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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1949

2,803 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 141

Donors to Cricket Club

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 4

Victoria Square Colts Cricket Club has recently received donations of £1/1/- from the following: Messrs M. Gippel, W. A…

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Cricket to be New Draw Announced

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 4

Following failure of last week's meeting to reach decision in connection with future cricket activities for the…

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Horse Owner Afraid of Doping Mr Devon to Retire From Racing

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 1

Fears that he might be unwittingly involved in some doping incident with his horses has influenced Mr W. Devon to retire…

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Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 3

Because of the absence of those players who are attending Country Week games, no championships matches were played during the…

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National Swimming Champion

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 2

BRUCE BOURKE, who will be appearing at the 1949 Aequacades at the Muswellbrook baths on March 5th. (Photo by courtesy "Daily Mirror")…

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Cricket Colts Defeat Denman

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 2

Muswellbrook Colts gained a first innings victory over Denman in a competition match concluded at Denman on Saturday. Scores:—…

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Wanderers' Football Club. Annual Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 3

About 48 members and prospective members of the club and public members attended the annual meeting of the Muswellbrook Wanderers'…

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Greyhound Racing A. Patterson's Two Wins—monaess and Hello Miss. Main Stake to Moral Boy at Odds-on. Sheba Lady Wins Final Event

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 4

At Friday night's meeting of the Muswellbrook Mechanical Coursing Club a dual success was registered by A. Patterson, of Muswellbrook. The…

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Bowls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 1

Two Dungog rinks being away in search of Country Week honours, there was a much smaller attendance at the green on Saturday than usual…

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Bowls No Pennant Bowls

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 3

As many Hunter River District Bowling Association bowlers are competing in the Country Week Bowling at Sydney,…

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School Swimming Carnival To-day

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 2

Seventy Singleton Intermediate High School pupils competed in the Annual Swimming Carnival at the Municipal Baths…

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Rugby Union Maitland To Form Junior Competition

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 6

Maitland Rugby Union Football Club, at its annual meeting last night, decided to foster young players in the code by forming district…

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Country Week Bowls First Day's Results

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 3

Heavy rain over the week-end and early on .Monday morning in Sydney threatened to wash out the Country Week Carnival, but when the weather…

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Week-end Cricket Games Arranged for

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 2

Final series of two-day cricket competition matches in the town and district will conclude next Saturday, and,…

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Country Week Bowls Postponed

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Country Week bowls matches in the singles and pairs set down for today have been postponed until…

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Floodlighting Tennis Courts

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 5

Maitland City Council agreed to floodlight Maitland District Lawn Tennis Association’s courts on West Maitland Park on deferred…

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Swimming Club to Hold Ten Championships

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 7

Maitland Swimming Club will conduct a championship night of 20 events at the Olympic Fool to-morrow (Friday) night…

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Raymond Terrace Tennis Club

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Raymond Terrace Tennis Club was held in the Soldiers Memorial Hall on Friday night last. There was a good attendance of members. The…

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Cricket Teams Unbalanced

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Teams for the Kippax-Oldfield testimonial match may be re-drawn because the teams have been…

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Bowls Fixtures For Saturday East Maitland Club

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 7

President’s trophy handicap pairs: Garn Guy and A. Mills v. C. Hodson and R. W. Smith, O. Russell and R. Peet v. P. Marsh…

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