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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1953

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GOLF New Course Record; S. Holdsworth's 68

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 1

On Saturday last, Stan Holdsworth established a new course record of 68, breaking his own previous record by one stroke…

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DENMAN v. ABERDEEN Football Trial Game

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 6

The opening trial game of the 1953 season was held at Aberdeen recently, when Denman Rugby League Football Club…

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Boxing Carruthers Wins on K.o. in Tenth Round

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 6

Australian Jimmy Carruthers retained his world bantamweight boxing title at the Rand Stadium, Johannesburg (S. Africa)…

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Aberdeen Wins Cricket Grand Final Low Scores in Both Innings

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 6

Aberdeen again won the Upper Hunter District Cricket Association "A" grade premiership by defeating Campbell's in the grand final on Saturday by 21 runs…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 3
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

The draw for games to be played on Saturday is as follows: A Grade Singles: L…

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Coach For Rugby League Reserves

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 5

Former Cessnock and representative player, Harry Bewes, now residing in Maitland, was last night appointed…

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Night Tennis Results

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 5

Night tennis matches played last night resulted:— A and A reserve.—Willbees, 5-35, d S[?]engers, 3-33;…

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Cricket Draw Knock-out Competition Final

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 8

O.K. 2 v Tillegra on Bennett Park Umpires: G. Turner and W. Tickle. One-day match Time…

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Diggers' Tennis Club Annual General

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 8

At the annual general meeting of Diggers Tennis Club last week it was decided that the club raise no objections to…

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Visiting Tennis Stars Here To-day

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 5

The champion New Zealand girls’ tennis team was due in Maitland early this afternoon. The visitors reached…

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Annual Meeting of Upper Hunter Tennis Assoc

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Upper Hunter Tennis Association was held at Aberdeen on Monday night,…

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Boxing at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 5

SINGLETON: Despite dri[?]ing rain, about 1000 troops and civilians attended the army-civilian boxing…

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Greta Rugby League Club

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 7

Greta Rugby League Club has reformed and selected the following officers:— President, Mr. B…

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Tennis Notes

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 6

Badge tennis will be conducted by Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association for the Saturday afternoon…

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Golf Coaching School

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 6

SINGLETON: A coaching school for golf enthusiasts opened in Singleton yesterday. The classes will be…

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Racing Men Busy In North

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 2

Busiest racing organisation in New South Wales is surely the North and North-western Districts Racing Association…

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Hunter Cricket Final Third Day

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 6

Northern District, with a lead of [?] and [?] wickets in hand, [?] against Westen [?] is the…

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Tennis: New Zealand Tourists Suffer First Defeat

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 7

The touring New Zealand junior tennis team suffered its first defeat of the tour last night, when Northumberland juniors beat them on the pork courts of Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 5

The two coaches who arrived on Saturday stripped for the game against Cessnock on Sunday and created a favourable impression…

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