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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1950

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S. Cassidy Wins First Two Races

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday, — Apprentice S. Cassidy had a field day at Randwick to-day. winning the first two races on the programme, giving a…

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Australian In British Hunt Races

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 4

LONDON, Jan. 3. — 21-years-old David Thomas, of Melbourne, first National Hunt rider to leave Australia to try his luck la England,…

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50 Teams in Mixed Night Tennis Play To Start Next

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 4

Fifty teams will contest the four grades of Maitland District Tennis Association s night competitions to start on Monday. January 9. The men’s and women’s teams competitions will be completed the following week…

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Athletic Club’s Point Score

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 3

The annual point score of the H.D.A.A.C. commences on Sunday, January 8, and will be ran over six meeting every class of event…

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Country Week Tennis Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 3

STONES, Wed.—Country Week tennis carnival, which has attracted more than 700 players from all parts of the State, commenced at White…

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Non-competitive Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 6

Inlet team to play Scott's Flat on Sunday at Bulga:—F. Borchers, G. Harris,.K. Moylan, D. Clark, E. Partridge, R…

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Wyong Racing Draw for

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed —Draw for greyhound racing meeting to be held at Wyong on Saturday, first race at 1.30 p.m. and then every 15…

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Selections for Dog Racing at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 3

Recent form at Harold Park, Wentworth Park and Gosford points to Glyn Coca as the winner of the top-class event at Maitland…

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Cricket Teams for Week-end

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 6

The following players have been chosen to play cricket next week-end: Albion A grade: D. Hobden…

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Cricket Team for N.Z. Tour

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 2

The Australian cricket team to tour New Zealand next month was announced by the Board of Control to-day. The…

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Cricket Over The Holidays Outclassed in Match Against Newcastle

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 3

Two Newcastle teams visited Singleton on Monday and had clear-cut victories against local teams. The main match was played on the showground wicket…

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Country Week Tennis Play

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Albury and Wollongong [?] who were winners and runners-up respectively last year In the men’s A division of the…

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Week-end Golf at Branxton

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 5

The secretary of Branxton Golf Club, Mr. E. C. Meyn, advises that round four of the club’s summer cup series will be decided on the links…

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Resumption of District Cricket Apathy In Holiday Fixtures Regretted

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 5

Hunter River cricket competition will resume on Saturday following the Christmas and New Year holiday break. During the holidays, Hunter River players were engaged in representative games…

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Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 2

The course has been mown in readiness for to-morrow's resumption of the summer four-ball competition…

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Swimming Stars Flee

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 1

Two Czech swimming stars have fled to Western Germany. They are Jaromir Marik, Czech national 100 and 200…

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Tennis Draw

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 6

The tennis draw for the week ending January 14: ALBION COURTS Monday Jan. 9—Shamrocks…

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Tennis Notes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 7

At a meeting of the Association held on Wednesday last, it was decided to call a special meeting on Monday night next to decide the…

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Cessnock Success in Country Tennis

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Cessnock 1 men’s team was the only one in the men’s A division which had not lost a set at the end of the seventh…

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Man Terrified Over £30,651 Football Win

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 7

"It terrifies me. All that money is not good for me and my wife. I have all we need," said a Birmingham…

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