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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1919

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Athletics. Maitland Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 May 1919 · page 7

Members of Maitland Amateur Athletic Club are confident as to the result of their forthcoming meeting with Botany Barriers The greatly improved form being shown by…

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Swimming Classes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 May 1919 · page 4

The committee appointed to consider the matter of the formation of swimming classes for East Maitland met in the Council Chambers last night. There were present: Messrs…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 May 1919 · page 7
Also in Singleton Argus

The local season was opened on Saturday afternoon at the showground with a match between Singleton and Returned Soldiers. The Town Band played from the Imperial…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 May 1919 · page 4

London, Saturday.—In the match between the Australians and Cambridge, the Australians declared their innings closed when they had scored 650 runs…

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Lawn Tennis

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 May 1919 · page 4

London, Saturday.—Heath, Patterson, and Doust survived the fourth round in the Surrey lawn tennis championship, Doust beating O'Hara Wood, 8-6, 3-6,…

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International Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 May 1919 · page 5

Australia's first Innings closed for 227. Docker 20, Stirling 21 not out. In bowling Pegler took five wickets for 54, and Douglas three for 68…

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Football. DUNGOG V. Clareice Town

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1919 · page 2

On Saturday Dungog Rovers suffered defeat at the hands of the Clarence Town Waratahs, the scores being 3 to 9. Six car loads of Dungogites…

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N.Z. Service Rugby. Tour of South Africa. Capetown, May 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 May 1919 · page 5

The tour of South Africa by the New Zealand service Ruby team, who are selling from England by the Cataionic on May 20 is arousing much interest in South Africa…

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Randwick Course Flooded. Monday's Races "Off." (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 May 1919 · page 3

Early this morning incessant rain hampered proceedings at Randwick. The course is practically under water, and there is no racing to-day…

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Maitland Amateur Athletic Club. Committee Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 May 1919 · page 4

a committee meeting of the Maitland Amateur Athletic Club was held last evening. The president (Captain Hempton) presided. The following members were present: Messrs. R…

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Boxing Champion. Sydney Celebrity. London, May 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 May 1919 · page 4

Captain Gordon Coghill, of Sydney, who won the heavyweight service boxing championship, in an interview regarding the comments of the "Times" stated that he would…

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Amateur Athletic Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 May 1919 · page 2

The Maitland Amateur Athletic Club will conduct a Challenge Competition on the Maitland Showground on Monday, June 9. The Botany Harries and the Maitland Club will…

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Football. Hunter Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 May 1919 · page 7

The Hunter District Rugby League held its weekly meeting last at Miss Edwards rooms, Mr. F. J. Heatloy presiding over a largo attendance of delegates…

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Tattersall's Races Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 May 1919 · page 5

Tattersall's Club Autumn meeting was held under conditions not at all favourable. No rain fell during the morning, but a cold wind was blowing, bringing up heavy clouds…

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Rugby Football Union Revived

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 6

At the School of Arts, Dungog, on Monday night last a meeting was held for the purpose of reviving the Durham Rugby Football Union, which…

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Football

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 2

The following have been selected to represent A. & B. teams to play at Aberdare Park on Saturday next, 31st May, at 3.30 p.m.: A Team—J. McEwan, J. Ryan,…

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Bowls. Maitland Bowling Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 7

Providing the weather taken up and allows the gren to dry out another effort will be made to-morrow to advance the various competitions now running. Already…

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English Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 5

In the opening round of the county cricket matches, Surrey beat Somersed. J. B. Hobbs for Surrey scoring 64, and 86. Notts drew against Middlesex. George…

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Newcastle Races. Cup Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 7

Prospects for the Newcastle Jockey Club's Cup meeting which is to committee to-morrow, are anything but pleasing from a weather standing and should the present…

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