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Sport, 1920

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Bowls. Marrickville Brats New Zealand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1920 · page 7

In their final match in Sydney against Marrickville on the local green, the New Zealand bowlers scored 123. The home tram put up 15…

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Football. League Competition Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1920 · page 5

The competition matches of the Maitland District Rugby League attracted a large following on the Albion Ground the afternoon, The afternoon proved delightful from…

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Upper Hunter Ahateur Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 May 1920 · page 5

There was a good attendance at the second day's racing of the Upper Hunter Amateur Race Clup on Wednesday. The weather was bright and…

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English Cricket News. London, May 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1920 · page 5

Les Prentice is playing for Middlesex against Warwick, at Lords. The "Evening News describes the Australian as slow and always accurate bowler…

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Bowls. Champion Pairs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 May 1920 · page 7

The third round in the champion pains competition was concluded on Saturday in beautiful bowling weather, a great contrast to that experienced on the previous…

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Boxing News. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 May 1920 · page 5

At the Holborn Stadium, Moran beat Goddard in the second round. The contest at first started smartly. Moran landed on the chin. Goddard retorted with an upper—cut. A…

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Boxing. Tierney Knocked Out

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 May 1920 · page 7

At the Imperial Stadium, Newcastle. on Saturday night, before a very large crowd. Tommy Buxton. 10st Fib, of West Maitland, and Art Tierney, 10st 21lb, of Sydney, met for the best…

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Football. League Competitions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 May 1920 · page 7

The Maitland District Rugby League Football competition matches on the Albion Ground on Saturday attracted a large following. Five matches were decided. and in most…

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Benefit Football Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 May 1920 · page 4

The East Maitland Rugby League Football Club has entered into the movement organised for raising funds for the Maitland Hospital with all enthusiasm. On Saturday at the…

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Wallsend Races. May Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 May 1920 · page 7

Bookmakers had a royal day at the Wallsend Jockey Club's May meeting on Saturday. Only one first favourite out of the six events got home, and for those that did win…

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To-day's Telegrams English Football Team. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 May 1920 · page 5

[?] The English Northern football team reached Sydney to-day…

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Athletics. Maitland Amateur Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 May 1920 · page 7

The Maitland Amateur Athletic Club conducted serior and Junior handicaps on the west Maitland Park on Saturday afternoon. the distance being three laps of the…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 2

Singleton pairs were defeated on Saturday in the opening games of the competition at East Maitland. Giles—Burns met M'Intosh—Nelson (Kurri) and…

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Coursing. Cessnock Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 7

The Cessnock coursing Club held a record meeting last saturday. The attendance was large, and the rabbits very fast. There was a large number of strange dogs, no loss than…

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Football

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 5

The League game is spreading, says the Scone "Advocate." The first football match under the League code locally was played on the Park…

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Boxing. Farrell Defeats Cole

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 7

Farrell (10.10), the English boxer, defeated cale (11.0)in the fourteenth round before a big audience at the Sydney Hippodrome last night, Cole fell to the boards caused…

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Municipal Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 4

The town clerk (Mr. W. J. Saunders) intimates by advertisement in this issue that legal proceedings will be taken to recover all municipal rates not paid on or before June 14…

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Tennis Courts for Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 4

The newly—formed Tennis Association has been busying itself with the obtaining of tennis courts to be controlled by it. With his object a deputation. Consisting of the…

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Lawn Tennis. the Davis Cup

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 7

Mr. T. H. Hicks, lion, secretary or the Tennis Association of Australasia, has received the following cable from the Can-adian Association:—"Canada withdraws…

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British Rugby Team Arrives (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 3

The British Bugby League team arrived in Sydney to-day…

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