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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1954

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Cricket Round-up: O.K.s in Strong Position John Morris Hits Out Freely for 86

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1954 · page 8

Winning the toss and electing to bat, O.K.'s put up a fine score of 287 in their first innings against Marshdale last Saturday at the Showground…

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Junior Cricket Appeal

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 5

Some confusion has arisen as to the allocation of funds for the junior cricket appeal. The secretary of the Hunter…

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Australian Doing Well in Tennis

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 1

MADRAS: Jack Arkinstall, of Australia, and Ramnath Krishnan, Indian national champion, reached the…

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Collapse in Cricket Test

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 5

JOHANNESBURG: New Zealand was dismissed for 79 in its first innings in the fourth test against South…

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First Defeat for Cricket Leaders Thompson’s Hat Trick For Western Suburbs

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 5

Northern District suffered its first defeat of the season on Saturday when Western Suburbs, who generally puts up a good fight against its old rivals, beat North on the first innings…

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Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 1

Saturday's par competition winners were C. Thortey, 3 up (first 9 holes) and W. Edwards, 1 up (18 holes)…

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Bowls Fixtures

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 3

Night bowls will be played at the Maitland rink tonight. Mid-week matches will…

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Swimming Club Championships

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 3

Maitland Amateur Swimming Club will hold the first group of club championships on Friday night. Members should…

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Cessnock Ladies' Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 1

The club fours will be played on Wednesday. Freeman v. Hodges, Goodwin a bye. All members are looking for…

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Football Plaque

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 6

The national flags of Britain and Hungary and the badges of the English and Hungarian Football…

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Country Tennis Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 5

Forty-eight mens and 32 women’s teams have entered the country carnival to be played at the White City…

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Notional Tennis Title to Rose

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 3

Victorian left-hander, Mervyn Rose, yesterday won the Australian singles final at White City. Rose, playing…

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Saturday’s Cricket Fixtures

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 5

The following matches will be played on Saturday in the Hauler River District Cricket Association’s competition:…

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Veteran Cricket Identity Dead

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 1

LONDON: Sir Henry Leveson Gower, one of the grand old men of English cricket, died yesterday at his home in…

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Table Tennis Win To National Fitness

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 3

National Fitness Club completed a double In the Maitland and District Table Tennis Association’s teams’…

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Cricket Win for Weston-Kurri

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 3

The Weston-Kurri A grade cricket team wou[?]its match outright in the Hunter River District competition on Saturday…

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Tennis Notes

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 5

Entries are now open for the Saturday afternoon winter competition, and will close on Tuesday night, March 9…

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Night Tennis

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 5

A and reserve: North, A sets 40 games, defeated Doves, 4 sets 39 games. Swans, 7 sets 46 games, defeated South 1…

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Woncupfor Speedboat Racing

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 3

Maitland speed boat Miss Morpeth, owned by Dave Mitchell and Frank Griffln, won the Manning River speed…

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Night tennis draw

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 5

The following is the draw for the night tennis competition. DEFERRED MATCHES…

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