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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1953

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Bowls On Maitland Park To night

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 3

Night bowls on Maitland Park green will be continued to-night, starting at 7.30. It was inadvertently stated in…

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Golf Champion Back In England

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 3

LONDON: British professional golf champion Jimmy Adams was yesterday welcomed at Royal Midsurry Golf…

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Denman Football Club Officers Elected

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 3

The following office-bearers wete elected at the annual meeting of the Denman Football Club, held last Sunday:—…

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Newcastle Dog Racing Draw For

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 4

Draw for greyhound racing at Newcastle on Saturday afternoon: Maiden Qualifying Stake, 400…

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Five Tennis Stars For Overseas Tour

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 4

MELBOURNE: Ken Ro[?]wall and Lewis Hoad (NSW), Mervyn Ro[?] (Vic.), Ian Ayre ([?]ld.), and Clive Winderspin…

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Cricket Surprises in Local Competition

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 3

One of the biggest surprises in the 1952-53 competition was the defeat of competition leaders,…

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Weights for Scone Races Saturday Next

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 4

Following are the weights for Scone Race Club's meeting on Saturday next, 24th January: First Improvers' Handicap,…

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Athletics Successful Carnival at Muswellbrook Many Outstanding Performances (By "Marathon")

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 2

Sunday last brought to Muswellbrook some of the greatest athletic achievements in the Upper Hunter. The ground Was fast, but the long grass hampered the runners a good deal…

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Country Athletic Titles

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 4

Maitland athletes have bright prospects in the annual country championships to be conducted at Moore Park,…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 3
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

The "Blues" travel to Dungog on Saturday, Cars will leave the green at noon. Ken Moore will play with Alex…

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Officers of Rugby League

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 4

Mr. F. Barker has been elected unopposed as president of Newcastle Rugby League, Mr. E. O’Sullivan [?]…

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Cricket Teams

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 2

The Maison Dieu team to play Warkworth Is: K. Maskey, A. Maskcy. J. Langdon, K. Nowlan, J. Flanagan, H…

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Karuah Boxing

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 1

Perhaps the best night of boxing and wrestling yet provided in the district was presented by Mr. Jack O'Conner at the Nestor Hall,…

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Tennis Upset

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 6

ADELAIDE: Victorian Rex Hartwig yesterday caused tennis. boil-over when defeated Ken Rosewall in the…

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Tour Of Tennis Stars

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 5

CINCINNATI (Ohio): Jack Kramer and his troupe of professional tennis stars reached cincinati late…

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Golf Win For Jimmy Demaret

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 5

PALM SPRINGS (California): Jimmy Demaret won the £A4500 Thunderbird Country Club golf tournament…

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Newcastle’s Big Tennis Tournament

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 6

Former Davis Cup star and Wimbledon singles finalist Geoff Brown will be the star player, at the Annteruscury…

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Singleton Cricket Point Score

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 5

Singleton district cricket point scores are as follows— First grade: Bulge 38, Scott’s Fist 34 Milbroadale…

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Cricket Leaders Leaders In Position For Forcing Outright Wins

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 7

Interest in the second day’s play in the current series of Hunter Association cricket will be centred around Weston-Kurri’s ability to defeat Central outright right to retain its lead, and Northern District’s attempt…

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