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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1951

2,545 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 47 of 128

Tennis Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 2

Mr. J. Oswald has donated a cup, to be known as the "Oswald Cup," to be competed for by B. grade ladies in the…

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Kurri Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 8

The Kurri Kurri and District Lawn Tennis Association's mixed teams competition will be continued to-morrow. Play…

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Ladies' Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 7

Seventy-four women took part in the tournament at the Aberdare Park Tennis Courts on Tuesday…

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Football Team

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 5

The Singleton United Football Club will meet Scone at Howe Park on Sunday. Teams selected to play are; "A" Grade.-J…

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Maitland Golf Club

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 7

Maitland golfers were very active over last week-end on several courses In the district. The Bettington Cup team…

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Merriwa Golf Merriwa

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 10

The final round for the Bruce Bond trophy was played off on Sunday afternoon and resulted in a tie between F. Phillips and S. Budden…

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Aberdeen Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 3

The Aberdeen Jockey Club will hold a race meeting on Saturday, 2nd June. The programme will consist of five races. A total of £110 prize money…

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Changes in Golf Rules

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 5

LONDON: Loss of a stroke and distance for “out of bounds,” and abolition of the stymie, are two major changes…

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Raymond Terrace Golf Club

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 7

RAYMOND TERRACE: The Raymond Terrace Golf Club will conduct a mixed foursome on Sunday. It will be draw for…

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Ground Members’ Tennis Club

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 7

In social matches against Stewarts and Lloyds on the latter club’s courts in Newcastle, Ground Members’ teams were…

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History of Cricket

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 8

Commonwealth visitors to the Festival of Britain will find a display in London’s South Bank sports pavilion of…

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Football Teams for

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 10

The following teams will represent Muswellbrook against South Newcasle at the Showground on Sunday:—…

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Rugby League. Kurri to Play Lakes on

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 2

Kurri first grade Rugby League team has yet to win a match on the Belmont ground, but players are…

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Cessnock Golf (By Peter O'Neill)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 5

It was pleasing to see both the Bettington and Pogonoski Cup teams being successful last Sunday, Bettington Cup team…

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Aberdeen News Football. Aberdeen Narrowly Defeats Murrurundi

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 3

Aberdeen narrowly defeated Murrurundi 16-14 on Sunday at the latter's ground. Jack Lawson, playing five-eighth…

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Competition Football. Quirindi Here on Sunday. Merriwa

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 10

The football season will open locally on Sunday, when Quirindi will meet Merriwa in the reserve grade division of the Upper Hunter League…

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Golf on the Cheap. Non-Members Play, but Pay No Fees

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 10

At its meeting on Tuesday last, the committee of the Muswellbrook Golf Club decided to make a drive to collect green fees from…

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Greyhound Racing Fielders Gain Four Good Results. Fury Boy's Narrow Win in Main Stake. Speedy Gwen Scores Narrowly

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 7

Fielders received four good results at Wednesday night's meeting of the Muswellbrook Mechanical Coursing Club, the runners to do them the…

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Swimming Pool

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 19 May 1951 · page 4

Council decided on the motion of the Deputy Mayor (Ald. Bacon) to inform the Department that Council does not desire to spend any more…

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Verdict Against Boxing Champion

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 19 May 1951 · page 3

LOS ANGELES : A boxing promoter has won a 50,000 dollars (£A17,657) breach of contract judgement against world…

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