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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1948

2,798 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 53 of 140

Died On Football Field

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 May 1948 · page 2

A footballer and a referee collapse and died while taking part in separate Rugby League games yesterday…

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Another "Hat Trick" to Singleton Another Football Victories Yesterday

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 May 1948 · page 4

For the second Sunday in succession, Singleton's football teams recorded the "hat trick." when teams from…

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Coursing

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 1

Two Scone owners were successful at the last meeting, of the Muswellbrook Coursing Club. Crail Boy, third winner in recent…

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Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

By achieving victory on Saturday in the E. W. Shaw Shield, E. Farrell and A. Kiernan, along with their merry men, are in practically an…

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Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 2

Result of stroke handicap played on Saturday last:— R. Broadbent 84 (hcp. 19) 65; H. B. Mtchelmore 82 (11) 71; A. Bourke 105 (32) 73; R. Gibson 92 (18)…

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Youth Boxing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 3

To-night, at Peden's hall, the first of a series of boxing tournaments for trophies given by the Miners' Federation will be held…

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Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 3
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The local championships were almost completed on Sunday. It was not ideal tennis weather, but the players managed to control the ball well under the…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 1

Scone A grade team to play Aberdeen on Sunday next, at Aberdeen :—Mould, Mullins, Firth, Turner,…

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Tennis Final Postponed

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 3

The men’s B grade tennis final [?] been postponed from Wednesday night to a date yet to be [?] because I Hughes of…

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Kurri Rugby League Kurri Defeats Waratah

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 4

Kurri was much too good for Warratah to run out easy winners by 20 points to 6. The first half was fairly evenly contested, Kurri leading at the…

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Football. Muswellbrook Downs Scone in Three Grades

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 3

After being down 11-3 until the last quarter of play, Muswellbrook "A" team defeated Scone 14-11 on Sunday last…

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Rugby League Challenge Accepted. Aberdare Central Team Will Take on Kalingo

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 1

The Rugby League challenge recently issued by the Kalingo Rugby League team to play any other colliery team in the district has been accepted…

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Bill To Ban Mid-Week Racing In Victoria

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. — After considering recommendations by the VRC on racing reform, the Victorian Cabinet…

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A Great Day's Football. Large Crowd at Sportsground

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 4

Despite the inclement weather conditions on Sunday a large crowd turned up at the Sports Ground to witness the fourth…

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Preparation for Scone Races Horses on Training Track

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 1

Receiving their final preparation before the two big days' racing on the new Scone Course…

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To-day's World News Big Cricket Win—successful Atomic Tests—jews Have Upper Hand in Jerusalem—stalin's Views on American Note. (A.a.p. Messages). SOUTHEND

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 2

Australia gained its sixth consecutive victory of the tour yesterday, when it defeated Essex by an innings and 451 runs…

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Bowls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 19 May 1948 · page 1

Caustic remarks came from bowlers on Saturday afternoon when they discovered that a petty vandal had been at work in the Club Rooms…

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Singleton Golf

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 May 1948 · page 5

SINGLETON, Wednesday.—A stroke competition in conjunction with the monthly medal will be played by members of the local…

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