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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1949

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Boxing Talent Being “Stolen”

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 1

VANCOUVER, Jan. 18—Canadian boxing promoters were wanted yesterday against possible talent stealing by Australia…

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Maitland Club’s Football Picnic

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 3

The Maitland Rugby League Football Club is conducting a bus picnic to Speers Point on Sunday next, January 23. Tickets…

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Cricket. Denman Leads Muscle Creek

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 4

Batting first in their match again st Denman, Muscle Creek failed to make an impressive score. They were dismissed for 71, F. Spence cor…

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Coursing. "Hat Trick" to A. Patterson. Favorites Successful in Seven Events. Miss Crossing's Head Win

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 4

A. Paterson, owner-trainer from Narrabri, registered the "hat trick" at Friday's night's meeting of the local Mechanical Coursing Club. His…

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Championship Swimming

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 3

SINGLETON, Wed. — singleton Swimming Club is sending a strong contingent of swimmers to Newcastle for the country championship…

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Bowls Club Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 4

About thirty bowlers attended the general meeting held in the Club Rooms on Wednesday night last, Mr. W. C. Jones presiding. The chief…

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Football Social

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 2

An enjoyable social was held in the Popular Hall, Miller’s Forest, by the Raymond Terrace Football Club. Music was…

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Night Tennis Alterations

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 3

Martin’s Creek will play Hercules in an additional match in the mixed B grade night tennis competition at Carrington I…

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Lar Web Won 30 Races

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 1

Grey Lar Web started racing as a two year-old when named Schnapper. He "battled" on until he was 10, winning 30 races, carrying up to 11st. He…

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Saturday's Cricket Further Series Commencing

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 3

A further series of two-day A and B grade cricket matches will commence next Saturday. The draw is as…

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Bowls

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 5

Waratah and Raymond Terrace play on Saturday next at Raymond Terraec. The following will represent Raymond] Terrace: Martin, Paul, Rodgers, Hammond…

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Instruction in Swimming

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 5

MUSWELLBROOK. Thursday. — Messrs. Herb Whyte and A. Atkinson have been conducting a “learn to swim” campaign at the White…

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Muswellbrook Golf

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 5

MUSWELLBROOK, Thurs.—Following are the leading cards in a four-ball aggregate stableford: H. Watkins and, B. Holdsworth [?]63…

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Cricket

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 5

Club result in the B grade of Maitland competition last Saturday: Karuah No. 1 131 defeated Anna Bay 75, by 56 runs on the first innings…

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Wyong Races Postponed

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The race meeting down for Wyong next Saturday has been postponed until the following Tuesday…

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Hunter Cricket Second Round Opens

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 5

In the second round of the Hunter River District Cricket Association’s first grade competition, which commences on Saturday, only four…

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Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 10

The blue pennant team was defeated by Lorn Park last Saturday by 11 points. Shakespeare's rink was the only one up. The Whites had a…

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Kurri Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 6

Pennant games for Saturday are- Blue: Kurri Kurri v. East Maitland, at Kurri Red: Kurri No. 1 v. Kurri No. 2 at Kurri. White; Kurri Kurri v…

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Rugby League Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 8

Interest by Rugby League players was never keener in Cessnock than at present. Maybe its the cold snap, but whatever the reason wherever one…

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Bowls Pennant Teams

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 5

The following teams will play on the local green to-morrow (Saturday) In the H.R.D.B.A. pennant games:—…

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