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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1920

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Coursing Hexham Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 5

The Hexham Coursing Club will hold their next meeting to-morrow (Saturday) at Eillotts' paddock. Hexham. The usual £13 stake will be…

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Bowls. East Maitland Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 7

Owing to the recent rainy weather, and the soddened nature of the green, the members have been debarred from their usual games, but if the rain…

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Dungog Racing Club

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 2

A meeting of members of the above will be held at the School of Arts on Tuesday next at 8 p.m. A progress report on the work will be given, and…

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Football. Saturday's Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 7

Saturday will bring the finish of the final round of the seniors with the match East End v. Western Suburbs. In the early match Eastern Suburbs…

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Boxing Contest. Billy McNABB v. Taff Thomas

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 4

The fight between Billy McNabb and Taff Thomas attracted a good house to the Strand Stadium on Friday night. McNabb was a stone heavier than his…

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Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 August 1920 · page 2

In the "A" grade competition of the U.H. Association, Denman, Aberdeen and Murrurundi Clubs are now equal on points, and the remaining…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 August 1920 · page 3

J. W. H. T. Douglas and A. Waddington have accepted the invitation to join the English Eleven on its tour of Australia…

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Boxing. Burns Defeats King

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 August 1920 · page 13

There was a very large attendance at the Imperial Stadium, Newcastle, on Saturday night, when Frank Burns, 11st., Newcastle, and Tom King, 11st…

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Cricket Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 August 1920 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Hunter River District Cricket Association will be held in the West Maitland School of Arts on Saturday evening next…

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English Cricket. London, Monday Night

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 August 1920 · page 2

Features during the week-end [?] included a score of 253 by Yorkshire (Holmor 126, Parkin five for 86), and 179 by Lancashire (Spooner 62, and…

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Coursing East Maitland Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 August 1920 · page 7

The East Maitland Coursing Club conducted a match on the old race-course on Saturday afternoon, and attracted a large number of dogs…

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Football. League Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 August 1920 · page 8

The Rugby League football competition matches on the Show Ground on Saturday afternoon attracted a large following…

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BOXING. McFARLANE Beats Regan

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 August 1920 · page 7

There was a crowded house at the Imperial Stadium, Newcastle, on Saturday night to witness a cotnest listed for twenty rounds, between Packy…

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Northern Division Cricket Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 August 1920 · page 4

The annual meeting of members of the Northern Division Cricket Club will be held in the Bolwarra Shire Office on Wednesday night next when members…

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Football. Rugby League Representative Team

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 August 1920 · page 7

Saturday is going to try out our new blood when the Upper Hunter lads come to town (writes "Kangaroo"). J. O'Hara is a very safe full-back and should make…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 August 1920 · page 4
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The New Zealand footballers defeated New "South' Wales on Saturday by 24 points to 13. The second test match between…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 August 1920 · page 2

Singleton defeated Western Suburbs in the H.R.D. League competition at the Albion Ground, West Maitland, on Saturday by 15 points to 12. Tries…

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Boxing. Flyweight Championship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 August 1920 · page 7

At the Sydney Hippodrome last night George Mendies (7.9) beat Al. White (7.8) for the flyweight championship. Mendies, who was in particularly good…

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Football. Third Round Ends

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 10 August 1920 · page 2

The third round of the competition ended on Saturday, the points now being:—Dungog Hovers, 19; Wangat Hangers, 17; Dungog…

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