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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1920

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Bowls. Maitland Bowling Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 June 1920 · page 7

The following players have been selected to represent the club against Newcastle City Club in the linal of the Hamilton Vice—President's Shield Competition, to be…

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Dungog Racing Club

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 June 1920 · page 2

On Wednesday last the first sod of the new racecourse at Dungog was turned by Mrs Stevenson, wife of Mr H. J. Stevenson, secretary of the…

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County Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 June 1920 · page 5

Hendren, playing for Middlesex against Lancashire, scored 183 (not out); and Mead, for Hampshire against Essex, scored 178 (not out.)…

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Coursing. Hexham Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 2

The Hexham Coursing Club will run off a £10 stake in Elliott's paddock. Hexham, on Saturday next entries for which close to-morrow (Thursday) night. A special drawing will…

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Boxing. Buxton v. BURNESS

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 7

Newcastle should have a great many Maitland visitors on Saturday night. The attraction is the boxing contest at the Imperial Stadium between Maitland's champion,…

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St. John's Tennis Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 4

The Rev. V. F. Peters presided over a largely attended meeting of young people at the Marist Brothers' school during the week, for the purpose of forming a tennis Club. It was…

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Tennis in London. World's Championship. London, June 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 4

[?] championship tournament has opened at Wimbledon in fine weather. The intouse interest is due to the visit of the Americans Johnston, Tilden,…

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Football. Rugby League Executive

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 June 1920 · page 7

The weekly meeting of the Hunter Rugby League executive, was held in Miss Edwards' rooms on Tuesday, Mr. D.J. Ryan presiding…

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Bowls. Champion Rink Competition

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 June 1920 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon the Maitland Central green the second round in the Champoin Rink competition was played. Central defeated Kurri by 29…

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Championship Tennis. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 June 1920 · page 5

At Wimbledon 7000 spectators were madly excited at the Irishman, Parke's victory over the American champion Johnstone, The "Daily Mall" says it was mere dramatic than…

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Bowls. Hamilton Vice—president's Shield. City V. Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 June 1920 · page 7

The last of this season's competitions between clubs for a trophy took place yesterday afternoon between the City and Maitland Clubs on the Hamilton green. and after…

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Display at Cricket Ground. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 June 1920 · page 2

Some 20,000 school children gave a brilliant display at the Cricket Ground for the Prince to-day. There was an enormous attendance of…

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Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 3

The final of the pairs championship of the Hunter River District Bowling Association was played on the Maitland Central green, on Saturday, and after…

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Boxing Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 3

Jim Baillie can still lay claim to being the Cessnock champion pug. Since being defeated by Cole Jim has won his fights. Last Friday night at…

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Football

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 2

On Saturday next the following teams will meet:— Clarence Town v. Booral, at Booral. Albion.s v. Wangat, at Wangat…

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Tennis Rules

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 2

A subscriber writes asking if any tennis clubs in the district have a set of rules that he could borrow for the purpose of inaugurating a club in his…

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Wallsend Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 7

The following entries have been received for the Wallsend Jockey Club's race meeting on Saturday, July 3:— NOVICE HANDICAP; 8 furlongs 199…

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Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 June 1920 · page 2

In the Association Champion rink competition on Saturday last, Central defeated Kurri by 29 to 16, Cessnock defeated East Maitland by 32 to 13,…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 June 1920 · page 3
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The following will represent Singleton against East Maitland in tha Grade Competition to-day, Saturday, 26th, at Mat Maitland, at 3 p.m. Mr G.Scholes,…

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