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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1954

2,395 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 41 of 120

Night Tennis Semi-finals

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 7

A count back was necessary to place the second and third teams in both divisions of the mixed B grade of the night…

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Football R.S.L. NOTES

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 1

Muswellbrook R.S.L. Club re serve grade team was defeated in its first game of the season, at Singleton by the Army team,…

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Death of Man at Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 1

On Sunday last at the Muswellbrook Showground, Harry Angelo Logus (60), cafe proprietor, of Denman, collapsed and…

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Werona Bowls

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 2

In the Semi-finals of the men's singles handicap bowling matches at Werona Club on Saturday F. Willcox…

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Rugby League Teams

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 5

The following teams have been, selected to represent Maitland against Central Newcastle, on the Newcastle Sports…

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BOWLS Club Notes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 8

Dungog's Annual Show proved a big attraction on Saturday and as a result attendance at the green was very…

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Schoolboy Football

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 5

The president of Maitland Rugby League Club (Mr. D. Moreland) said last night at-a club meeting that a direct…

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Cricketer As Rugby League Coach

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 5

N.S.W. Sheffield Shield wicketkeeper Geoff Trueman has accepted an engagement as player-coach of the…

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Tennis Court at Hospital

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 5

SINGLETON: It was decided a meeting of directors of the Dangar Memorial Hospital to repair the tennis court and…

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Rain Stopped Cricket

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 1

LONDON: Pakistan’s cricket tourists had an early taste of the English spring weather, yesterday when rain, which…

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Cerda Leads Big Golf Field

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 1

LONDON: Argentine Bolter, Antonic Cards, [?] the Hosketh field with a [?] 66 in the 90…

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Losses By Golf Club Members

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 3

Statutory declarations are urgently needed from Maitland Golf Club members who lost clubs in the recent fire…

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Lochinvar Cricket Club Banquet

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 5

Lochinvar united Cricket Club held its sixth annual banquet at the Lochinvar School of Arts, when a large…

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FOOTBALL Dungog Defeats Morpeth in A Grade

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 8

A large crowd at Bennett Park last Sunday saw Dungog defeat Morpeth by 26 points to 3 in the A grade…

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Schoolboy Football

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 9

In an article appearing in yesterday’s issue it was wrongly stated that the president of Maitland Rugby…

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Mid-week Bowls Competition

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 10

Prises in the last series, of games is the Maitland midweek week bowls competition were presented as the Maitland…

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Tennis Semi-final

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 8

Semi finals of She B grade tennis, division 2, were played last night. Imperials B sets 33 games defeated Eagles 3 sets…

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Kurri Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 3

Championship games to be played at the Kurri greens' this week-end are:- Saturday, 2 p.m., fours: T…

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Tennis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 2

Tahoma "A" reserve to play Rouchel, at Presbyterian court: J. Imber (captain), J. Patterson, L. Adams, H. Smith, Mrs…

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Associates Golf

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 4

The draw for the first qualifying round for the Club cup and second round of the L.G.U. medal in the…

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