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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1951

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Bowls Saturday's Games

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 5

H.R.D.B.A. Pars and Singles will be played on the local green to-morrow. Players are requested to be in attendance…

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Tennis Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 8

A general meeting on Sunday to discuss an amendment to "Rule 5" of the constitution: "All matches to be…

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Social Cricket

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 5

Whittingham (v. Army Camp at Whittingham, Sunday 2 p.m.) N. Hawkins, J. Knight, K. Moore, M. Smith, C. Smith, A…

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Cricket Chat

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 3

Fixtures and umpire appointments for March 10 and 17:— A. Grade semi-finals: East End v. Paxton, at Sportsground…

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Kurri Cricket Chat

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 6

Only one match before the finals remains to be played in the first and second grades, and two matches for the third grade…

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Maitland Bowls Carnival On May Day

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 6

Maitland Bowling Club will conduct its usual carnival on the Dark greens on May Day. This was decided at a club meeting…

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Coloured Races Demonstrate Capetown

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 1

Fifty police with ritice guarded with the yard of South Africa’s Parliament House last night when 10,000 coloured people…

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Racing Sidelights Field Boy Hard to Beat Ran Excellent Race Last Start

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 6

The race likely to be of most interest to racegoers at Rosehill to-morrow is the Railway Quality Handicap,…

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Swimming Club Championships

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1951 · page 3

The second series of Maitland Swimming Club championships will be Held at the baths tomorrow morning…

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Football Dungog Football Club Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1951 · page 2

Mr. R. Bacon (President) presided at a meeting of the Dungog Football Club, held in the Sunshine Cafe on Thursday night. There was a very…

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Trial for Rugby Union Players

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1951 · page 5

Maitland Rugby Union team Will play its first trial game of the season on Sunday against Toronto…

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Cricket Teams

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1951 · page 3

Central District B grade to play Weston-Kurri at Weston (players to catch 1 o’clock bus); a. Scott, R. Deamer, J. Desmer, F. Murphy,…

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Opening Day For Maitland Tennis

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 5

Maitland Tennis Association’s opening day, cot down for last Saturday, was cancelled owing to rain and will now take place next…

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Father And Son Are Golf Rivals

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 2

Sixteen-year-old Bill Wood and his father, accountant at the Bank of New South Wales, Singleton, tied during the par…

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Week-end Bowls H.r.d.b.a. Pairs

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 4

C. Partridge, A. R. Paget 19 v A. Heuston, A. Lowe 17. E, Mantle. W. Searl 15 v A. Madden, V. Groves 21…

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Blame Food for Poor Cricket in England

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 3

Commodore C. M. Ford, recently commander of the Queen Elisabeth, and now in Australia on a world tour,…

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Cricket Finals To Start On March 31 (By “Cover Driver)

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 4

To allow the Robby Lesque and Rugby Union the use of grounds for start of the competition, River Cricket…

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Weston Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 5

Games to be played in the Western Bowling Club championships on Sunday are:— Singles: S. Marriott v…

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Bowls. Clarrie and Bill Caned

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 4

From the time the bell stopped ringing on Saturday Clarrie Jeans and Bill James were put out and not "kept in" by Tom Edmondson and…

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Golf Notes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 4

E. Davies had a double in in the "B" grade events during the weekend, taking the prizes for the Saturday and Sunday afternoon…

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