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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1953

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Sunday Morning Tennis Competition

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 4

Hardy's 1 and Douglass's 2 now share first place in the point score table, with 25 points…

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Unofficial Test Tennis at Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 5

Many tennis enthusiasts fro Maitland will attend the exhibition games being staged by Newcastle Lawn…

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Cricket Gundy Easily Defeated

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 4

At Gundy on Saturday, Aberdeen had little trouble in defeating the home side by a margin of 134 runs on the first innings…

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15 Applications For Football Coach

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 4

The Aberdeen Football Club has received fifteen applications for the position of player coach for the coming season…

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Cricket Bowman Park Beaten by D. Carter

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 2

The Bowman Park-Muswellbrook match on Saturday was a triumph for Muswellbrook player D. Carter. The Bowman Park…

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Weston's Win in Sunday Cricket Beat Criterion in Semi

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 6

Weston Workers' Club cricket team defeated Criterion by an innings and 64 runs in the semi-final of the Kurri Sunday…

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Greyhound Racing. Dual Success to Trisha Della September Jane S Big Margin Success Sally Ray Assists Fielders

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 4

Starting at 7 to 2 and 5 to 1 respectively, Trisha Delia, trained by K. Stokes, of Newcastle, scored a dual success at…

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Boxing Aspirants

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 2

At least 12 local lads will go to Maitland on Sunday to see if they have enough boxing ability to take part in a…

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Bowls in Remembrance

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 8

The Australian and Pennant flags were half-masted at the bowling green on Saturday and Sunday in honour…

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Boxing, Wrestling For Charities

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 5

SINGLETON: Singleton military camp will co-operate with local business people to stage a boxing and wrestling…

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Cricket Teams

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 3

Wanderers' Cricket Team for Saturday:— M. Adams, S. Adams, D. Medhurst, D. Cameron, W. Cameron, K…

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Perth's Cricket Wonder

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 8

This 15 years old Perth boy, Barry Shepherd, should be worth taking care of. In the W.A. junior carnival just over…

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Women’s Athletic Championships

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY: Athletic officials hare invited Olympians Winsome Cripps and Shirley Strickland to run against Marjorie…

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Will Claim Boxing Title

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY: Boxing manager Frank Kennedy said to-day that Bernie Hall would claim the Australian welterweight…

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Night Bowls At Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 5

There was another good attendance of bowlers at the West Maitland Club’s night competition and on Maitland Park…

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Tennis Stars Leave For Home

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Champion American women tennis players. Maureen Connolly and Julie Sampson, left Sydney by air…

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Hunter Cricket Association Games In Interesting Position

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 7

Rain, which interfered with play in the Hunter River Cricket Association competition last Saturday, left all games in an interesting position for the concluding day on Saturday…

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Denman Rugby League Football Club Committee Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 10

The first meeting of the newly-elected committee of the Denman Rugby League Football Club was held on Monday…

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Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

Singles championship: W. Berry d. E. Buckley 31-30. Muswellbrook No. 2 pennant team were successful against…

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