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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1954

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Teams Equal in Badge Grade Tennis

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 April 1954 · page 5

Atllcrest and E.M.P. 1 became joint leaders in the men’s badge grade after Saturday’s results…

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Boys’ Junior Rugby League

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 5

The Police-Citizens’ Boys’ Club proposes entering teams in the Saturday morning Junior Rugby…

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Kurri Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 5

Kurri Kurri District Tennis Association teams competition resulted:-A. Reserve Grade: South…

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Maitland Golf Associates

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 3

Week-end associates’ competition was the first round of the point score par. Miss D. Digby returned by…

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Overseas Tennis Exhibitions

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 5

MELBOURNE: The Lawn Tennis Association of Australia decided last night that players leaving Australia on…

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Football Team for

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 4

Upper Hunter team to play Tamworth area on Sunday next, 18th April, at Scone is:— L. Nolan; Moss, J. Richards, W…

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Bowls Pennants Wins for Muswellbrook No. 1 and Aberdeen

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 1

In the pennant games, played on Saturday last, Muswellbrook No. 1 defeated Muswellbrook No. 2, and Aberdeen defeated Scone…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 April 1954 · page 5

Competition games have been deferred until next Saturday week. Several teams will be…

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BOWLS Club Notes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 14 April 1954 · page 8

Just as everybody was ready to play on Saturday, "Jupiter Pluvius" decided to play a few ends and dampen…

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Maitland Golf Club

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 April 1954 · page 7

The length of the Maitland golf coarse will be increased by 78 yards when new tees at the 7th, 9th and 16th holes are…

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Final In Bowls Pennant

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 April 1954 · page 7

RAYMOND TERRACE: The final of the No. 1 pennant was played under ideal conditions The green was good and the…

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Cricket teams for

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 April 1954 · page 4

The following team will represent Jerry's Plains next Saturday: W. Bates, C McKeough, K. Ramsey, G…

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FOOTBALL Wests Defeat Dungog By One Point

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 14 April 1954 · page 8

In a fast and exciting match at Bennett Park on Sunday afternoon. Wests defeated Dungog by 16 points to 15 in…

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Spotlights on Racing Close Finish in Brookfield Handicap Mabel Beats Opal by Half a Neck

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 14 April 1954 · page 8

In one of the best finishes seen on the course for a long time, Maitland-owned Mabel, defeated Opal by half a neck in the 4-furlongs Handicap last Saturday afternoon at Brookfield Races…

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Park Lands for Sporing Bodies Council to Grant Liases to Clubs Aldermen's Tributes to Bowls, Tennis and Golf Clubs

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 1

Muswellbrook Municipal Council last night decided by five votes to two to grant 25 years' leases of lands held by the Bowls, Tennis and Golf Clubs, subject to certain condtions, as set in a resolution…

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Cessnock Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 5

The tour of the Darling Downs consisted of 11 days in Toowoomba, and [?]chded games at Toowoomba. North…

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Football

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 3

The Raymond Terrace "under 18" team was defeated. 3—2 by the Morpeth 13 at Morpeth on…

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Golf Notes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 6

I hear that at last the club has received the final payment of £250 from the Joint Coal Board grant. The Board had…

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Cessnock Golf

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 5

Alex Fisher at last has been rewarded for his efforts by winning the [?] grade stroke handicap last Saturday…

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District Bowls Fixtures

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 4

Entries for the Telarah Bowling Club’s singles, pairs and fours championships close on Sunday,…

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