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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1949

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Junior Rugby League Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 6

Junior League opens its season at the Cessnock Sports Ground on Sunday, when three third grade games will be played. The programme will…

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Park Tennis Club

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 5

A meeting of the committee of the Park Tennis Club was held on Wednesday, when arrangements were made for the club's opening day [?]…

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Upper Hunter Football

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 5

SINGLETON, Friday. — Upper Hunter district football competitions will commence on Sunday. No matches in the opening round…

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Madhatters' Tennis Club Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 7

Freddie "The Frog Elvin and Ev. "Joker" Plunkett were successful" in the tournament last Sunday. "Joker was minus her Lithgow rug on…

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Merriwa Priest. Wins Golf Double

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 6

Rev. Father V. Casey, of Merriwa, a country member of the Maitland Golf Club, took the double at the club's open meeting…

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Around the Golf Links Cessn0ck

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 3

Last weekend was a busy time for many of the Cessnock players. Competition was keen on the four hoildays and the scoring very good. It…

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Cricket Final to Wollombi

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 7

Wollowbi won the final of the Cessnock District Cricket Association when It beat St. Andrew's by a wicket and three runs…

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May Day Tennis Championships at Maitland

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 10

Entries are coming in from a wide area for (he May Day tennis championships at Maitland. Slazengers will be represented by a…

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Cessnock Men in Collision on Way Races

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 1

Four Cessnock men were injured when the car in which they were travelling i to Newcastle races on Monday collision with another car…

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15 Years Ago (Taken from issues of the Argus week ending 22nd April, 1934) Bulga Races and Sports

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 2

Bulga races and sports which took place on the Milbrodale course were pronounced a success. Gate takings amounted to…

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Rugby League Games

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1949 · page 3

Maitland will have a hard game on Monday at Kurri. The coalfields team was undefeated on its home ground in the 1948 season and the…

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Night Tennis Fixtures

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1949 · page 3

Night tennis fixtures for next week are: Tuesday: Reserve grade final, Volunteers v Gresford 1.Odd-street…

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Cricket Protest Dismissed

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1949 · page 3

SINGLETON, Sat. — A protest lodged by Colts. B grade cricket team against Scott’s. Flat No. [?] team was dismissed by the…

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Maitland Golf Club’s Golden Jubilee Dr. J. J. Hollywood President For Successive Years

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1949 · page 5

Maitland Golf Club celebrates its Golden Jubilee its year with a big meeting on May Day week-end, the main attractions being competitions for the Hunter Cup, Maitland Cup and Ex-Servicemen’s Cup…

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Rugby League Reserve

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 April 1949 · page 3

Central 6 (H. Haslam try, J. Sims goal) defeated Lakes United 0…

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Boxing at Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 April 1949 · page 4

Boxing at Newcastle resulted: 12 rounds: Alfie Sands, 10.7, draw with Jimmy Reeves, 10.3. Sir rounds: Jimmy Pike, 7.9, d…

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Bowls Pairs at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 April 1949 · page 4

SINGLETON, Monday.— Matches in the Singleton Bowling Club’s A and B grade pairs championships on Saturday…

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Junior Rugby League Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 4

Junior clubs must be congratulated on the [?]eat and attractive manner in which their teams took the field in Sunday's series of games…

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Tennis Final Postponed

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 3

Because a number of players from Gresford are unavailable to-night, the final of the reserve grade division of Maitland Lawn Tennis…

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Upper Hunter Football Upper Hunting Defeats Tamworth

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 1

A combined Upper Hunter team defeated the representative Tamworth side 22-17 at the Muswellbrook showground on Sunday last…

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