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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1953

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Miniature Road Racing

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 2

The exciting sport of miniature road racing, originated on a model track in London, is fast becoming…

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Colts’ Cricket

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 3

H. R. Colts under 21 played Newcastle C. and S. Colts on Maitland Sports Ground today…

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Bleak Forecast For Australian Tennis

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 3

NEW YORK: Victor Seixas, captain of the defeated U.S. Davis Cup squad, believes it will take Australia more than two years to find new tennis players of the calibre of Sedgman and McGragor,…

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Country Week Tennis Team Matches

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 4

Newcastle Junior No. 1 team, which had expected to win the event, has had its plan foiled by the N.S.W…

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Plane Dived Onto-Football Field

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 1

LONDON: The poor was killed and two [?] injured one [?] when a let [?]…

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Slipped on Service to Tennis Star

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: American Davis Cup player, Tony Trabert, today missed the plane in which be was scheduled to return…

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Cricket Teams

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 5

The following are Singleton No. l and No. 2 teams to Play Maitland at Maitland to-morrow. Cars will leave G…

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Night Bowls at East Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 3

Mixed bowls will be conducted at the East Maitland green to-night as usual Names to be in by 7.30…

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Ground Members Tennis Club

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 5

Club tennis for Ground Members’ Club will be resumed on Saturday and Sunday afternoons on the…

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Colts’ Cricket Competition

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 3

SINGLETON: Six members of the Colts’ cricket -team from Singleton and district competition are playing at…

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Results Of John Bull Cricket

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 3

Singleton defeated Cessnock in the first round of the John Bull Shield competition but lost the second round to…

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Hunter Valley Search For Cricket Shield

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 1

MAITLAND. The hunt is on again in the Hunter Valley—for a cricket shield "lost" 17 years ago…

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Local Colts Combine With M'brook For Cricket Comp

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 1

The Singleton and Muswellbrook Colts will combine to form a team to play a threeday cricket competition at Tamworth starting today…

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Professional Tennis Plans Confirmed Sedgman, McGregor Fly To U.S. To-morrow

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 3

ADELAIDE: Frank Sedgman and Ken McGregor, Australia’s tennis champions, have told the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia of their intention to turn professional…

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Raymond Terrance Bowls Tournament

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 3

RAYMOND TERRACE: A Carnival spirit was displayed on the bowline green during the week-end when rinks from…

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Swimming School Out This Year

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 2

SINGLETON: The Question Department has decided to run children’s swimming school in Singleton this…

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Cricket Teams

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 3

The Warkworth team to play Wanderers on Saturday is W. Ramsey, F. Borchers, Dudley Nichols, D. Ramsey,…

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Colts’ Cricket

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 3

SINGLETON: Members of the Coits’ cricket team falled to gain selection at Tamworth during the three-day cricket…

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Night Tennis Entries

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 5

Entries for the 1968 nixed night competition in teams of four, two men and two ladies, close on Monday…

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Re-design boxing gloves, say doctors

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 4

The journal of the- American Medical Association calls for an an all out effort — Including a…

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