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Sport, 1920

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Football. English Team at Orange

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 June 1920 · page 7

The English team of footballers visited Orange on Wednesday and met a local combination. The match was viewed by over 3000 spectators, and resulted in a win for…

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Latest Sporting News. Maitland Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 June 1920 · page 5

The latest seratchings for the Maitland Jockey CLub races on Saturday are Master Rouvray and mervlvd for all engagements…

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Amateur Athletic Club. Committee Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 June 1920 · page 2

A committee meeting of the [?] Amateur Athletic Club was had in Mr. H. Webster's rooms. High—street, on Tuesday evening. The president (Mr. W. J. Gillard) occupied the…

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Coursing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 3

A coursing meeting will be held at Lightfoot's Paddock to-morrow. Coursing has become very popular in Cessnock and to-morrow's meeting looks…

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Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 2

Cessnock bowlers meet a team from Hamilton on Wednesday afternoon on the local green…

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Boxing Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 2

Taff Thomas and Matt Murphy will clash at the Strand three weeks hence. Nutty Fairhall has settled down to solid training for his fight with Billy…

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Swimming. Girl's Remarkable Record

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 7

Miss Violet Walrond, 15, champion lady swimmer of New Zealand, who arrived in Sydney by the Manuka on Thursday, enjoys the unione distinction of having been chosen…

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Cessnock's New Racing Track

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 2

Satisfactory progress continues to be made with the clearing and construction of the racing track on the Cessnock Jockey Club's course. At the races…

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Maitland Races. To-morrow Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 7

The June meeting of the Maitland of the Maitland Jockey Club will be held at Rutherford to-morrow (Saturday), and judging by the large number of nominations received for the…

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Cricket and Tennis. London, June, 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 2

"Plum" Warner, in an article in the "Evening Standard," says that many at thori[?]ies regard Howell, of Warwickshire and J. Tyldesley, of Lanceshire, as being…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 5

On Wednesday and Thursday next 16th and 17th inst., public holidays proclaimed for King's and Prince's Birthdays, the Bowling Club offers to its…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 6

The English football team defeated Orange on Wednesday by 50 points to 8…

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Tennis Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 4

A meeting of executive delegates on the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association will be held in the School of Arts, West Maitland, on Monday next at 8 O'Clock…

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Boxing. Buxton V. Broadley

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 7

At the Strand Stadium, Cessnock, on Friday night nest, 18th instant, Tommy Bunton (Maitland) and Billy Broadley (Cessnock) will [?] There will be preliminaries…

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Boxing. Baillie Beats King

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 13

At Wallsend last night, before a large crowd, Jim Raillie, of Cessnock, beat Tom King, of Sydney, on points after the full 20 rounds had been fought. The battle was…

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Football. League Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 5

The attendance at the Rugby League matches on the Albion Ground this afternoon was seme what affected by the Maitland races. but nevertheless there was a…

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Football. Rugby League Competitions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 2

As might be anticipated the races at Rutherford with the attendance at the Maitland Show Ground on Saturday, When the competitions under the guidances…

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Boxing. East Defeats Vincent

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 7

There was a big crowd present at the Imperial Stadium Newcastle, on Saturday night; to witness the featherweight contest between bobby East and Wale Vincent,…

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Cricket in England. London,' Juno 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 5

"The Times". state that cricket is enjoyabling a great wave of Popularity throughout the country, and something like a record season is expected…

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Durham Rugby Football Union. MEETING

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 3

At the meeting of the Union on Thursday last there were present Messrs H. J. Stevenson, President, C. B. Bennett, Vice-President, G. Dark…

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