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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1951

2,545 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 62 of 128

Football Dungog V. Merewether Hard Match Assured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1951 · page 3

Dungog's A Grade side to meet Merewether on Bennett Park this Sunday afternoon, July 1, at 3.15 p.m. will be selected from the following:…

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Week-end Bowls

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 4

The results of the Robinson Pairs competition on Saturday were : G. Heiss and A. Tisdell (4…

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Mid-week Bowls

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 3

Next game will be played on the West Maitland green on Wednesday next…

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Golf Associates' News

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 4

Draw for Wednesday's Stableford Competition is as follows: Mrs. Mather v Mrs. Moore; Mrs. Worms v Mrs. D'Arbon;…

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Locke Is Golf Favourite

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 4

LONDON: Bobby Locke is a hot favourite to win the British open golf championship, which begins at Royal Porlrush links,…

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Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 4

Little activity is seen on the green of late due to the wet weather, but Alan Malcolm was able to celebrate his birthday on…

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Tennis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 2

Park Nos. 1 and 2 teams were defeated by the leaders and runners-up in the inter-town Saturday afternoon competition. No. 1…

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Maitland Junior Rugby League

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 5

Maitland district Junior League fast night acceded to a request from the senior body to suspend all competition fixtures on…

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Tennis Board

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 5

The monthly board meeting of Maitland Tennis Association will be held at the club house on Wednesday night…

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Bowls Shield To Raymond Terrace

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 5

RAYMOND TERRACE: The Newcastle District Bowling Association conducts during the pennant season several competitions…

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Rugby League: Home Game For Maitland On

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 5

Maitland Rugby League team will have a home game on Saturday, when it meets South Newcastle, on the Show Ground…

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Aberdeen Sport Football. Singleton Defeats Aberdeen 14-2

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 4

At Singleton on Sunday, Aberdeen were convincingly defeated in the last 15 minutes of play by 14 points to 2. With only 15…

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Women’s Second Cricket Test (Australian Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 6

LONDON: Australia had 100 to make to win with a whole day’s play ahead and seven [?] in hand at the close of…

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Cessnock's Easy Win at Expense of West Kurri in Drawn Game With South Rugby League

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 4

Cessnock had an easy victory at the expense of Western Suburbs at the Kurri League Ground on Saturday, the score being 34 points to 7. The game was transferred from the Cessnock Sports…

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Bowls

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 3
Also in Singleton Argus, Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

The Maitland greens were too wet for play on Saturday, so the game, Upper Hunter v. Lower Hunter, had to be cancelled. Further…

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Tennis

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 3
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

Last Saturday's play in the Scone tennis competition saw the best A grade tennis in Scone for quite a long while. Muswellbrook…

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Tennis

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 3

Rouchel court was the only one not playable on Saturday. The match between Douglass's and Rouchel 2 had to be postponed…

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