Pool at Annual Regatta

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 1

Sydney High School won the championship eights and the first, second and third fours at the Great Public Schools regatta…

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Broke Beats Putty at Cricket Match

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 2

Broke yesterday defeated Putty by seven runs in a cricket fixture played at Broke. Main scorers for the day were:…

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Football Injury Will Mean Six Weeks' Indisposition

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 2

A member of Singleton A grade football team. L. Nowlan, who was injured in the match played here yesterday between…

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Hat Trick to Singleton Three Victories in Football Clashes

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 4

Singleton football teams gained victories in the three matches played yesterday afternoon on St. Patrick's…

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Football On The Showground ? Heated Exchanged At N.A.A. Council Meeting

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 4

A notice of motion was given by Mr. L. J. O'Keeffe at Saturday's meeting of the Northern Agricultural…

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Coursing

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 4

Palooka Boy, a young dog from the kennels of Mr. Hector Ellery. of Scone, is one of the glamour runners in the Upper Hunter just…

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Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 4
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

T. and A. Ferguson (Kurri Kurri) won the Hunter River District Bowling Association's pairs championship on Saturday by defeating H. Guy and R…

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Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 5

Results (a hand of matches played last Saturday:—A. Men: Wollombi d. d'Argeavels; Rovers d. Builders; Park d. Weston;…

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Greyhound Racing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 2

Following is the draw for to-morrow nights meeting of the Muswellbrook Mechanical Coursing Club commencing at 8 p.m.—…

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Tennis Courts

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 2

Delay in securing wire netting for the two courts is holding up this work, which is very unfortunate, as members are anxious to be…

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