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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1953

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Review Of Branxton Golf Play (By “The Old Sideliner”)

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 2

Conditions were for from Ideal on Branxton golf course at the week-end, but once again the local players were not…

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Sydney Racing Review: Pressman Selected To Win Rapid River, Felcrest Fit

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 8

Pressman, which finished a good second to Headstockman last Wednesday at Canterbury, is selected to take out the Park Handicap on the same course this Wednesday…

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District Bowls Fixtures

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 6

East Maitland bowls [?] for Saturday— President’s trophy R. Post P. Kelly, F. Compton r W…

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Tennis Notes

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 6

The Saturday afternoon day tennis competitions will be continued on Saturday, after a break of three weeks…

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Tennis Players Beaten

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 5

MILAN: Australian Davis Cup players, Mervyn Rose and Lewis Hoad. were beaten by Americans in a three-nation…

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Rugby League Inquiry into Newcastle Men

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY: The N.S.W. Rugby League will held on inquiry into allegathem that two Newcastle players took…

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Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 9

No. 1 v, No. 2 pennant game will be deferred until a later date. There will be a mixed bowls…

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Women's Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 5

The following games will be played in the Hunter River District Women's Bowling Association Coal Board…

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Rugby League Suspension

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 2

Reffering to the [?] last week between Maitland District Rugby League club and Maitland [?]…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 5

Stockton team ascended on Scone at the week-end. It was a particularly strong combination from the Lower Hunter…

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Associates' Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 1

The flag competition, held on Wednesday, was won by Mrs. Holdsworth (2 ft. from 17th hole); Miss N. Broadbent…

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Cessnock Golf

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 6

The Hunter River championships will take place on June 7 and the following grades will play on the following courses:…

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Kurri Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 2

Owing to insufficient entries in the A. reserve grade and B. grade mixed competitions, it was decided to…

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Army football

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 4

The Army team play Muswellbrook at their ground on Sunday. Cpl Pearson is donning the colours for this…

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Maitland Golf Associates

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 6

Owing to flood waters, covering part of the course, Maitland golf associates played an 18-hole stroke competition…

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Golf Associates' Draw

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 2

Cessnock golf associates will hold a Stableford competition on Sunday. The draw is:— A. Grade (14th tee);…

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Cessnock Tennis Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 2

Round six of the winter competition will be played tomorrow. Matches and courts are as follows:—…

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Upper Hunter Football

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 5

SINGLETON: Sunday will be a big day tor football followers lowern in Singleton, when a garde, reserve grade and…

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Kurri Schoolboys' Football

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 3

Results of football competitions conducted among Kurri schoolboys this week were— Soccer.—Senior grade:…

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High School Football

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 6

Maitland High school Rugby League first were [?] in the opening match of the competition 21-7 by…

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