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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1920

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English Racing. London, Tuesday, Night

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

The stewards Cup which was run at Good wood to-day resulted:—STEWARDS CUP Six furlongs…

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Rough Football. Boundary Umpires Assaulted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 July 1920 · page 3

Reports by the umpire in the Fairfield football match at Ivanhoe on Saturday allege that rough play, bad language and assaults on the field…

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Ascot Races Postponed. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 July 1920 · page 2

The Ascot pony races have been postponed until to-morrow…

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Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 3

A team will journey to Newcastle on Saturday to play against Lowlands. A few Syndey bowlers visited Cessnock last Sunday and expressed surprise…

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Boxing Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 3

Billy McNabb and Tom Thomas meet over the 20-rouud journey to-night at the Strand. This should be a strenuously contested battle as both are…

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Football

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 2

On Saturday next the Albions will meet Wangat on the Dungog ground. Rovers will play Clarence Town at Clarence Town…

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Coursing. East Maitland Club

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

Mr. Cotton has been notified by the Chief Inspector of Stock that permission has been granted to the East maitland Coursing Club to hold a meeting on…

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Football Critics

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 3

Sir,—Permit me to voice my opinion, of the football critics of Raymond Terrace, through your paper. To keep a football club going in Raymond Terrace is no easy…

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Bowls. Maitland Bowling Club

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

To-morrow a special effort will be made to finish off the remaining heats of the champion and club pairs competitions. all rinks on the green will be available…

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Starter for Cessnook Races

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 3

Mr. J. A. Wood, has wired the secretary of the Cessnock Jockey Club to say that he is unable to attend to the duties of started at Cessnock. Mr. J…

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Cricket on the Show Ground

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

The question of making the Albion Ground, as it is generally known, available for cricket is receiving the attention of the Hunter River Agricultural…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 July 1920 · page 5

Std. Barton, the Lochinver boxer, was knocked out in the fifth round in 10st 7th division of the £300 boxing tournament at the Sydney…

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Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 31 July 1920 · page 1

Last Saturday's matches in the U. H. Competition resulted as follows: Aberdeen defeated Murrurundi at Aberdeen, in the "A" grade, by 7…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 July 1920 · page 3

A. cablegram announces that Essex defeated Middlesex by four runs, scoring 133 and 196 against 212 and 113. There was sensational bowling in the…

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Boxing. Fairhall Defeats King

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 July 1920 · page 7

At the Wallsend Stadium last night, in the presence of a large attendance, a good contest was put up by Snowy Fairhall, 98, and A1 King 8.18 Fred…

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Boxing. Shade Beats Hinton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 July 1920 · page 13

Hubert Hinton, of Gunnedah, suffered badly, from stage fright at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday, night, when he was billed to meet Billy…

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Boolaroo Races. Saturday's Meeting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 July 1920 · page 13

The July meeting of the popular Boolaroo Club on Saturday was very successful. The weather was fine and the attendance large, considering it…

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English Cricket Team a Strong Combination. Warner's Tribute

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 July 1920 · page 3

London, Wednesday.—Mr P. F. Warner, in an interview, with an Australian Press representative on the, English cricket team which is to visit Australia,…

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Boxing. Burns Defeats King

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 August 1920 · page 4

There was a very large attendance at the Imperial Stadium, Newcastle on Saturday night, when Frank Burns, [?]1st.., Newcastle, and Tom King, [?]1st…

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Football. League Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 August 1920 · page 4

The competition matches conducted on the show ground on Saturday afternoon by the Hunter District Rugby League attracted a large following, despite the…

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