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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1952

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Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 3

R. Bates, R. Smee, J. Brereton and W. Powell 34 d. H. Dever, A. Burgess, A. Malcolm and Jim Holdsworth 2; S. Hume, H. Smee,…

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Bowls Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 5

Only tour rinks won each of the four rounds in the bowls tournament fit Maitland Park yesterday…

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Tennis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 3

The second round of the Scone competition was played on Saturday last. Park I. defeated Aberdeen I.; Park II. lost to…

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Singleton Football

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 5

SINGLETON: After a fast and hard game played at Howe Park, Western Suburbs defeated Singleton A grade…

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County Cricket

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 1

LONDON: Lon Hutton, 52, and Watson, 79 not out, top scored in Yorkshire’s [?] (declared) against Somerset…

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Rugby League Country Week Trial Games

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 5

Maitland half back Reg Curran and second-row forward Gordon Harley, who gained selection in the Newcastle…

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Golf Club. Week-end Games

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 4

Saturday's "A" grade Stableford competition was won by A. Holdsworth on a count back from R. E. McClintock, both…

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Football. Mills in Northern Team

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 1

As a result of his brilliant display in Sunday's game at Tamworth, in which he scored four tries, Tommy Mills, of…

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Miss Australia Fund Benefits From Coursing Meeting. Royal Music Equals Track Record

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 3

The usual meeting of the Muswellbrook Mechanical Coursing Club was held on Friday night. The club…

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Farnham Trophy to Peter Neale Won Three Races

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 2

Fifteen-year-old Peter Neale showed his older and more experienced opponents the way home in the Cessnock…

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Erica Willis Not Chosen. Young Athletic Unlucky

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 1

Despite having bettered Olympic standards seven times since the end of January, but not at the required Australian…

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Bowls Pairs Championship

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 4

Tonner and Holland v Offner and Duckworth. The first-named pair had it all their way until the score stood at 21-7 on the 16th end. Then Offner…

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Rugby Union in Schools

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 5

The assistant secretary (Mr. T. Dunn) said at a meeting of Newcastle Rugby Union last night that for…

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Branxton May Day Golf Tournament

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 5

The Branxton Golf Club conducted a nine-hole par competition on Monday. Results: E. Cornes 5, 2 up;…

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Rugby League Mills, Dunn Selected For Country Week

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 1

Tom Mills (winger) and Bob Dunn (lock forward) were selected to represent Northern Tablelands in the Country Week Trials in Sydney next Saturday…

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New Taxes May Prevent Overseas Cricket Tours

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 1

LONDON: M.C.C tours of Australia and other countries will be jeopardised if the Government carries out a proposal to raise the tax an advection to cricket matches, the House of Commons was told yesterday…

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Mid-week Bowls Winners

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 5

Prizes won In the mid-week bowling competition were presented by the president (Mr. A. S. McDonald) during the…

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Dates For Tennis Tournaments

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 7

Sanction has been given E.M. Park to conduct an open tournament on the third Sunday in each month…

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Racing Again at Warwick Farm

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY: Warwick Farm will [?] for racing on June 28. The A.J.[?]. Staff and…

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Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 6

Baasingthwaighte Pairs: C. Wilton, E. Taylor 9 on d. C. Coupland, E. Farrell 8 on 38-22; C. Reynolds, B Berry 4 on d. W…

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