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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1948

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Golf Pogonoski Cup Team

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

The Cessnock Golf Club has selected the following team to meet Singleton in the Pogonoski cup match at Singleton to-morrow (Saturday): R.J…

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Football : Aberdeen v. Merriwa

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 5

Excellent goalkeeping by Aberdeen's new full-back, K. Heath, gave the locals an 18 to 6 win over Merriwa on Sunday last…

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Football Teams for

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 1

Muswellbrook "A" grade to play Merriwa at Merriwa: G. Hallett; C. Budden, P. Torpey; D. Farquharson, R. Hallett; C. Garlick, J. Ryan; A…

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Association Tennis. Teams for

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 1

Tahoma Club: "A" grade to play Park at Park: C. Wright (capt.), D. Anstee, M. Adams, L. Adams; Mrs. M. Hume, Miss N. Smith. "B" grade:…

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Big Fields Expected at Golf Links’

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 5

Golfers were completely washed out at Maitland last Monday, when the Hunter Cup and Maitland Cup events had to be…

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Special Rugby League Challenge Kalingo After Scalp of Aberdare

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 6

Mr. "Cocker" Moore has asked us to issue, through our columns a special challenge on behalf of the Kalingo colliery Rughy League teain to play…

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To-Morrow’s Tennis Prospects Reviewed

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 2

Competitive tennis will be resumed to-morrow after a break of three weeks, and all players are anxiously awaiting the start…

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Betting Order for Randwick Races To-morrow

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday. — Following is the latest order of preference for the race at Randwick to-morrow—…

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Junior Rugby League in Lime light. Six Games to Be Played on

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 6

The Cessnock Junior Rugby League is certainly putting football on the map at this end of the coal field and for Sunday next has arrange six…

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Football Singleton Losing Len Maher Link Had to Be Filled for Sunday's Game

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 4

Diminutive Len Maher, who has been Singleton's most spectacular player on the football field for a number of…

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Singleton Golf Associates

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1948 · page 3

SINGLETON, Sat—Miss Nora McGahem won the associates’ [?] competition on the 16th [?] The competition was…

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Racing Triple Bar. New Sire for Alabama Stud

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1948 · page 5

Mr. R. M. Bowcock, of Alabama Stud, Scone, has acquired a new sire from the Old Country to take the place of Nuffield and Portofrino (imp.)…

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To-night’s Boxing

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 May 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Vic Patrick scaled 9.9, the lightweight limit, at the official weighing-in this afternoon for his contest at…

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Maitland Rugby Union Team Wins Again

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 May 1948 · page 5

By defeating Joint leaders, Cook’s Hill—Carlton, by 10 to 14 at Lorn Park on Saturday, Maitland won its fourth game in a…

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Unbeaten Teams Meet In Men’s A Grade Tennis

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 May 1948 · page 4

The deferred match between the only two undefeated teams in the men’s A grade tennis competition —East Maitland Park 7…

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Singleton Had Three Football Victories Easy Wins in a Grade and Junior Games

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 May 1948 · page 4

Singleton United Football Club team redeemed the trouncing of the previous week by scoring easily against…

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Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 May 1948 · page 3

A very busy and enjoyable week-end was experienced by the followers of Drake's game, when members of the New Lambton Club…

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Golf. Bettington Cup Match

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 May 1948 · page 3

Maitland defeated Muswellbrook (at Maitland) by 7 matches to 2. The par competition in conjunction was won by H. M. Mitchelmorc (…

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Junior Rugby League Last Sunday's Results

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 May 1948 · page 6

There were no real surprises in the results of last Sunday's Junior Rugby League competition games. A great crowd attended the Sports…

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Revision Of Dog Racing Dates

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 May 1948 · page 3

A meeting of greyhound owners and trainers at Newcastle last night decided to take no further action on the decision of…

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