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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1954

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Night Tennis Competition

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 4

Entries have been called by Maitland Lawn Tennis Association for a night competition to commenced this month…

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Tennis Stars Miss Round

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 1

ADELAIDE: Mervyn Hose and Rex Hartwig arrived in Adelaide last night, more than 36 hours late for the…

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Tennis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 2

The following team will represent Tahoma to play Aberdeen at Tahoma on Friday night: R. Budden (capt.), K. Scott, A…

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Night Bowls Cancelled

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 3

The night bowls competition set down for the Maitland green this evening has been cancelled…

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Golf Associates' New Year Party Bright Function Popular with Members

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 1

The annual New Year's Eve party, conducted by the Muswellbrook Golf Associates at the Golf Club, lived up to its…

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Successful Junior Cricket Carnival Northern N.S.W. Team To Tour New Zealand

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 5

Three Maitland cricket colts will tour New Zealand as members of the Northern N.S.W. team as a result of outstanding performances of the junior carnival at Tamworth last week-end…

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Swimming Club

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 5

Maitland Swimming Club will resume its point score competition on Friday night at 7.30. Entries close at 7 p. m…

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District Bowls Fixtures

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 5

Play will commence at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Maitland city Bowling dub green in the president’s trophy…

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Tennis Competitions

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 3

The Saturday afternoon mixed competition of Maitland Tennis Association will not start until January 16…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 7

There was an upset in the "A" grade competition in the last matches of the second round, when…

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Coursing Draw for To-night

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 6

MAIDEN STAKE, 305 yards: Sally Long, Glady Nev, Golden Touch, Miss Swynford, Grand Crusade, Prince Dakal…

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Cricket teams

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 4

Milbrodale to play R.S.L. at the showground on Saturday: G. R. Bates, H. Harris, C. Street. G. W. Harris O…

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Segenhoe Cricket Club

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 6

The Christmas hamper disposed of by the Segenhoe C.C. was won by Mrs. J. Mould, St. Aubin's Street, Scone (No…

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State Swimming Championships Local Swimmers to Compete

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 1

Muswellbrook's team for the State, swimming championships consists of Brian and Larry Wilkinson, and Ray…

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Racing Round-up Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 8

One of the best half-miles at Randwick today was run by Oversight, topweight for the Rosehill Handicap on Saturday…

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Golf Notes Draw for Knock-out

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 2

Following is the draw for the first round of the knock-out competition, match play handicap, starting to-morrow:…

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Cricket Competition Resumes To-morrow

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 4

The Hunter River Cricket Association competitions will be continued on Saturday after the holiday break with most teams finding difficulty owing to players not yet having returned…

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Muswellbrook District Cricket Association Renting of Bowman Park Oval

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 8

Secretaries of social club cricket teams are again reminded that Bowman Park is available for renting on Sundays, and…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 8th JANUARY, 1954. Hunter Valley Wins Popular Cricket Carnival (Reprinted from the Gunnedah "Independent".)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 3

Hunter Valley Cricket Council won the New England Cup, presented by Mr. C. H. Wyndham in the inter-Council Cricket Carnival which concluded on Monday week last…

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Athletics

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 2

The point score handicaps for the J. L. Smith Cup for juniors, and the A. Lane and Margin Cups for seniors will be…

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