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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1953

2,874 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 37 of 144

Teams For Upper Hunter Tennis

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 5

SINGLETON: Howe Park Club will play in the Upper Hunter Cup competitions which open on Sunday week…

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Bowls

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 4

The following team has been selected to play against B. H. P. next Sunday: Campbell, Cunningham, Berriman,…

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Good Golf Round by Belgian

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 5

LONDON: Belgian Flory Van Dock led the field with brilliant 64 at the end of the first round of the Silver…

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10 Teams May Compete In , Table Tennis

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 7

Officials of Maitland and District Table Tennis Association expect that at last 10 teams will take part in…

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Football Port Stephens League Has Entry of Nine Teams

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 8

The Port Stephens League this year has the biggest entry since the League was formed—an entry of nine…

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Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 10

SATURDAY: District championship doubles: R. Dunn, R. Bush (Denman) 23 d. C. Brown, H. Lyness (Mbk.) 21; district…

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Golf

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 6

The 36-holes competition, played during' Easter was won by A. Rose, with a score of 143. Last Saturday an 18-hole stroke…

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Weston Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 7

K.S.B. Shield games at the Western, greens on Sunday week at 1.30 p.m. are—C. Thompson (Weston)…

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Kurri Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 2

Games to be played in the Townshend Trophy at Kurri Bowling Club at the weekend are—…

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Cessnock Golf

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 6

In all the years I have played golf I have never seen the game as keen as it is at the present time. This is partly…

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Greyhound Racing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 4

Harlem Lady's Failures Costly—Bright Gug-King Sign Feature in Close Finishes—Three Winners Assist Fielders The two failures of Harlem Lady were very costly to…

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Kurri Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 7

The semi-final of the B grade men's teams competition will be played tomorrow. Fixtures—Brunkerville No. 1 v…

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Women’s Bowls Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 4

Mrs. South well of Maitland Park Ladies’ Bowling Clubs, was the winners of the association singles, and will…

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Cricket Finals

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 6

Finals of the Cessnock District Cricket Association's competitions will be continued tomorrow afternoon…

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Cessnock Tennis Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 8

The Colliery tennis competition finals will be played to-night at the Park. Matches set down are as follows:—No…

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Kurri School Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 2

Kurri school tennis matches between teams from Jacob end Cunningham Houses this week resulted—…

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Singleton Golf Club Associates

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 1

The winner of the Singleton Associates stroke competition on Wednesday was Mrs. Worms in the A…

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Rugby Union Games At Lorn Park

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 4

Maitland Rugby Union teams will have a full day on, Saturday, with the two junior team playing In Newcastle…

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Racing To Start Earlier

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 3

Races at Newcastle tomorrow afternoon will be run 10 minutes earlier than the times shown in fields and…

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Golf Notes (By "Short Putt.")

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 7

Next Sunday the monthly club event will be decided and a good field is anticipated for this popular day. The usual…

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