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Sport, 1948

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Football Saturday's Results

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 3

Dungog defeated Hinton 8-0. Raymond Terrace defeated Tea Gardens 22-0. Thornton defeated Stroud 22-0…

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Dungog Golf Club Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 3

A meeting of the Dungog Golf Club was held in the Globe Cafe on the 18th inst. Mr. C. Brighton (President) presided over a good attendance…

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Branxton Open Golf Meeting

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 5

Next weekend on Branxton golf links tie local club will hold its annual open meeting commencing on Saturday afternoon,…

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Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 2

A mixed doubles tennis tournament, commencing at 10 a.m., will be held on King's Birthday, 14th June, at Underbank. Proceeds are in aid of the…

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Big Golf Days At Branxton

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 3

Next week-end Branxton Golf Club will hold its annual open meeting, commencing on Saturday afternoon with mixed…

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Scone Wins Football Protest

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 3

Although Muswellbrook defeated Scone in a R.L. competition game recently, the former has been awarded the…

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Australians Took Charge “Times” Cricket Writer’s Comment

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 1

LONDON, May 26.—In defeating the strong M.C.C. side by an Innings and 158 runs at Lords yesterday, the Australian cricketers In all…

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Football

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 1

In a rather weak and uninteresting game played at Tea Gardens last Saturday, Raymond Terrace showed their superiority by running all over Tea Gardens lads and…

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Muswellbrook Bowls Results

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 5

MUSWELLBROOK, Thursaday. — Shaw memorial shield: Griffths, Fleming Southcombe and Parrell (Muswellbrook) d. Gregson,…

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Rugby League Parramatta’s Visit

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 7

Parramatta Rugby League team will play Maitland at Maitland Sports Ground on Sunday. The visitors will field their…

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Rugby Union Gordon To Play Newcastle Here

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 7

Gordon Rugby Union Club of Sydney, at present running second in the premiership, will meet the brilliant Newcastle side…

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U.K. Amateur Golf Championship

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 1

LONDON, May 27.—Mario Gonzalez, tall, thin, nine-stone Brazilian golfer, in the British amateur golf championship,…

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Homing Pigeon Club Races

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 6

Last Saturday Maitland club held another of its young bird races from Taree, an air line distance of 80 miles. The day was fine with a…

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County Cricket Washed Out

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 1

LONDON, May 27. —Country cricket suffered its most Complete, washout since the end-of the war when no play was…

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Nsw Tennis Secretary to Visit Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 6

Final arrangements for the visit to Maitland next Sunday of the secretary of NSW Lawn Tennis Association (Mr. V. J. Kelly)…

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Coursing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 5

The neck win gained on the post by Trion Ben in the fifth devision of the short distance stake, the success of Blue Knot in the final event at long…

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Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 4

The first game in the George Jarman Shield will be played to-morrow, when Cessnock meets Lorn Park No. 1 at Weston. The team to represent…

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Weston Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 2

Members of Weston bowling club will play matches in the George Jarman Shield competition on Saturday as follows:—No. 1 team v. Kurri No. 2…

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Kurri Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 1

Teams to represent Kurri in the George Jarmah Shield on Saturday at West Maitland are:—No 1. team v. East Maitland No. 1 team v. East Maitland No. 1 J. Redhead, J…

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Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 1

Tennis players are reminded that a mixed tournament will be held at the Aberdare Park courts on Sunday, play to begin at 10.15 a.m…

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