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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1949

2,803 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 57 of 141

Branxton Tennis Results

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 May 1949 · page 6

BRANXTON.— Local tennis players engaged two Singleton teams at the weekend—an under 16 combination on “Elite” court,…

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Action to Be Taken on Coursing

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 May 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday. — The RSPCA will launch prosecutions against certain persons who took part In the National…

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Golf Saturday Afternoon's Stableford

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 May 1949 · page 3

Singleton goifers played a Stableford competition on Saturday, which was decided in A and B grades on the toss…

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Tennis on the Coalfields

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 May 1949 · page 5

CESSNOCK. Monday. — Play in [?] winter tennis competitions Saturday resulted: — [?] A grade: Central. 5-30…

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Bowls Results of Week-end Play

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 May 1949 · page 3

The following is the result of bowls played by Singleton club members locally and in Hunter Valley competition…

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Won The Campbell Tennis Cup

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 May 1949 · page 3

SINGLETON. Monday. — Howe Park Tennis Club B grade team yesterday won the Campbell Cup from Muswellbrook by 16 sets to 12…

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Won Golf Title for Third Time

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 May 1949 · page 4

BRISBANE: Alex Colledge (Brisbane) won his third Queensland Amateur golf title yesterday when he beat Don Sharp (Keperra)…

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Von Nida “Golf Course Asset To Maitland”

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 May 1949 · page 4

Visiting golf champion Von Nida is more nervous while making a public speech than Playing before a huge gallery,…

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Games and Sets Equal In Tennis Clash

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 May 1949 · page 4

When play concluded in the men’s B grade competition clash between Raymond Terrace and Hillcrest, games end sets…

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Howe Park Holds U.H.V. Tennis Cups

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 May 1949 · page 4

By defeating Muswellbrook at Muswellbrook in the Campbell Cup tournament yesterday, Howe Park Tennis Club…

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Bowls

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1949 · page 1

Club competitions were advanced a further stage during the week-end. In the President's Handicap…

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Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 May 1949 · page 1

Saturday's par competition was won by B. Mitchelmore with a score of 2 up. Scores:— B. Mitchelmore 2 up, G. Bailey 1 up, B. Holdsworth 1 up, S…

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Branxton Golf Draw

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 May 1949 · page 5

BRANXTON: On Branxton golf links next week-end there will be a par competition for the Richard Thomas trophy. In…

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Bowls Titles at Brisbane

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 May 1949 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—In the first day of the Australian bowls pairs championship at Brisbane yesterday New South Wales…

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Railway Tennis Tourney

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 May 1949 · page 5

An enjoyable day was spent at a tournament conducted by the Railway Tennis Club at the week-end…

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Tennis Junior Competition

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1949 · page 1

Draw for play on Saturday: No. 1 v. No. 3. No. 2 v.' No. 5. No. 4, bye…

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Associate Eouals Golf Record

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 May 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY,—Mrs. E. K. Gowing yesterday equalled the coarse record or 7 to lead by sight strokes in the first round of the…

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Pick worth’s Golf Win

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 May 1949 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Though he missed a number of short putts, national golf champion Ossie Pickworth finished five…

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Four Games Separate Tennis Teams

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 May 1949 · page 5

Equal in sets, only four games separated Gowan Brae and Boronia in a match in the A grade pairs of the Maitland and…

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U.s. Tennis Wins in France

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 May 1949 · page 5

PARIS, May 31.—Miss Louise Brought and Mrs. Margaret Osborne-Dupout (U.S.A.) won the women’s at the French…

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