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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1920

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Bowls. Hunter River District. Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 7

On Saturday afternoon Goodman and Edwards will play Nelson and MeIntosh, on the East Maitland green in the semi—final for the Champion Pairs Competition…

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Muswellbrook Races. Anticipations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 7

If the numerous entry received for Muswellbrook races to-morrow are any criterion, the meting should be a well attended and successful one. With the exception of…

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Football. Notice to Club Secretaries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 7

Club secretaries are requested to forward teams for insertion so as to reach this office not later than 11 o'clock on Friday…

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Losses at Racing. Commission Agent's Suicide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 7

The Sydney coroner held an inquest touching the death of Demetrius John Miller. or Milliaris, a native last Thursday with a…

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Lady Tennis Champion. London, Wednesday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 5

Miss P. I. Hawkins, who has been playing succesfully in the Middlesex lawn tennis championships. is hailed as another Mile. Lengien. She hits like a man. is as agile…

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Cricket. English Team to Play in Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 7

At a meeting of the committee of the Newcastle District Cricket Association, correspondence was read from the Australian Board of Control, offering the dates of…

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County Cricket. Batsmen's Wickets. London. May 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 5

D. Robinson saved Yorkshire from probable defeat by Lancashire by taking the last five wickets for 24 runs. la nil he took nine wickets for 36 runs…

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Athletics. Maitland Amateur Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 7

The Maitland Amateur Athletic Club's events for to-morrow afternoon are senior and junior 75 yards and 220 yards handicaps, broad jump, and high jump…

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Coursing. Cessnock Club

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1920 · page 13

The Cessnock Coursing Club hold a record meeting last Saturday. Tho attendance was, large and the rabbits very fast. There was a. lurjyo number of strange doss, ho less than…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 May 1920 · page 3

The following will, represent Singleton against Raymond Terrace on the Albion Ground, West Maitland, to-day (Saturday), 29th May, players to leave…

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Boxing. Tierney Knocked Out

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1920 · page 13

At the Imperial Stadium, Newcastle, on Saturday night, before very large crowd, Tommy Huston, lOst lib, of west Maitland and Art Tierney 10st 211b, of Sydney met for the best…

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Cricket. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1920 · page 2

Middlesex, playing against Sussex, created a record, the first four batmen scoring centruies. They were Warner, Lee, J. W. Hearne and Haig…

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Sporting News. Boxing. London, May 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1920 · page 2

Jim Biggins, who recently sprang into fame by defeating Harold Jones in the 13th round for the bantam championship of Great Britain, will meet Ledoux, the French boxer…

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Bowls. Northern Division v. New Zealand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1920 · page 7

The New Zealand team of touring bowlers at present visiting New South Wales arrived in Newcastle on Thursday afternoon, and were given a civic reception by the Mayor…

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Motor Racing. London, Monday Night

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1920 · page 2

The last post-war meeting at Bookiands attracted leading motorists. The chief event, the Lighthing Handicap, was contested by four cars-Harry Hawker's…

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Lawn Tennis. Vancouver, May 25

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1920 · page 2

A message from New York states that William Johnston, the National Singles champion, says that America's chances of victory in the Davis Cup matches are the…

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[?]English Cricket News. London, May 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1920 · page 11

[?] playing for Middlesex [?] Warwick at Lords. [?] "Evening News" describes the [?] as a slow and always accurate bowler…

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Football. Rugby League Competitions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 May 1920 · page 7

On the Show Ground on Saturday afternoon Eastern Suburbs juniors beat East End juniors by 16 to nil. F. Bailey and Flanagan scored tries, and J. Morgan kicked two…

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Coursing. Cessnock Coursing Club. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 May 1920 · page 4

There was again a large attendance at the coursing meeting on Saturday afternoon. The secretary (Mr. Jack Davidson) had plenty of rabbits available, and they were a lively lot,…

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Boxing. Macfarlane Outpoints White

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 May 1920 · page 7

There was a very largo attendance at the Imperial Stadium, Newcastle, on Saturday night to witness the contest between Packy Nacfarlane, 8.2, of Newcastle, and All…

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