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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1920

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Boxing. Paperweight Champion Beaten. Newcastele

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 January 1920 · page 5

Dave Wall paperweight champion of Australia, was knocked out by Al. White in the 11th round of a 20-round contest at the Imperial Paviho[?] this morning. There was…

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Scattered Races. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 January 1920 · page 5

Scattered rains have been recorded as result of thunderstorms over the easter half of the State. Northern and souther coastal parts also benefited in parts…

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Newcastle Races. New Year's Day Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 7

New Year's Day meeting of the Newcastle Jockey Club is generally considered as one of the most popular and successful of the year, and the large attendance attracted…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 2

The B competition match, Singleton v. Kurri, set down for to-day, has been postponed owing to the holidays. A date will be found later for the event…

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Boxing Uren Defeats Clarby

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 7

At Hastings (N.Z.) Tommy Uren, of Sydney, defeated Jimmy Clabby (American), on points, in a 15 round contest for £500 and the middleweight champoinship of…

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Boxing Championship. Carpentier's Programme

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 2

Paris, Wednesday.—M. Descamps, manager for Georges Carpentier, the heavyweight champion boxer of Europe, announces that Carpentier will not be…

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Boxing News. London, December 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 2

Joe Beckett, heavyweight champion of England, who was recently defeated by Georges Carpentier, has emerged from his temporary rustication refreshed, and…

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Boxing. Paperweight Champion Beaten Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 8

Dave Wall paperweight champion of Australian, was knocked out by Al. White in the 14th round of a 20-round contest at the Imperial Pavilion this morning. There was…

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International Football. London, December 23

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 13

The Football Association accepted the invitation of the South African Association to send a team next spring. provided terms are mutually agreed. It has been decided…

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Boxing News. Lewis Beats Wells. London, December 23. VANCOUVER

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 13

Another boxing championship went to France to-night, de Ponthieu (welterweight champion of France) knocking out the English boxer Lee, in a contest for A message from London states that in a Welterweight contest last night "Kid" Lewis beat Matt Wells in the 12th round. "Kid" Lewis dud Matt Wells are two…

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Back in Australia. A.i.f. Cricket Team

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 6

The members of the A.I.F. cricket team have arrived in Fremantle by the steamer Aeneas. The personnel of the team is as follows: H. L. Collins, C. B. Willis. J. A…

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Athletics. Death of Tom Malone

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 3

The funeral of the late Mr. Thomas Michael Malone the old-time famous pedesrian, who died at Marrickville, took place at Rookwood yesterday…

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Racing Privileges

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 4

Tenders for the rights of the publications' booths for the year 1920 (ten meetings), in connections with the Maitland Jockey Club will be received up till 4 o'clock on Monday…

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Boxing. Jamito Brats Secombe

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 7

Fresh from his recent victories over AL king and Manner. Bert Secombe met Jamito at the Sydney Station on Saturday night. and he was outpointed after 20 exciting…

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Heddon Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 7

The meeting of the Heddon Jockey Club, Limited, held on the Heddon Grete course on Saturday, was most successful. The weather in the morning was very…

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Swimming

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 4

The State championship swimming carnival commenced at Sydney Domain Baths on Saturday under the auspices of the Amateur Swimming Association…

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Lawn Tennis

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 4

Messrs N. Brookes and G. L. Paterson Victoria) and Mr R. V. Thomas (S.A.) arrived in Sydney by the Melbourne express on Saturday. They…

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Boxing Championship. Offer to Dempsey. Vancouver

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 5

A chicago massage states that Cochran said he had offered Dempsey a guarantee of two hundred thousand dollars and ten weeks' theatricals at £1000 per week for a match…

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Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 4

In the match between Muswellbrook and Central Cumberland played on the local ground on Boxing Day, the visitors won by 26 runs…

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Cricket. East Maitland Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 7

At a well attended meeting of the East Maitland Literary Institute Cricket Club, held on Monday evening, the secretary was instructed to draw the council's attention to…

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