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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1953

2,874 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 59 of 144

Things Besides Tennis

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 6

While Australia’s team of touring-tennis players nit pitting their ability against some the world’s top stars there,…

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Races Next

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 4

Good entries have been received for the local meeting, to be held next Saturday. The track is in perfect condition, and, with…

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Football Aberdeen Defeat Carrington

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 4

On Sunday last, Aberdeen were 'untroubled to beat the visiting Carrington side, 19 to nil. Bad handling on the part of the…

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Golf A. C. Shirvington Holes in One

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 3

Highlight of the week-end's golf was A. C. (Jack) Shirvington's feat in holing in one at the 172 yards'…

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Crowd Sings As Football Team Leaves

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 4

Five hundred people gave Australia's Rugby Union team, to visit South Africa a rousting farewell at Mascot aerodrome…

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Rugby League. Cessnock Still Heads Points Table Coalfields Teams Win Again

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 1

Saturday's games in the Newcastle Rugby League competition made very little difference to the positions on the points table. As a result of its win over Maitland Waratah…

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Bowls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 8
Also in Singleton Argus

There were no visiting rinks over the week-end, and the absence of a number of local players made the…

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Werona bowls

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 2

Werona Club visited Stockton over the weekend, taking seven rinks of mixed players, several showers…

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Racing Fraternity Hopeful

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 6

LONDON: Now that the British Chancellor Of the Exchequer has loosened the Iron tax grip on some sports,…

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Football Competition Leaders Beaten

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 8

Competition leaders, Wests, suffered their first defeat of the season when they went under to Easts by 9 points to…

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Many Entries in Albion Tennis

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 2

The mixed tournament held at Albion at the week-end drew very large entries including many from country…

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Singleton Golf Club Championships (By “SLICE”)

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 5

SINGLETON: Singleton Golf Club is proud of the fact that its Bettington and Pogonoski teams qualified…

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Bowls

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 1

Next Saturday, 13 June is the ladies' invitation mixed day and members are asked to help and…

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Football

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 1

Nelson Bay and Raymond Terrace played a lively game of football on Saturday, on the Raymond…

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Effect of Television on Racing

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: No race meeting should be televised without the consent of the racing authority, at id then only on…

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Bowls

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 1

There was a good roll-up of 32 players at the week-end. Greens were perfect. Two games of the pairs' championship were played,…

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Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 3

Bernie McClintock came into the picture lately in winning the Carter Cup for ex-Servicemen with a nett 61, to defeat Neville…

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Cessnock Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 6

The draw for the social game with the Ladies Bowling. Club is— C. Whitton Mrs. B…

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Rugby League Cabaret

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 6

Maitland District Rugby League Social Committee will conduct a cabaret dance in the C.W.A. Hall to-morrow night…

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