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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1949

2,803 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 141

Coalfields Rugby Clubs Should Be Hard To Beat. Negotiating for Coaches

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 1

Coalfields Rugby League teams should be forces to be reckoned with in the coming season If they are successful in bringing to their respective centres men they are endeavouring to…

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Mr. M. S. M. Bowman Wins Ballot Golf Club Elects New President

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 1

Mr. M. S. M. Bowman was elected president at the 38th annual meeting of the Muswellbrook Golf Club held on Friday last…

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Cricket. Our Playing Grounds. Colts Leader Answers Criticism. (To The Editor)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 4

Sir.—A fair amount of criticism has been levelled at the Colts for playing their inter-dstret matches at Muscle Creek. It may be of interest to those…

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Greyhound Coursing. Rain Affects Meeting. Blue Shannon Wins Main Stake at Long Price—success of Lady Sympathy Also Assists Books

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 4

Heavy rain, which commenced shortly before the starting time of the first race, and continued for sometime afterwards, marred the meeting of the…

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Athletics

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 1

Marjorie Jackson, of Lithgow, defeated world's champion sprinter, Mrs. Blankers-Koen (Holland), over 100 yards, in 11 secs…

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Bowls Matches At Kurri

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 5

Week-end matches for Kurri Kurri Bowling Club are:— Saturday: Hunter district pennants. Blue v. Lorn Park, at Lorn:…

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Cricket at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 5

SINGLETON, Wed.—The second round of the A and B grade cricket competitions will conclude next Saturday and…

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Bowls Singleton V. Kurri Kurri Ii

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 2

Singleton Red Pennant bowlere will meet Kurri Kurri II bowling combination at Kurrl Kurri on Saturday in the…

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Eagles Beat Imperials in Night Tennis

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 5

The Eagles last night detested Imperial by five sets 41 games to three sets 37 games in a mixed B grade night tennis competition…

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Cricket Last Series of Draw Rounds

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 3

Cricketers will on Saturday commence the last of the series of two-day draw fames, and a special meeting…

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Bowls

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 2

Raymond Terrace teams to play on Saturday are. Raymond Terrace No. 3 v Toronto at Raymond Terrace…

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Children's Swimming Pool

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 6

Mr A. A. Convoy, Health Officer of the Port Stephens Shire Council writes: It is regretable that the old bogey of the unclean swimming pool has again risen its…

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Branxton Golf Cup Series

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 6

BRANXTON: The tenth round of the Golf Club’s summer cup series will be played at the weekend. The event will be a stroke…

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Standard of Tennis at Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 5

CESSNOCK, Thursday.—At the annual meeting of the Cessnock District Tennis Association, the secretary (Mr. Gordon) said that…

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Hunter Cricket Central’s Commanding Lead In First Grade; Should Win Championship(By “Cover-Drive”)

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 7

With only two series to complete the Hunter River District Cricket Association’s first grade competition, it appears that Central, 67 point, and Northern District, 47, will again be the finalists…

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Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 5

Once again on Saturday last both Muswellbrook pennant teams were successful, No. 2 defeating Aberdeen at Muswellbrook, while No. 1 very…

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Swimming Notes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 5

What is wrong with Muswellbrook club swimmers that they allow an ov[?]rcast sky to keep them away from the baths on a Sunday morning? Are…

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Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 1

The competition arranged for Saturday next is a four ball, best ball versus par. Players are to arrange their own partners, and the draw…

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Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 4
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The election of officers and committee resulted:-Patrons, Messrs. G. E. Ryder, H. W. Lett, H. P. Tinkler, A. E. Forbes and W. Colvin; President,…

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