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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1950

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Bowls Saturday's Games

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 2

Blue Pennants v. Cessnock, at Cessnock: L. Williamson, E. O'Bryan. A. Hawkins, G. Bailey; A. Tisdell, J. Dixon. J. Mather,…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 3

Albion team: D. Hobden, T. Marshall, A. Crowe, J. Stowner P. O'Hara, D. Cope, L. Lawranee, G. Fitness, K. Neely, T…

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Bowls Ladies Washed Out

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 1

Anything is apt to go in reverse. Usually, ladies put the washing out; on Wednesday night it was the ladies who were washed out. They had a…

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British Rugby Union Team For Overseas

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 5

LONDON, Fet. 15 (AAP).—Because of exam nations, players from the universities were not available fo the British Rugby…

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Selections for Maitland Dog Racing

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 5

In the top-class stake at the Maitland greyhound meeting to-night only six have been drawn, and Bobin West is Selected to win. He has a…

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Rugby League May Get Maxwell As Player-Coach

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 5

Col Maxwell told a committee meeting of Maitland Rugby League last night that he would apply to-day for the position of…

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South African Tennis Star Will Play Here

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 5

Maitland District Tennis Association announced to-day that South African champion, Eric Sturgess, would play In the night tennis…

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Racing Local Owner at Randwick Sees House Run Fourth. Royal Marine Starts at 25/1

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 2

Local owner, Mr. J. K. (Ken) Mackay, of Melbee, was at Randwick last Saturday to see his four-year-old horse, Royal Marine, run in the…

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Basketball, Rugby Grounds This Winter

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 8

The Parks and Town Hall Committee of Maitland City Council last night approved applications by Maitland Rugby Union Club and Maitland…

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Rugby League Season To Star On ApriI 8

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 6

The Rugby League competitions wll start on Saturday, April 8 (Easter Saturday), this having been decided at the annual…

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Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 2

Pennant play was continued on Saturday last, when No. 1 team suffered their first defeat of the Series at the hands of No. 2 team. No. 3 team…

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Cessnock Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 9

The time has arrived when details of the various bowls competitions—especially the Pennant competition points table—should be published…

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Swimming Club Results

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 5

The Singleton Swimming Club held its weekly point score races last night. Results were:…

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Swimming Club Championship

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 7

Next week further club championships will be decided. On Tuesday the open 100 metres freestyle will be contested and on…

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Rugby League Doings

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 8

So far a paid player has not been secured, by the Cessnock Club. The delegates sent to Sydney at te week-end failed in their efforts to interest…

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Greyhound Racing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 8

The following is the draw for Friday night's meeting of the Muswellbrok Mechanical Coursing Club commencing at 8 p.m.:…

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Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 2

Muswellbrook No. 1 team to play Denman 1 at Denman on Saturday: J. Ross, A. McKnight, J. Flanagan, A. Rodgers, G. Harris, C. Chandler, A…

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Night Tennis

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 5

Results of night tennis competition games, played this week resulted: Monday: Knockers (8 sets 48…

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Tennis Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 3

As from March l Association fees will be 10/6 per annum, and court fees (week days) members 1/, nonmembers 1/6. Holidays and week ends…

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Lochinvar Cricket

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 2

A Lochinvar correspondent writes stating that the cricket match on Lochinvar ground, between the home team and Black…

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