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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1949

2,803 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 141

Bowls Pennant Play Resumes on

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 3

Hunter River District Bowling Association red and blue pennant bowls events, discontinued for Country Week play…

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Gosford Races in Doubt

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—A decision will be made late to-day whether the Gosford race meeting set down for to-morrow will be held. Gosford had…

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C Grade Night Tennis Result

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 3

Bonavaire six sets, 41 games defeated Bitsies, two sets, 30 games in a, mixed C grade night tennis competition march last…

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Bowls Title to B.h.p. Player

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed. — W. Traise (B.H.P.) won the final of the Country bowls championship, played at City green yesterday…

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Wild Scramble for Boxing Titled Joe Louis’ Retirement

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 1

NEW YORK, March 2. — An announcement by Joe Louis yesterday that he is giving up the world heavyweight boxing championship—his second resignation in a year— has thrown the entire boxing world into confusion, with…

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District Cricket Comp. Extended One Day Match Ruling Reversed

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 3

Singleton District A ana B cade cricket competitions have been extended until April 19, as a result of the…

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Golf President for 21st TERM

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 3

Maitland Golf Club held its 50th annual meeting last night, and gave honour to the president (Dr. J. J. Hollywood) who was…

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Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 1
Also in The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder

Muswellbrook No. 1 team were successful in the Pennant game against Aberdeen, while No. 2 won on a forfeit from Denman on Saturday last…

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Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 3

Membership fees of [?] are now due for Aberdare Park members. Players who wish to enter their winter competition team from the Park are…

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Golf Notes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 8
Also in The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder

There is much activity [?] golfing circles locally, and mu[?] enthusiasm is in evidence, more [?] perhaps, than for many years pas[?]…

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Golf Associates Meet

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 4

Singleton golf associates met on Wednesday and made plans for the Associates' opening aay later this month, the president,…

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Aberdeen Tennis Association

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 4

At a well-attended meeting held on Monday night last, it was unanimously decided to form a local tennis association to be known as the Aberdeen…

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Football Annual General Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 4

A well-attended meeting of the Aberdeen Football Club was held on 8th February. The attendance was excellent, and…

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Selections For Newcastle Dog Racing

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 6

Selections for the greyhound meeting at Newcastle to-morrow afternoon are: Maiden Qualifying Stake:…

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High School Will Enter H. V. Swimming Carnival

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 4

Twenty-three Singleton Intermediate High School students will compete in the combined Hunter Valley…

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Kurri Sunday Cricket Fixture

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 6

Following ace the fixtures for Kurri Kurrl Sunday cricket Competition semifinal on Sunday at Kurrl Park: B, Grade: Pleaw Main Sports Club…

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Cricket. Teams for

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 2

Muswellbrook Club: "A grade to play Denman on Showground:— J. Coffey, L. Clendinning, B McClintock, B. and R. Budden, F. Doyle, F…

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Selections for To-morrow's Racing Moorefield

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 6

Two-year-old Maiden (fillies), 6 furlongs.—STABLET, Plash Back, Lady Oxford. Two-year-old Maiden (colts…

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