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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1953

2,874 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 52 of 144

Football Dungog Team at Maitland This

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1953 · page 8

Dungog A grade team will meet Wests at the Maitland Spores Ground this Sunday afternoon…

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Sydney Racing Review: Country Champion Alinga For Barnes Plate French Echo May Win Flying

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1953 · page 8

Champion Western Districts galloper, Alinga, who was narrowly beaten over 11 furlongs last week, is selected to win the 10 furlong's James Barnes' Plate at Randwick this…

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Werona Bowls

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 2

Scores in the club competition played on Saturday were in the men's pairs: W. Hartcher and J. Edwards d…

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Golf Associates

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 2

Sunday's stableford compe-v tition was won by Mrs. Wood with 33 points in the A grade, and Miss M. Sheridan…

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Bowls at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 5

SINGLETON: In the final of the B grade singles championship of Singleton Bowling Club W. Held defeated N…

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Branxton Tennis

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 1

Branxton Men's Doubles Championship of 1953. played at Miller Park, resulted:—W. Skillicorn and W…

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Army football

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 2

Yesterday, in their fourth successive defeat for the seaSon, Army went down 122 to the local team…

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Singleton Golf notes

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 2

The Stroke competition conducted oh Saturday resulted in a win for B. Kelly in the A-grade with 62 net,…

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Football Singleton Annihilated by Stockton

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 3

Singleton A-grade team received a real object lesson on how the game of Rugby League should be…

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TENNIS: Maitland Player Wins At Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 4

Maitland tennis player, Roy Allen, yesterday won a thrilling three-set match against Ken Binns, of Newcastle, to win the special men’s singles, scores being 3-6, 6-3, 8-6…

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Schoolboys compete for Coronation football cup

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 1

On Saturday the opening games in the schoolboys' rugby league competition were held at Howe…

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Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 4

The members played a Stableford on Saturday, resulting in a win for T. Taylor. Quite a few players journeyed to Merriwa on…

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Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 1

Week-end golf competitions resulted as follows: Saturday, 18 holes Stableford, "A" grade, E. Page, 35 points;…

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Cessnock Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 5

Games played at the Cessnock bowling greens over the week-end resulted:— Consistency: R. Goodwin…

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Tennis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 2

The last meeting of the Park Tennis Club was not as well attended as previous meetings have been. Perhaps the cold…

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Associates' Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 3

Qualifying round of "B" grade resulted:—Mrs. Bluford 97, 96, total 193; Mrs. Spence 106, 110 (216); Mrs…

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Cessnock Golf

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 6

The following teams have been selected to represent Cessnock in the Bettington, Pogonoski and Bercini Cups…

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Pigeon Racing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 5

The Kurri Pigeon Club held its second race of the season from Taree (85 miles airline) at the week-end…

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Greyhound Racing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 3

Results:—GRADED STAKE, 305 yards, fourth division: H. Williams' bdl and wh b GLYN'S FLIGHT (3)…

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Rugby League Cabaret Dance

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 7

The visiting St. George Rugby League team to play at Coronation Park on Sunday will be welcomed by the…

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