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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1948

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Answers To Rugby League Questions

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 6

WAGER, (Rutherford): A centre three-quarter taking a pass from his five-eighth accidentally knocks on Before the ball strikes the…

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Football Muswellbrook's Treble

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 1

Muswellbrook's major thirteen, its reserve grade, and juniors, came to Scone at the week-end and lifted the treble,…

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Week-end Golf Fixtures

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 1

The first round of the Nowland Pot Competition will be played on Saturday next. Players are asked to arrange…

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Likely Muzzling of Greyhounds for Plumpton Coursing

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 3

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) said he was considcring the muzzling of greyhounds used in live hare…

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Tennis Teams for

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 1

Sports Club: "A" grade to play Tahoma at Sports: P. Killen (capt.), T. Rowan, K. and E. Studdert, Mesdames Y. Hodges, K. Curnow. "B"…

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Change in Tennis Cup Team

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 7

Two of Maitland’s Howarth Cup team, Don McClain (capt.) and Vic Newell, are unable to play, on Sunday in their match…

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Golf Trophy Semi-Finals At Midland

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 3

Semi-finals In the Caines Knock-Out competition will be played at Maitland golf links tomorrow…

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Rugby League Challenge Game. Big Gate Likely for Charity

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 5

The big Rugby League challenge game between the two colliery teams—Kalingo and Aberdare Centre—looks like drawing a [?] crowd when the…

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Cup Round - UP What a meeting! What a crowd! Racing at its best

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 1

THE: above sums up this week's big fixture sponsored Scone Race Club, on its town track now…

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Pressure Will Be on at Muswellbrook Three Singleton Football Teams Going North

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 3

Pressure will be on from the first whistle on Sunday next, when Singleton United A grade football team meets…

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Ladies, Doubles Tennis Tourney Completed Honours to Mrs. C. G. Kime and Mrs. J. Blackball

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 4

The ladles' doubles tennis tournament, conducted this week by Albion Tennis Club, was concluded yesterday…

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Racing Sidelights Young Veilmond Hard To Beat. Selected to Win Flying Handicap. Star Vite and Craigie Place Bets

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 6

To-morrow's Flying Handicap at Rosehill will be run over seven furlongs and that fact will not make the punters Job of picking…

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County Cricket

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 3

LONDON, May 22.—With one wicket to fall in its second innings , Somerset, at stumps yesterday, was only 12 runs ahead of Middlesex,…

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Tennis Tour By Junior?

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 1

Mr Fred Small, who is behind the offer of a group of Australians in America to finance a visit to the United…

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St. Peter’s Tennis Club

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 2

St. Jeter’s Tennis Club will bold a dance in the Literary institute on Tuesday night, and the ball committee will meet in the…

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Tennis Stars' Exhibition at Berry's Court

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 2

Next Thursday night (27th May) at 8 p.m., all town and district tennis players are invited to attend Berry's court to see exhibition tennis matches…

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Muswellbrook Amateur Race Club's Meeting My Golly Wins Three Races

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 3

The Upper Hunter Amateur Race Club's two day meeting for its 57th annual fixture, was held last Thursday and Friday…

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Boxing Regulations

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 3

LOS ANGELES, May 24.—The California State Boxing Commission yesterday rescinded regulation requiring the use of eight…

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Associates' Golf

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 2

A number of Singleton Associates visited the Newcastle Golf Club's Stockton links on the occasion of their open day…

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Rugby League Standard Needs Improving

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 4

Suggestions for improving the standard of Rugby League, in the district are given in a letter to the editor written by Mr. R. Burg,…

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