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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1953

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Singleton Golf Notes

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 May 1953 · page 5

Members showed their apPreciation of he break in the weather by turning out in large numbers for…

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Bowls Blind Bowlers Undefeated

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 6 May 1953 · page 8

After sweeping Murray's rink from the green on Saturday afternoon, Montgomery, Jack, Silcock and Darryl…

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Junior Tennis Tournament

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 May 1953 · page 5

Junior tennis players from Newcastle C[?] and Maitland an expected to attend the junior boys and…

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Turf Abc Racing Broadcasts Criticised

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 6 May 1953 · page 8

At a conference of the Federated Commerce Chambers at Glen Innes, Saturday afternoon racing broadcasts by…

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Tennis Stars Are to See Pope

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 1

VATICAN CITY : Pope Pine XII, will to-day receive about 100 of the world’s best tennis players in a special audience…

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Coursing Postponed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 2

The Muswellbrook Mechanical Coursing Club has been forced to postpone the meeting it was to have held…

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Golf Associates' Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 1

The second L.G.U. Medal round was held on Wednesday. Results:- Mrs. B. Bailey 103 (35) 68…

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Golf

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 1

As the result of last week-end drenching rain, the course and greens were unusually glow for the first qualifying…

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Tennis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 6

ALL matches set down for last week-end were abandoned because of bad weather, but players realised that the district…

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Kurri Golf

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

The club championships will commence this weekend, when the first and second qualifying rounds will be played…

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Country Bowls Championship

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 4

Semi-finals of the country periapt championship will be will be played on May 16. Lorn Part (Hunter River) will…

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Kurri Tennis

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

Entries for A res., and B grade mixed teams close on Tuesday. A res. grade teams to consist of two men and two…

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Golf Associates' Results

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 3

The Westcott cup competition at Maitlancl on Tuesday was won by Mrs. Shoppee, of Newcastle, with a…

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Races Off

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: Sydney Turf Club officials today postponed tomorrow's Canterbury races…

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Marathon Tennis Star

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 3

Brisbane tennis player, Mrs. J. Wall, played from daylight until dark in the Maroochy titles at tambour, near…

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Cessnock Tennis Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 3

Despite the weather local championships were continued on Sunday and Monday. Most matches were completed before…

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Regular army football

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 6

On Sunday, May 10 the reserve grade has pride of place as the main game at Howe Park when the Army…

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Canterbury Races Off

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 3

The S.T.C. Meeting, which was to have been held at Canterbury to-morrow, has been postponed to a date to…

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St. John's Tennis Club

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 3

Another very successful tournament was held by the above club on Monday last, when twelve gentlemen and eleven…

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Fans Impressed with Boxing at Showground

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 5

Hard fought bouts with no let-ups compensated fight fans for washed-out conditions at Wednesday…

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