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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1951

2,545 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 57 of 128

Australians In Big Golf

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 5

LONDON: Three of the four Australian competing in Pinfold’s £3000 stg golf tournament at Bournemouth were within…

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Golf. Disputed Match Awarded to Singleton

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 1

The N.S.W. Golf Council has found in favour of the Singleton team in connection with the dispute that had arisen over the result of the…

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Races on If Weather Holds

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 1

Mr. Mitchell (hon. secretary) stated this morning that the Jockey Club's meeting will definitely be held to-morrow,…

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Mrs. D. Bailey Makes Fine Golf Comeback

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 5

Mrs. Don Bailey after several years absence from golf proved that she will soon be on top again when she won the…

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Tennis

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 4

Owing to the inclement weather on Saturday last, only two teams played a competition match. As deferred matches will not be played this…

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Football Dungog V. Morpeth

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 4

This Sunday, June 17, Dungog A Grade and Under 19 teams will meet Morpeth at Bennett Park, Dungog. Wests will meet EastS at Maitland…

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Cessnock Association Tennis (By "ACE")

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 3

Handclap events in all divisions will be continued at Cannock over the week-end, the open championship events…

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Resumption Of Racing At Warwick Farm

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY: The Chief Secretary (Mr. Clive Evatt) yesterday in firmed the Australian Jockey Club that a special permit would…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 4

Joe Louis, still the outstanding "Brown Bomber," knocked out Lee Savodl in the sixth round of their 15-rounds bout…

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Golf

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 4

Jim Ferrier's 155 in the first two rounds of the U.S. open golf championship has disqualified him from the final rounds…

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Muswellbrook Races Abandoned

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 4

Muswellbrook race meeting, to have been held on Saturday, was abandoned [?] of heavy rain on Friday night…

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Tennis Team for Maitland

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 4

The following team will represent Howe Park Tennis Club at Maitland on Sunday next. A bus will leave Grainger and…

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The Sport Field Football

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 4

A crowd of nearly 30,000 saw Queensland draw 22 all with the visiting French team at Brisbane on Saturday…

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Big Golf Fields in Heavy Rain

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 4

Rain did not stop play at the Singleton Golf Club over the weekend. A field of more than 60 players contested a special 27-holes event on Saturday…

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Football Teams For Next

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 2

Singleton United will meet Murrurundi and Merriwa on Sunday next. The "A" graders will meet…

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Cessnock Golf

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 3

The four ball Stableford aggregate played at Cessnock on Sunday resulted:— K. Allen 16 R. Hardon 19…

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Association Tennis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 2

Owing to the rain, all Association tennis fixture were cancelled last week-end. The fixtures for the M. Campbell and Jeffree-McGahen Cups…

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Football at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 5

SINGLETON, Monday: Singleton A grade football team defeated [?] 27 to 7 at Howe Park, Singleton…

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Jockey Club Races. Cancelled Owing To Rain

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 1

Muswellbrook Jockey Club has struck a patch of bad luck. For the second Saturday in succession the club's winter meeting was…

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