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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1951

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Lochinvar Cricket Club Banquet

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 4

The annual [?] of the Lochinvar Cricket [?] held in Lochinvar School [?] Mr. [?]…

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T.b. Golf Cup at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 3

SINGLETON: Mr. Fred Tulloch won the annual T.B. Cup competition at Singleton Golf Club, with a score of 59…

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Big Entries for Races. Merriwa

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 10

The secretary reports that just over 80 entries have been received for Merriwa Race Club's meeting to be held on Saturday, 5th May…

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Rugby League. Kurri Beat Maitland Before Record Crowd Cessnock Beaten by Northern Suburbs

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 6

Before a record crowd which paid £301 for admittance the Kurri Kurri team beat Maitland at the Kurri League ground on Anzac Day by 13 points to 3. The score could have easily been much closer, but…

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Bowls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 28 April 1951 · page 2

Bowls stood no show against the Show last Saturday. The green was almost deserted so no formal games were played…

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U.S. Golf Team

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK: United States Walker Cup golf team [?]lled for England yesterday confident of retaining the international…

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Tennis. Booral-stroud v BULAHDELAH

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 28 April 1951 · page 2

The Booral-Stroud combination showed greatly improved form on Saturday last in their match with Bulahdelah Central at Bulahdelah,…

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Football Dungog Wins First Competition Match T. Smith Scores 3 Tries West Beaten 16-2

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 28 April 1951 · page 1

Dungog A Grade side started off well in the Maitland League's Competition on Sunday with a decisive 16-2 win over Western Suburbs…

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Singleton Golf

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 April 1951 · page 4

The Stableford A grade competition played on Saturday was won by T. Bates with 42. The B grade was won by A…

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Golf Associates

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 April 1951 · page 4

Sunday's competition was won by Mrs. L. Bailey with 38 points. Mrs. Worms was runner-up with 36…

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Branxton Golf

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 April 1951 · page 4

Open Mixed Foursome: H. Broadbent – Miss Broadbent (Muswellbrook Club), (10½) 64½ ; A. Dever-Mrs. Dever…

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Golf Week-end Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 May 1951 · page 3

E. Page, who recorded a 73 off the stick, won Saturday's "A" grade Stableford par handicap with 38 points. The "B" grade prize went to…

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Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 May 1951 · page 4

Scone had an easy win over Aberdeen by 20-2 on the former's ground last Sunday. The winners played superior football throughout and…

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Kurri Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 May 1951 · page 4

Results of the Kurri Tennis Association's mixed team competition on Saturday were:— B. grade: Pilots defeated…

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Social Cricket

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 May 1951 · page 3

A team of cricketers from the Exchange Hotel on Sunday [?] an East Greta comb[?] 15 runs and six wic[?]…

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Tennis Park News

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 May 1951 · page 3

No. 1 team was very successful in their match against Mascotte, winning by 18 games. Best player was Bruce Barden. The No. 2 team won…

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Greyhound Racing Failure of Five Favorites Costly to Punters

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 May 1951 · page 4

The failure of five favorites, two of which started at odds-on, and one backed in from 5's to 2's, was costly to backers at Wednesday night's…

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Bowls

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1951 · page 1

Scone teams to play against South Newcastle on Saturday next: Gregson, Johnston, Frost and Baker; Thompson, Clifton, Poole…

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Tennis

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 2 May 1951 · page 3

At a meeting of the Board of Control of the Dungog and District Tennis Association, held last night, the details for the jubilee Tournament to…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1951 · page 8

The North and Nrth-western Groups defeated Newcastle, at Tamworth on Sunday last by 20 points to 10, before a crowed of…

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