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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1953

2,874 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 32 of 144

Bowls

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 5

The following team has been selected to represent the Hunter River Bowling Association v. Newcastle…

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Werona Bowls

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 5

During the week-end some very interesting bowls was played on the club green. Jack Edwards was too…

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Ladies’ Swimming Point Score

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 5

SINGLETON : Singleton Ladles’ Amateur Swimming club point-score competition has finished, and the winners…

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Rugby Union Prospects Bright

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 5

Trial games conducted at Lorn Park on Sunday Indi[?] that Maitland Rugby Union could have its most successful…

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Rugby League Trial Games

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 5

Maitland’s record gate attendances at trial games this season have been responsible [?] three Newcastle teams…

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Night Tennis Results

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 5

Night tennis matches played in the Maitland Lawn Tennis Association’s competition resulted…

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Tennis Final Was Marathon

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 3

SINGLETON: Two teams took five hours to complete the final of the Albion B grade tennis competition…

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Marathon final in night tennis

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 4

A large crowd witnessed some very fine tennis on Monday night in the final of the B grade competition,…

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Golf Opening Day Saturday, 11th April

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 5

A mixed foursome event (arrange own partners) will be held on the Cangon Links, commencing at 1.45 p.m…

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Presentation to Secty. at closing of Ladies' Swimming Club season

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 1

The Singleton Ladies' Amateur Swimming Club closed its season at the baths this week and point…

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Tennis

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 6

A special meeting of the Scone Association was held on Monday last, in order to discuss the competition now that…

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East Maitland Bowls

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 3

East Maitland Bowling Club will conduct handicap pairs on Saturday and Monday. Names are to be in by…

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Port Stephens Rugby League

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 2

The Annual Meeting of the Port Stephens District Football League was held on Friday night last…

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Rugby League Final Trir[?]

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 5

Maitland Rugby League Club will play last season’s prem[?] Wasratah-Mayfield, in the [?] trial [?] on Easter…

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Cricket Forfeit

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 3

In another column of to-day issue it was stated that Hunter Hirer Cricket Associations team would play of…

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Night Tennis Results

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 5

Lawsons defected Embees by only six games in their match in the night tennis competition. The team won its match…

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Bowls Carnival Starts To-morrow

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 1

Muswellbrook Bowling Club's Eastcr carnival will open to-morrow, and end o[?] Monday. The carnival will…

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Golf Notes (By "Short Putt")

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 5

AGE does not seem to affect Ernie Page's golf. After an absence of six weeks from the game he turned on a 69 last…

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Merriwa Tennis Club Annual Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 10

Those present at the annual meeting of the Merriwa Tennis Club, held in the C.W.A. Rest Rooms on 23rd March, were:—…

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North End Rugby League Club Successful Meeting Last

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 4

The general meeting of the North End Rugby League Club, called for last Sunday, was a very…

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