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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1951

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Bicycle Club Races (By “TRIER”)

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 9

Max Shone, having his first ride this year, won the club’s five miles handicap on Saturday and also gained time honours…

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Hunter River Cricket: Club Championship Depends on Saturday’s Results

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 9

Competition in all grades will finish on Saturday and the finals will committee on March 31. Although The first grade tonalists are known, with Central premier and Western Suburbs runner-up the result…

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Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 8
Also in The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder

J. Mears had a deciding win in the "B" grade singles over R. Hallet, and W. Cox proved too consistent for A. Malcolm…

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Swimming Notes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 1

The following have been selected to represent the local club in the Wicks-Flynn series against Singleton to-night at the White Memorial…

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Rugby League Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 3

News of both Cessnock and Kurri clubs is broadcast tonight over 2CK at 7.30 p.m. Tune in to get last minute…

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Cessnock Golf

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 6

The programme for this week-end is:—Saturday, Am[?]es cup, 18 hole stroke handicap (handicaps extending to 36…

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Kurri Golf

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 2

The official opening of the golf season will be held on March 31, when a mixed foursome will be played. This…

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Golf Challenge [?]

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 5

Norman [?] Nida and Bubby Looks will play the first [?] of their [?] £1500 sterling challenge match at Capetown on…

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Tennis Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 6

Results of the colliery championship matches played last Friday were: Maitland Main defeated Paxton 5 sets 41…

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Kurri Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 2

The Kurri Kurri and District Lawn Tennis Association's competitions will be continued to-morrow. The final of the…

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Golf Club Competitions

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 2

The competition arranged Maitland Golf Club for the week end is a stroke handicap to be played over the restricted course…

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Romantic Racing Yarn

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 8

A heartwarming love story that brines the grown-up Shirley Temple together with Lon McCallister to the screen,…

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Social Cricket

Singleton Argus · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 4

The following team will represent the Coal Industry against a Singleton District Association team on Sunday at…

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Alleged Racing Malpractices Tawworth

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 2

Stipendiary stewards of the North and North-western District Racing Association yesterday disqualified for 12 months a trainer…

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Kurri Cricket Chat

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 2

The second grade team and the third grade teams waited in vain for their opponents to turn up on Saturday. It is a…

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Hunter Club Cricket Premiership Position

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 2

Mr. B. Dolahenty, recorder for the Hunter River Cricket Association, writes:— In a recent issue a statement…

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Rugby League: Grading Of Maitland Players May Follow Week-end Matches (By “Centre Forward”)

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 2

Following the trial game against Lakes United at Belmont on Saturday and the Cool Board match at Cessnock on Sunday, Maitland Rugby League selectors may grade the players for the forthcoming season…

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Singleton Golf Club Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1951 · page 4

Reports to the annual meeting of Singleton Golf Club by Mr. R. H. Burgess, president, and Mr. J. A. Leighton, secretary, stated…

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Diggers' Tennis Club Annual Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 17 March 1951 · page 1

The annual general meeting of the Diggers' Tennis Club was held on Monday night last at the R.S.L. Club rooms…

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