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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1952

2,569 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 129

Cricket Fixtures and Umpires

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 5

A grade: Paxton v. St. Andrews (J. Goodwin and W. Lygoe); East End forfeited to United Services…

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Turf Tennis Courts To Be Laid Down

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1952 · page 3

The annual meeting last night of Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association so[?]nefloned the laying down of four turf courts on Maitland Park. when the courts are…

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Quirindi Rugby League Club

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 4

QUIRINDI: Quirindi Football Club is making. early preparation for the coming season…

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Practice Tennis Balls Approved

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 3

LONDON .Monday .—A new type of tennis ball, made of rubber and without a wool cover, is being tested and is…

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Sedgman Tops Asian Tennis Draw COLOMBO

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 2

[?]).—Australian Frank Sedgnan, unofficial world No. 1 tennis player heads the top half of the men's singles…

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Grade Cricket Hunter River District First Grade

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 3

Branxton v. Western Suburbs Western Suburbs, 108 (R. Brown 45 not out, R. Conlon 19. J. Leacey 13; T. Fan-ell,…

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Cricket Teams For Saturday G.B.-R.C

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 2

To play Bulga at Whittingham on Saturday:— E. Noble (Capt.), W. Noble, S. Burley, J. Griffith. G…

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Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 1

Despite the heat wave golfers turned out at the week-end. Just back from a holiday, R. E. McClintock struck form to win the…

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Bowls Fixtures

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 4

Maitland Park Club’s fixtures for Saturday:— Hunter River pairs, final: Mitchell- Vitnell v…

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Denman. Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 3

Denman went down by three points to Scone in the pennant games held on the local greens on Saturday afternoon…

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Championship Bowls Draw

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 5

Draw for the Hunter River Bowling Association’s champion fours (preliminary round), to be played on…

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Rugby League Decision Deferred

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY: The N.S.W. Rugby League deterred tor e fortnight consideration of the decision of the international…

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Bowls. Aberdeen Again Defeated

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 4

Playing against Muswellbrook No. 1 on Saturday in the pennant competition, Aberdeen failed to win a rink, and the Muswellbrook…

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Night Tennis Final

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 4

Two Aberdeen teams will contest the final of the Muswellbrook night tennis "A" grade competition. The two teams,…

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Tennis. Banks v. ABERDEN

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 2

Blomfield and Connell v. Campbell and Cameron 6/2; v. Phelps and Douglass 0/6; Harper and Parkinson v. (same pairs), 6/4,…

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Tennis Finals in Ladies’ Divisions

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 5

Ladies’ B and C grade night competitions of Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association were decided last night of Odd-street courts, before a large gallery…

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Cricket. Muswellbrook in Good Position

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 2

Muswellbrook appear to be certain of a win over Victoria Park in the match which started on Saturday. Victoria Park were all…

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Swimming. Bondi Too Strong for Muswellbrook. Large Crowd at Interclub Carnival

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 2

At the White Memorial Baths on Saturday night last, a very large crowd saw Bondi Amteur Swimming Club…

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Aberdeen News Cricket "A" Team Defeated by Scone

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 4

The Aberdeen "A" team were defeated on the first innings by Scone at Aberdeen last Saturday. The wicket had some "life" in it,…

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Greyhound Racing Blonde Link and Legal Chief Each Score Dulal Win. Just China's Third Success From Four Starts

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 2

Blonde Link and Legal Chief, two Newcastle runners, each scored a dual win at Friday night's meeting of the…

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