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Sport, 1950

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Long Beach Golf Title To Fred Haas, [?]

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 3

LONG BEACH (California), Jan. 24.—Fred Haas jun. yesterday won the 10,000 dollar Long Beach open golf tournament with an aggregate…

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The Goulburn River Cricket Club. (Contributed)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 2

I give you a toast to the Cricket Club, To the old G.R.C.C. They are the boys who can stand the rub…

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Tennis Sensation Unseeded Youth Beats Drobny in Straight Singles

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 1

By his clear-cut victory over Jaroslav Drobny at Kooyong on Saturday, Ken McGregor established a strong claim to being a…

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Greyhound Racing Super Sport Wins Main Stake Two Odds-on Favorites Successful. White Pep's Win Costly to Fielders

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 4

Starting second favorite at 2 to 1, Super Sport, owned and trained by G. Parker, of Gunnedah, scored a comfortable win by three lengths…

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Bowls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 1

President C. Jones announced on Saturday that a Pairs Competition would be held on Thursday night next, there to be three games of…

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Night Tennis Results

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 3

Following are the results of Night Tennis Competition matches played on Monday and Tuesday:…

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Cricket Teams Disqualified

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 5

Newcastle City and Suburban Cricket Association last night disqualified till the end of the 1950-51 season the members of…

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Offer To Woman Tennis Champion

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 5

NEW YORK, Jan 25 (AAP).— Professional tennis promoter Bobby Riggs announced at Long-beach, California, that he was…

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M Aison Dieu Cricket Team

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 2

Maison Dieu team to play on Sunday at Maison Dieu, at 2 p.m. sharp, is as follows: E. Burley, R. Deakin. H…

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Bowls Saturday's Games Red Pennants v. East Maitland At East Maitland

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 3

E. Mantle, R. McKendry, J: Algie, A. Godfrey. A. Williams, C. Cutcliffe, J. O'Leary, I. Brown…

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Dungog Golf Club Farewell and Presentation to Mr. Ron Jonas

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 2

Some thirty members of the Dungog Golf Club met on Thursday evening last at the Bank Hotel for the purpose of saying farewell and…

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Swimming Lessons at Muswellbrook

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 4

MUSWELLBROOK, Thursday.— Muswellbrook Municipal Council is co-operating with the N.S.W. Amateur Swimming Association in…

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Bowls

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 1
Also in The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder, The Muswellbrook Chronicle

Teams to play at Aberdeen tomorrow, conveyance leaving Post Office at 1.45 sharp: Farram, Poole, Gracie,…

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Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 8

Last Saturday's Stableford par aggregate was won by R. Broadbent and J. Scott. The Sunday morning competition was won by C. Thorley…

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Weston Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 4

H. Roach will play J. McNabb in the Weston Bowling Club's singles championship competition on Sunday. On Monday the following games will…

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Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 2

The tournament held on Sunday, January 22, proved to be a ground success. The roll up was exceptional, thirteen pairs participating. The…

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Rugby League Doings

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 8

Players are already showing keenness and quite a number have already started training at Pe[?]en's Gymnasium. Every facility for training has…

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Cessnock Golf

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 5

Week-end fixtures:— Saturday: Four ball v. Stableford. Sunday: Stableford par handicap. 12 holes morning, 12 holes afternoon…

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