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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1949

2,803 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 51 of 141

Scone Races First Day—may 18

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 6

MAIDEN HANDICAP, 5f: Voltage 9.2, Vision 9.0, Eulomo 9.0, Gypsys Warning 8.9, Admiral [?], Dark Anne 8.6, Gay Cup 8.5,…

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Cricket Glendon Brook — Reedy Creek Club

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 5

Best batting feat of the above club for the season just closed was performed by E. Burley with an average of 21.5 runs. J…

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Racing Carnival Next Week Scone Race Club's Cup Meeting. Promises to Be "Best Ever"

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 2

Present indications already indicate that Scone Race Club's annual Cup fixture, to be held on Wednesday and Thursday next will be the "greatest ever." With the inducement of…

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Country Bowls Final

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sat.—The final of the country No. 1 bowls pennant played yesterday. was won by Corrimal, who defeated Katoomba 110-80…

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Swimming Club Trophies Presented

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 3

Australia’s junior swimmers would have is begin training now if they were to be successful at the 1958 Olympic Games in Melbourne, the…

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Freak Golf Shot

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 4

MUSWELLBROOK: While a player was addressing his ball on the ninth tee of Muswellbrook golf links, J. Shirvington hit off…

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Boys’ Easy Tennis Win

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY: Ken Rosewall and Lewis Hoad won their matches in the age tennis championship at the White City without losing…

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Retained Tennis Cup

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 4

SINGLETON, Monday — Howe Park tennis club retained the Jeffree-McGahen Cup when they defeated Muswellbrook yesterday…

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Bolger Won Golf Tourney

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 5

[?]ARMIDALE.—W. Bolger won [?] a professional golf tournament Armidale- with a score of 144 35 holes. Par for the course…

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Bowls Wins to East Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—In the State championship bowls matches played to-day. East Maitland rinks were successful. In the fours…

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Scone Races Thursday's Acceptances

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 2

Acceptances for the three main events at Scone Cup meeting on Thursday were declared last night…

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Maitland Juniors impress In Tennis Championships

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 3

Pushing the semi-finals in the [?] 17 boys’ tennis championships at White City courts, Sydney, Maitland junior Alan Cumins was…

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Big Crowd at Golf Open Day Four Divide Singleton Cup

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 4

Over 140 players took part in the Singleton Golf Club's open day yesterday when Hunter Valley golfers from Maitland,…

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Colliery Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 3

A social evening will take place at the Aberdare courts on Friday [?] present last year's winners and runners-up in the colliery tennis…

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Golf Championship For Associates

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 4

The first round of, the golf associates' championship will- be played to-morrow afternoon. The draw is: Mrs. Grattan v. Mrs. Hancock, Mrs…

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Football Scone Defeats Newcastle Team

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 1

A visiting thirteen from Newcastle played Scone on Sunday afternoon and the game resulted in a win for the…

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A Rugby League Thriller Cessnock and Maitland in Drawn Game at Sports Ground

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 1

The large crowd present witnessed n thrilling Rugby League game, at the Cessnock Sports Ground on Saturday when Cessnock and Maitland…

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This Week's Mammoth Carnival. Scone and District War Memorial Swimming Pool Committee Wednesday & Thursday Nights

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 1

The second big effort of the Committee will be a double-barrelled one, in the form of a carnival, with the introduction of many new "trimmings," and everything that "opens and shuts," as it were…

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Dave Sands Electrifies Big Boxing Crowd Battered His Way To Victory In First Round

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 3

LONDON, May 17—Australian triple boxing champion, Dave Sands, shocked a crowd of over 3000 at Newcastle last night by battering his way to victory in the first round of a scheduled 10-rounds contest against the Bolton…

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Bowls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 1

With music, choruses and solos seven Dungog rinks went by bus to Gloucester on Saturday, six rinks to play a social game and a Diggers'…

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