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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1955

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Football Club At Gloucester

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 February 1955 · page 5

GLOUCESTER: The financial statement read at the annual meeting of the Gloucester Football club, disclosed a…

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Keen Competition For Rugby Union Players

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1955 · page 5

President of file Maitland Rugby Union Club (Mr. W. Connery) said last night that competition for position in the district teams this year promised to be particularly keen…

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Cessnock Races Off

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1955 · page 4

CESSNOCK: Cessnock Jockey Club’s race meeting was [?]nclared off because of the weather…

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Cricket

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1955 · page 6

Bob's Farm played Nelson Bay, on Saturday and won by 23 runs on the first innings…

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Tennis Association’s Film Night

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 February 1955 · page 4

The 1954 Darts Cup film will be screened at Maitland Association courts on Tuesday next…

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GOLF "This Simply Isn't Done"

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 February 1955 · page 12

Some golfers are causin embarrassment to the Glen Innes Country Club by reason of the unconventional…

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Big Entries for Bowls

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 February 1955 · page 3

SYDNEY: A total of 212 entries has been received for the country week bowls fours championship, which began…

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Night Bowls at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 February 1955 · page 4

Weather permitting, Maitland Bowling Club’s night competition will be continued to-morrow (Tuesday):…

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Table Tennis Players Arrive

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 February 1955 · page 3

LONDON: Table tennis players to represent Australia in the world championships at Utrecht, in Holland. In April,…

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Lorn Makes Way to Bowls Final

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 February 1955 · page 6

Lorn won its way to the final of the Hunter Hiver District Bowling Association No. 2 pennant when it defeated City…

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Boy Drowned In Waterhole On Golf Links

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 February 1955 · page 2

A ten-years-old boy was drowse in a waterhole on Maitland golf links while looking for little fish…

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Results Appear Open In New Cricket Series

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 February 1955 · page 5

Saturday’s play in the Hunter River Cricket Association’s competition gave no indication of the probable result of the series. No team was able to secure a commanding…

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Swimming News

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 February 1955 · page 8

Muswellbrook swimmers won two more Northern District Championships at Kurri Kurri swimming…

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Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 February 1955 · page 8

Neville Wilson was the winner of the stroke competition on Saturday, returning a nett 69…

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Denman Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 February 1955 · page 3

The pennant season is now under way, and as far as the Denman. Bowling Club is concerned an…

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Tennis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 February 1955 · page 7

The semi-finals in the ladies' division were the highlights on Friday night last. The two leading teams,…

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Mid-week Bowls

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 February 1955 · page 5

Play In the mid-week bowls competition will be continued at Lorn Park green to-morrow (Wednesday) afternoon,…

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Night Tennis

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 February 1955 · page 5

Triera beat Post Ofice 4, 8 sets 48 games to 9 games in the B2 grade competition-last night…

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Denman Night Tennis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 February 1955 · page 7

In the semi-final of the Bill Walsh Cup, Hollydeen defeated Sandy Hollow, 7 sets to 3 sets. Mrs. Smith…

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Bowls Draw For Miller Park

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 February 1955 · page 5

Following is the draw for the second round of the J. F Searston R. P. Thomas handicap bowls singles…

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