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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1920

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Bowls. Talamint's Championship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 April 1920 · page 2

The championship of the Hunter River District Bowling Association was decided on the East Maitland green yesterday, when R.Talamial (East Maitland) beat Roy Ecklord…

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Boxing, Match in Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 April 1920 · page 7

An international boxing contest, took place last night at, the Athletic Pavilion, when Liew Williams, 8.2, the Welsh bantam champion, made his first appearance in…

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Bowls. Maitland v. South Ashfield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 April 1920 · page 7

MAITland was favoured by a visit from the South Ashfield Club yesterday. The visitors arrived on Sunday night, and were taken for a motor drive on Monday morning. The…

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Football. Match at Paterson

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 April 1920 · page 2

West Maitland All Blacks No. 1 journeyed to Paterson on Saturday and defeated Dungog by 14 points to 9. For the winners tries were scored by G. Cooke, R. Cridland,…

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Football Final. Immense Crowds. London, April 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 April 1920 · page 2

Yorksmremen and Midlanders to-day poured many thousands to the Chelsen ground, where the Cup tie was played between Aston Villa and Huddersfield. It was the first…

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Test Cricket. the English Team. London, April 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 April 1920 · page 2

Gilbert Jessop, in an article in the "Sunday Express," states that a hitch has arisen in connection with the intended tour of Australia by the English cloven; The difficulty…

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Local and General News. Athletic Club Hall

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 April 1920 · page 4

A final meeting of the committee of the Athletic Club ball will be held in the Mayor's room Town Hall, to-morrow (wednesday) night at 8 o'clock…

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Latest Sporting News, Maitland Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 5

The Maitland Jockey Club will hold its next meeting at Rutherford on saturday May 15. The programme comprises six events, the Flying Handicap and Maitland…

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Athletic Club Ball

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 2

The Athletic Club's ball will be held in the Town Hall on Tuesday night next. Arrangements are well in hand, and the committee are leaving no stone unturned to…

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Boxing Match. London, Tuesday Night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 5

The fight between Vinco Blackburn, the Australian boxer, and jim Higgins, at the National Sporting Club, was spendidly conlosted. Higgins was deolared the winner on…

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Young Boy's Death: Football and a Fight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 7

The Sydney Corner inquired into the circumstances of the death of Joseph Gerard Murray (10) who died at his home, Queen-street, Arneliffe, on april IS, from…

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Athletic Club Ball

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 4

The Athletic Club ball committee held a to make final arrangements for the ball on Tuesday next, The Mayoress (Mrs. H.W…

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Boxing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 2

To-night, at the Strand, Bert Barrett, who is acknowledged a champion on the South Coast, meets the hard—hitting Chook Henwood. The contest is sure…

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Rabbit Coursing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 2

A new sport will be introduced at Cossnock to-merrow when rabbit coursing will be in over than in Mr. Ligh foot's paddock, Allandale Road at 1.15…

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Coursing Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 7

The secretary of the Cessnock Coursing Club, Mr. J Davidson, says that he is receiving a large number of nominations for the club's first meeting of Saturday, and…

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Coursing Draw

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 2

Following is the draw for to-morrow's coursing: First Heat: Nell, Lone Pine. Second Heat: Jack, Lady Mac…

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Swimming Baths

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 4

As the result of a reports made by Mr. Bethel, chief clerk in the Education Department, on school swimming classes, in which…

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World's Boxing Champion-ship. London, Wednesday Night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 5

The correspondent of the "Time" at Paris states that Dem[/?]scy and Carpentier will meet at Monte Carle in December in a…

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Boolaroo Races. To-marrow's Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 7

Boolaroo races will be held to-morrow and Judging by the splendid nominations received them should be big fields and good sport, while the attendances on the popular…

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Upper Hunter, Football Association. Annual Meeting. Affliated Clubs to Play Under League Code

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Upper Hunter Football Association was held at the Empire Hotel, Scone, on Saturday afternoon last,…

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