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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1954

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Cricket teams for

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 5

Colts team to play Warkworth at Albion Park on Saturday: B. Clifton. K. Russell, A Coleman. K. Heuston, K…

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South Africa Won Cricket Test Series

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 3

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa beat New Zealand by nine wickets yesterday and win the fourth cricket test and…

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Country Athletic Titles

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 5

Maitland's small team of six athletes which competed in the country championships on Saturday and Monday won three…

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Night Bowls at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 8

Keen play marked the sixth round of the Maitland Bowling Club’s night competition on the park. The weekly prize…

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Young Tennis Team To Go Overseas

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 7

MELBOURNE: The president of the Australian Lawn Tennis Association (Sir Norman Brookes) said that…

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Cessnock Golf

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 2

Frank Martins on Monday won the treble in the C grade [?]tableford 27 hole competition having 17 points for the…

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Weston Bowls Carnival

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 3

Twenty-six rinks have entered for the carnival to be held at the Weston bowling greens on Sunday…

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Cessnock Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 3

The competition set down for to-morrow has been deferred until the following Saturday. This is due to…

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Country Swimming Championships Wagga Wagga

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 12

At the Country championships held at Wagga during Anniversary week-end, Muswellbrook swimmers proved…

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Swimming club news Country Championships

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 5

This year the Singleton team for the Country Championships, held at Wagga Wagga over the last…

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Large Nominations for Swimming Carnival

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 2

500 entries have been received for the local Swimming Club's annual carnival on Saturday, 13th February. This is not a record, but represents the best quality performers in the north…

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Night Tennis Results

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 5

B grade, division 2: Arcadians, 5 sets 36 games, defeated Hopers, 3 sets 29 games. Ladies’ A and A reserve…

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Swimming Another Country Record to Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 8

Additional results at the Wagga carnival show that Ray Meekin, of Muswellbrook, won his heat in the 55 yards under 13…

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India Won Cricket Series

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 3

LUCKNOW: India won the “test” series rubber against the touring Commonwealth XI yesterday…

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Greyhound Racing Draw for To-night

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 12

MAIDEN STAKE, 305 yards: Khidron Miss, Sally Long, Hasty Lu, Prince Dakal, Young Statesman, Game Merv, Glyn's Baby…

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Black Market In Tickets For VRC Queen’s Day Races

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 6

MELBOURNE: It is believed some wives and daughters of Victoria Racing Club members hare sold their tickets for…

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Racing Round-up Carioca Favorite for the Queen Elizabeth Stakes SYDNEY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 5

Despite his defeat by Oversight in the Anniversary Handicap yesterday, Carioca has firmed for the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1½m) at Randwick on Saturday. Racing men say he will start at odds-on…

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Cricket Notes Two Matches Stopped by Storms Aberdeen-Wingen and a Royals-Gundy First Forfeit of Competition

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 11

The first "wash-outs" of the season occurred on Saturday last, when the "A" grade match, Aberdeen v. Wingen, and the "B" grade game, Royals v. Gundy, were abandoned after heavy…

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Athletics

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 3

Local athletes, Pat Clohessy, Aldous Jonas and John Hartigan, all performed brilliantly during the…

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Tennis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 1

As the Association has decided not to hold the usual night championships, the Park Club intends to conduct a series of…

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