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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1954

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Swimming News

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 2

Last Saturday night at the N.S.W. State championships Brian Wilkinson was second to Bob Barry, of…

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Cessnock Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 4

Games played by the Cessnock Bowling Club in the Hunter River District Bowling Association's pennant…

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Association Tennis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 3

"A" grade: Owing to rain, last Tuesdays semi-finals were not played. The fixtures played last night were: Dartbrook v. Park…

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East Maitland Bowls Carnival

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 5

Twenty-eight rinks have entered for the bowls carnival to be held at the East Maitland greens on February 1…

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Bowls Results W. Berry Wins District Singles Championship

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 4

W. Berry (Muswellbrook) won the final of the Upper Hunter singles championship, when he defeated Frank Dunn…

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Cricket Huge Score by Queensland

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 1

The Queensland Shield team yesterday scored the huge first innings total of 561 against Victoria's first innings 287. The…

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Aberdeen News Football Club to Function

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 4

At a meeting of the Aberdeen Rangers' Football Club, held last night, the executive positions were filled, thus…

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Turf Scone Race Club's Meeting Good Fields: Keen Racing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 4

Interesting racing was a feature of the Scone Race Club's meeting on Saturday last…

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Greyhound Racing Odds-on Favorite Henry Lee Scores Narrow Win—hasty Lu's Two Failures Costly to Backers—bright Guy Again Successful

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 4

Henry Lu, who started odds-on favorite at 6 to 4 on in the fourth division of the long distance stake at Friday night's…

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Athletics

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 1

Competing in the N.S. Wales titles on Saturday last, local athlete, Pat. Clohessy, ran brilliantly in the half-mile to…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 2

The following will represent Singleton Bowling Club team to play Kurri. at Kurri. on Saturday next in the No. 1…

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Swimming Club Visit

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 3

On February 20 Dee Why Amateur Swimming Club will visit Maitland for the week-end. Any member who could…

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Night Bowls Competition

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 3

There were come surprises in the Maitland Bowling Club’s night competition which was…

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Cricket Teams

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 3

The following team will go to Maison Dieu to represent Mt. Pleasant; transport will leave Rex Anderson's at 1.30…

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Bowls Club At Raymond Terrace

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 4

The three pennant teams of Raymond Terrace Bowling: Club were successful in their games on Saturday last thus…

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Night tennis draw and results

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 1

Following are the results of the night tennis competition: Cariocas d Mitchell 6/3,…

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High Scores in Cricket

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 1

BANGALORE (A.A.P. Reuter): Combined Universities were one wicket down for 120 in their second innings,…

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Spotlights on Racing Carioca's High Rating

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 8

Australia's champion racehorse, Carioca, has been allotted 9-5 for the £10,000 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1 1/2m. to be run at Randwick on Saturday week, 6th February…

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Swimming Record Established

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 6

SYDNEY: Australian swimming champion, jon Henrietta, last night brake hit Australian; 100yd, record in s special…

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Country Swimming Championships

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 5

The Singleton team for the country swimming championships to be held at Wagga this week-end left to-day…

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