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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1954

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Pennant Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 2

Muswellbrook No. 1 v. Scone, at Muswellbrook: O'Neile, Coupland, McTaggart and Harbin v. Crowe, Poole,…

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Weston Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 8

Games played in the pairs competition at the Weston bowling greens over the weekend resulted:—…

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Cessnock Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 7

Championship games were continued over the last weekend. in the rinks, W. Peart defeated W. Allan and Ingram…

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Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 10

The following teams have been selected to represent Muswellbrook Wanderers v. Denman at the Showground, on Sunday:…

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Cessnock Golf

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 2

Last Monday, the club Conducted an 18 hole aggregate stableford competition which resulted in a win for Bob…

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Cessnock Ladies' Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 6

The draw for pairs games to be played on Wednesday is as follows:— K. Yates and J. Williams…

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Tennis Challenge

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 4

The Singleton Senior Order of Knights decided at a meeting last night to challenge East Maitland O.K.s…

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Racing Round-up

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 10

SYDNEY, Wednesday: New Zealand stayer Lancaster may run in the Brisbane Cup (two miles) following his impressive win in the A.J.C. Plate (two miles) at Randwick last Saturday. Lancaster should be a good thing if he runs in the…

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Cessnock Tennis Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 3

The draw for tomorrow's is'— 1 p.m.: A Dinse V. K. Hamilton, K Lane v N Edmonds,…

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Scone Golf Club Associates

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 1

The associates commenced their season on Wednesday, 21st inst., with an 18-hole stroke competition, which…

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High School Sports Tennis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 6

Results of matches played on Saturday, 18th inst., at the High School courts: D. Moore and N. Studdart v…

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Golf associates results and draw

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 4

Mrs. L. Dowling won the A grade in an eclectic competition held at Singleton golf links on Wednesday, and…

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Maitland Golf Club’s Course

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 6

Members of the Hunter River District Golf Association course-rating committee, Messrs K. Tulloch (Cessnock),…

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Clubhouse and tennis court for Hosp. staff

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 6

Singleton District Hospital nursing and general staff will have its tennis courts relaid and a small…

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Branxton Tennis Championships

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 May 1954 · page 4

Results of week-end tennis matches in the Branxton singles:—-Championship quarter-finals…

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Cessnock Bowls

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

Finals of the rinks, pairs and singles championships were decided on Sunday. The rink match was full of…

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Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 3

In the first competition game of the 1954 season Muswellbrook defeated Denman 10-4 m a match played at Muswellbrook…

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Mid-week Bowls

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 3

The mid-week bowls competition will be continued tomorrow (Wednesday) on Maitland Park green…

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May Day Bowls Tournament

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 3

The May Day bowls carnival, conducted by Maitland Bowling Club, was one of the most successful and enjoyable…

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Rain Stops Tennis

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 1

ROME: South African tens star. Abe Segal, led Wimbledon champion, Vic Seixas 3-1 in the first set of…

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