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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1954

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Old Books on Cricket

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 3

An exhibition of about 150 books on cricket, published between 1833 and 1953, has been send the West Indies by the…

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Bowls No.2 Grade Pennant Team Beaten in Final

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 3

The Cessnock No. 2 grade pennant team was defeated in the final of that grade by Lorn park at weston on…

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Hyde Park Won A. Grade Cricket Final Wollembi's Collapse In Second Innings

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 4

Wollomer cellapsed in its second immage in the Cessnock District Cicket Association final at the Cessnock Sportground on Saturday a ternoon and was defeated by Hyde park by a total of d240 runs…

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Bowls

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 8

Over this tost week-end five games in the Singles Championship were decided. Current champion, Cliff Jones, went…

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Werona bowls

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 2

A most enjoyable day was spent at Aberdeen on Sunday when four rinks of mixed players visited that Club…

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Swimming Class Certificates

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 3

[?]eight pupils from Maitland team-to-swim classes will be presences with certificates by Mr. W…

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Tennis Court

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 6

The secretary reported that Mr. Smith and his boys were doing good work on the tennis court and it was hoped to…

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Tennis Season Opens This

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 8

Dungog and District Tennis Association's winter competition will commence this Saturday afternoon. Entries…

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GOLF Professional's Round of 67

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 8

In an exhibition round of 18 holes at the Dungog Golf Course last Saturday, Professional Bill Bolger returned a…

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Engine T O Dry Cricket Pitch

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 1

LONDON: A jet engine was used yesterday n Lancashire Cricket Club experiments to day out a cricket pitch at…

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CRICKET Hunter River Defeats Dungog in John Bull Shield

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 8

Hunter River defeated Dungog on the first innings in the last of the John Bull Shield matches for this season…

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Football Gloucester Too Solid for Dungog Locals Beaten 15-5 in Trial Match

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 8

A large crowd at Bennett Park last Sunday afternon saw the better conditioned Gloucester combination easily defeat Dungog by 15 points to 5…

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Tennis

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 4

Some closely contested matches have resulted in the opening roundel of the night competition…

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Night Bowls Competition

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 3

The night howls competition being conducted by Maitland Bowling Club has reach a most interesting stage…

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Maitland Golf Club

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 7

Golf dubs in the Hunter Valley ,and Newcastle districts have been quick to officer assistance to the Maitland…

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Greyhound Racing Ban Supported

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 7

The Maitland branch of the New South Wales Greyhound Owners Trainers and Breeders’ Association last night…

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Night Tennis Draw To Be Made Weekly

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 7

The Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association has decide to make the draw for the night competition week by…

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Last Series Of Grade Cricket Competition

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 7

With the competitions of the Hunter River Cricket Association to extend over only two more Saturdays and the imminence of winter sport, the interest still being displayed by the players is…

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Bowls

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 6

When the four rinks to meet Muswellbrook No. 2 last Saturday were placed on the notice-board, only the…

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Bowls

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 4

Scone will play Muswellbrook at Muswellbrook to-morrow (Saturday), April 2. Following-: are selected :…

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