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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1953

2,874 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 62 of 144

Big Money In Football Pools

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 4

OSLO: From the profits made last year by the Norwegian state football pools [?] was allocated to…

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Rugby League Maitland Downs Kurri Deferred Game On

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 6

Kurri met its third defeat of the season at the hands of Maitland on Sunday when a game deferred from earlier…

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Golf Simms and Bailey Win Par Competitions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 2

P. Simms recorded a nett 58 (handicap 27) when he won the "B" grade par competition on Saturday. The "A" grade event…

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Under 16 Football In Upper Hunter

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 3

SINGLETON: Singleton United Football Club will move to have an under 16 years football competition…

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Cessnock Races Coronation Cup To Moccasin

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 3

Although the crowd in attendance at the Cessnock Jockey Club's Coronation Cap meeting on Saturday…

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Denman Races Record Entries; 95 Nominations

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 2

Mr. W. R. Day, hon. secretary for the Denman Race Club's Coronation meeting, to be held on Saturday next,…

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Football: Muswellbrook on Top in Three Grades

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 1

In a non-competition match, at Muswellbrook Showground, on Sunday last, Muswellbrook first grade easily defeated Scone, 32…

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Golf Club's Progress Clubhouse Extensions; New Course Lay-out

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 1

Last night's meeting of the committee of the Muswellbrook Golf Club decided to invite quotations for the…

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Greyhound Racing Dual success to Flong—Bid's Baby makes amends in second start—Costly failures by Young One's Double and Little Egypt

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 6

Starting at 4 to 1 and 2 to 1, respectively Flong, owned and trained by H. Shadlow, of Branxton, scored a double success at…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 3
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

On Saturday the Hunter River District will engage the Upper Hunter District in the annual inter-district match…

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Golf

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 8

Interest in golf is very high at the moment with the most important event of the season—the club…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 2

Singleton A Grade maintained their unbeaten sequence when they defeated Aberdeen 27 points to nil in…

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Branxton golf parade

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 3

There was a large field in the week-end par competltion on Branxton links-os mailer of fact, it was the…

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Racing for Charity

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY: Country racing and trotting organisations situated between 40 and 65 miles from Sydney G.P.O will be…

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Britain’s Racing Headquarters

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 4

For over 200 years the breeding training and racing of English troughed horses has been the stable…

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Albion Tennis Club results

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 2

There was further play in the Albion Tennis Club tournament at the week-end. Although the weather was…

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Football Dungog's Close Win

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 8

Speedy winger, A. Braye scored two nice tries for Dungog in its match against Toronto at Bennett Park last…

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Branxton Golf Club By “Old Sideliner")

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 5

The field in the week end par on Branxton links was the biggest for some months A former senior…

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Opening of Masonite Football Field

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 18 June 1953 · page 5

Last Sunday a large crowd attended the opening of the football field on the Masonite Amenities area…

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