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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1953

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Golf chatter from Branxton Club

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 4

To carry more than two golf clubs for an 18 holes competition would apparently be unnecessary for the…

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Tennis: Day Competitions Placed Under Way

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 5

The day competitions of Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Ass[?] was placed under way on Saturday. In the bodge grade, there was some outstanding…

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GOLF: Clubs Had Big Field For Week-end Games

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 5

Hunter Valley and coalfields golf clubs had big fields for competitions staged during the week-end. On Maitland links, the A grade division of the stroke handicap an Saturday afternoon went to W…

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Night Football Is Popular in U.K. (By a Reuter Correspondent)

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 3

LONDON: Floodlight football in Britain is becoming so popular that the football league may be forced to recognise the system for playing competitive league matches…

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Cessnock Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 6

The following players have been selected to represent the No. 2 Grade Pennants for the Hunter River Association on…

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Tennis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 4

On Sunday, Aberdeen won the Jeffree-McGahan Cup match against Muswellbrook, by 17 sets 149 games to 13 sets 141 games…

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Greyhound Racing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 4

Precious Pru and Occasion win for D. Purnell—Arod just fails to meet with success—Real Jazz scores after fastfinishing run Precious Pru and Occasion,…

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Kurri Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 5

The semi-finals of Kurri Kurri District Tennis Association's B. grade men's teams competition resulted:—…

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Branxton Golf Competitions

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 3

In the 2-club event on Saturday practically all cards returned were good. Two setts were under the course par…

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Tennis Player For Japan

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE: The [?]ewe Tennis Association of Australia agreed last night to a request from ice Japanese…

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Car Accident Near Golf Course

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 1

A car driven by Bruce Peterson, of Muswellbrook, ran off the road on the New England Highway, near the Muswellbrook Golf…

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Cup Tennis Won By Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 2

Howe Park Club and Sco[?]e met at Singleton in the first round of matches for the Je[?]free McGahan and Campbell…

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Tamworth Football Team for Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 2

The following team will represent Tamworth district against Upper Hunter, at Muswellbrook, next Sunday:…

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Rugby League. Kurri and Cessnock Still on Top Lakes Topples Maitland

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 1

Cessnock and Kurri remained unbeaten alter the second series of games in the Newcastle Rugby League competition on Saturday. One of the biggest surprises of the series was…

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R. S. L. NOTES (By ex-Serviceman) CRICKET

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 3

The return cricket match between Widden and the R.S.L was played on the Victoria Park wicket on Sunday last. After an…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 April 1953 · page 2

Electric Light Games played on Monday night resulted: Harry Trotnan, Ben Troman and Arthur Godfrey v. Toby…

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Many Good Bowls Wins To District

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 22 April 1953 · page 2

The names of bowlers from Maitland district figure prominently In the records of N.S.W. and Country Week…

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Football Wests Defeat Dungog in First Clash

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 22 April 1953 · page 8

The 1953 football season opened last Sunday when Dungog met Wests on Bennett Park in A grade…

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District Bowls Fixtures

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 April 1953 · page 7

East Maitland games for Saturday: — President’s Trophy: P. Cunningham v S. Dunkley, K. Guy…

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