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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1951

2,545 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 128

Rugby League Trial Games

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 4

Maitland Rugby League Club will have Its first trial game on Sunday next, when two teams will play Singleton at Singleton…

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Rugby Union Internationals LONDON

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 5

France defeated England 11 to 8, after loading [?] at half [?] and Ireland defeated Scotland [?] after Scotland led [?] at…

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Singleton Cricket SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 4

Singleton High School defeated Scott’s Flat In the match contended on Saturday. High School made 60 and 74 and Scott’s Flat…

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Your Cricket Results

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 4

The "Argus" will be glad to publish results of all cricket matches in its issue of Monday each week, provided they…

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Savitt’s Future in Big Tennis

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 5

The home-coming of Savitt to America appeared to not as a tonic to worrying U.S. tennis officials, who now regard Savitt,…

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Football Revival In East Maitland (By “Centre Forward”)

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 5

Rugby League football will be revived in East Maitland. This was decided at an enthusiastic meeting held in the Literally…

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Week-end Cricket Turnbull's 95 Gave Inlet Points

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 4

Inlet took first innings points in their "B" Grade game with Maison Dieu which ended at Whittingham on Saturday…

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Entries For Junior Football Close Soon (By Centre Forward)

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 6

Entries for the competition conducted by the Newly-formed Maitland Junior League will close on Sunday, March 18, with the…

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Week-end Bowls o No. 1 Pennants Singleton (v. Kurri at Singleton)

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 4

W. Searl, N. Burston. P. McTaggart, A. Howard' 26 v R. Wells, H. Johnson, D. Ackerman, T. Baxter 23…

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Cricket Is Quite Aw Adventure at Albion Park Where Players Achieve As Much As Sturt

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 2

WHILE inquiring thumbs were being pressed deep into the rich, velvetlike Melbourne turf and…

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Hunter River Cricket : Hinman’s Lone Effort For Central Against West Scores 111, Takes Six Wickets

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 5

In a lone effort, M. Hinman, who is unavailable for next week, left Central in a goad position in the vital game against Western Suburbs at Robins Oval an Saturday. After routing Western Suburbs for 90 by taking 6-43…

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Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 4

The secret why the locals were so completely overwhelmed in the Shaw Memorial Shield game at Muswellbrook on Saturday will never be…

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Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 4

The Upper Hunter pennants were brought to a close on Saturday, when Muswellbrook defeated Denman 10090. Scores: Wallan, Killen, McNeil…

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Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 3

R. E. McClintock, with a 76 off the stick and a nett 60, won last Saturday's stroke handicap. Winner for the first nine holes was R…

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Greyhound Racing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 3

The following is the draw for Wednesday night's meeting of the Muswellbrook Mechanical Coursing Club, cmmencing at 8.15 p.m.:—…

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Night Tennis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 4

Three Aberdeen teams have filled the first three places in the ''A'' grade night tennis competition held in Muswellbrook on Tuesday nights…

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Kurri Swimming Pool Officially Opened Cost Estimated at £70,000

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 1

On Saturday afternoon, in brilliant sunshine, a very large crowd assembled at the Kurri Kurri Olympic Swimming Pool to witness the official opening by Mr. W. J. Grieve, Clerk, of Kearsley Shire Council…

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Greyhound Racing Mammoth Major's Dual Success. Negoa Havoc Wins Main Stake at Odds-on. Five Favorites Successful

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 4

Starting at 5/4 on and 3/1, Mammoth Major scored a dual success for R. T. McLaren, of Newcastle, at Saturday night's meeting of the…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 3

Saturday's draw for Hunter River Rinks Competition : McGrogan, Murphy, Lowe, O. Robinson v. Madden, Cutcliffe,…

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Ladies' Swimming

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 2

Singleton Ladies' Swimming Club held its point score races on Monday afternoon. Winners were M. Booth (Intermediate…

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