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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1953

2,874 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 144

Local Girl Wins Every Event in School Swimming

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 March 1953 · page 2

Miss Leslea Barry, who proved such an able swimmer at Singleton when she was at school here, was…

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Rain Holds Up Grade Cricket Final

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 March 1953 · page 4

Rain restricted ploy to 90 minutes in the first day of the Hunter River District Cricket Association’s first grade final between Northern District and Western-Kurri on Maitland Sports Ground on…

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Cessnock Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 5

No pennant games were played on Saturday as Kurri No. 2 forfeited to Cessnock in the red pennant competition…

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Tennis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 4

There was a good attendance of players at the Park courts during the week-end, when four courts were in use. There…

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Bowls. Pennant Game

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 4

Muswellbrook No. 2 team defeated Scone 120-73. J. Hastie, P. Thiess, M. G. McLean, W. Ramage (42) d. H. Bell, A…

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Kurri Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 6

Kurri Kurri District Tennis Association Team's Competition resulted— A reserve grade: Women's…

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Golf Club Committee Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 1

Eleven new members were nominated and accepted at last night's meeting of the committee of the Muswell…

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Tennis Invitation From Japan'

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 5

MELBOURNE: The Council of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia referred to the intenay committee an…

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Scone Races Mocassin's Double

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 3

Newcastle horse, Moccasin, won the principal double at Scone Race Club's meeting on Saturday…

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Golf Season Opened Sixty-Four Competitors

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 2

Flayers from Scone, Denman, Aberdeen, Steelworks and Muswellbrook Clubs took part in the…

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Football Grandstand Seats To Be Dearer

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 5

NEWCASTLE: Grandstand charges for matches this season's Newcastle Rugby League competitive be increased by 4d. This decision was reached at a meeting the…

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Greyhound Racing. Dual Success to Back Axle at Odds on Weary Pilot's Neck Win Costly to Fielders Six Favorites Meet with Success

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 4

Back Axle, who scored a dual success for his owner, H. G. Hungerford, of Greta, at Friday night's meeting of the Muswellbrook Mechanical Coursing Club, started at 6 to 4 on in each win…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 3
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

Games in the Electric Light competition, played on Monday night, resulted as follows:—…

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Golf Membership 120 1952 Activities Reviewed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 8

Membership at the end of the financial year stood at 120 (75 members and 45 associates), the retiring secretary…

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Coach for Rugby League Reserves

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 5

The committee of Maitland District Rugby League last night decided to call applications for a playing or…

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Cricket Comment

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 8

Well, the 1952-53 competition is over and now only the knock-out and finals remain to be decided. Before doing…

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Night tennis comp. draw

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 3

This being the concluding round of the night tennis competition there will be no change in the point…

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Ladies Mid-week Tennis

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 4

All intending players for Mid-week are asked to forward their names to the secretary, or leave at Alan…

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New president for golf club

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 3

When the Singleton Golf Club held its annual meeting at the Club House last week, Mr. R. H. Burgess,…

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