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Sport, 1951

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Tennis Stars to Play in Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 5

Ken Rosewall, Mervyn Rote, G. Worthington and Roy Tolan, under Slazenger’s banner, will be participating in a tennis…

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Interesting Stage in Hunter Cricket

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 5

The series in the Hunter River Cricket Association’s first grade competitions to be concluded on Saturday will be the most vital to date and results will have an important bearing on the table…

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Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 5

The last few weeks have seen great activity in the local club. The old green has been abandoned as far as general…

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Associates' Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 2

The 9-holes' Stableford played on Sunday was won by Mrs. H. W. Broadbent with 22 points. The 36-markers' competition was…

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Kurri Golf

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 1

Members of Kurri Golf Club will resume activities after the Xmas vacation on Saturday. A stroke handicap will be…

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Cessnock Golf

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 5

The programme for the Cessnock course this weekend is Saturday, Stableford Par; Sunday: Four-ball Best Ball…

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Tennis Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 8

Entries are called for teams in A and B grade to take part in the Colliery Tennis Championships. This competition…

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Golf Club Committee. Jubilee Celebrations Tournament

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 1

At a meeting of the committee of the Golf Club held on Tuesday last it was decided to cooperate with the Muswellbrook…

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Cycle Club’s Road Races

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 6

Seventeen riders from Singleton, Cessnock, Newcastle and Maitland started in the Maitland Cycle Club’s race…

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Ken Binns in Winning Tennis Team

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 3

Fifteen-year-old Ken Binns, formerly of Muswellbrook, was a member of Newcastle No. 4 team, composed of juniors, who won the men's "B"…

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Care of Cricket Areas In Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 6

Representatives of the Hunter River, District Cricket Association and the City Council’s park committee may confer over the matter of mowing grounds. The association’s board of…

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Greyhound Racing Lefty's Head Win Over Hesdin. Fury Boy's Narrow Win Over Stawell Fashion. Agne's Own and Newdell Score at Odds-on

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 8

The exciting finish in the third division of the short distance stake, in which Lefty and Hesdin featured, was the higlight at Wednesday's…

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Rose hill Races Postponed

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 3

Sydney Turf Club has postponed Rosebill race meeting from this afternoon until Wednesday. ECA allocations tor 1951…

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Wyong Races Postponed

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 4

Wyung Turl club has postpotied to meeting, schooled for Wednesday, untill January a1. The Meeting allocated for that…

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Cricket In India MADRAS

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 3

The Commonwealth XI, with four wickets in hand, led India by 19 runs at stumps in the third day of the fourth unofficial test…

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Patty Asks To Be Taken Off Tennis Ranking New York

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 4

Brodge patty, Wimbledon tennis championship winner, has been dropped from the U.S. ranking [?] at his own request…

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Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 4

The attendance at the meeting recently was disappointing. The main items on the agenda were the cementing of the ditches at the ends…

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Greyhound Racing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 2

The following is the draw for tomorrow (Wednesday) night's meeting of the Muswellbrook Mechanical Coursing Club, commencing at 8.15…

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Tennis Notes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 2

"A" grade draw for to-night:—Blairmore v. Lochiel; Dartbrook v. Tahoma; Park v. Aberdeen (all matches at Park courts)…

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Swimming Notes Fairhall's State Title

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 3

Congratulations to Brian Fairhall upon his winning of the under 14 years breaststroke championship of N.S.W. at the…

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