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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1920

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Marist Bros' Cricket Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 August 1920 · page 4

A general meeting of the marist Brothers Cricket Club will be held in the Boys High School to-morrow (Sunday) after 9.30 mass, Members…

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Boxing. Tingle Beats Brown

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 August 1920 · page 7

Billy Tingle, 8.2. got the verdict on points in his match with Knockout Brown, 7.13½ , at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night. The fight was…

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Lawn Tennis. Competition Final

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 August 1920 · page 7

No small amount of interest centres round the final match in the Maitland District Lawn, Tennis Association's grade competition for by their victory…

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Newcastle Races. Saturday's Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 August 1920 · page 7

Newcastle Jockey Club's August meeting on Saturday attracted a large attendance, despite a clod, raw day with a keen wind, and there were…

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Bowls

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 1

The Cock of the Walk Competition in connection with Muswellbrook Club is now approaching completion. On Saturday last, Casey defeated…

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Cessnock Coursing Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 7

A meeting of the Cessnock Coursing Club was held last Saturday afternoon. The attendance was large, the nominations were numerous, and the rabbits…

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Tennis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 1

On Saturday, 7th inst., a team from the Muswellbrook Tennis Club visited Newcastle, to contest with the Reld Park Club, of that city, and…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 3
Also in Singleton Argus

An inter-district match, between thirteens from the Upper Hunter and Lower Hunter Associations was played at Maitland on Saturday…

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Lawn Tennis

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 3
Also in Singleton Argus, The Maitland Daily Mercury

Scone Park and Presbyterian Clubs met on the Park Courts on Saturday afternoon last, an enjoyable gams ending: S.P., 16 sets 103…

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Bowls. Maitland Bowling Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 7

The end of the season is approaching rapidly, and all competitions have been finished off, with the exception of semifinals of the champion and club pairs, As…

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Boxing. O'malley v. KING

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 7

At the Sydney Hippodrome last night Tom O'Malley, 11st 01b, won on a foul in the sixteenth round from Tom King, 11st 71b. In the preliminary 10 rounds Coo…

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Coursing. MR F. Muddle's King's Blue Successful

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 4

Says the Sydney "Daily Telegraph"—Some excellent coursing was witnessed at the Metropolitan Coursing Club's meeting at the Fifield…

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Football. East End Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 4

A meeting of the East End Rugby League Club was held last evening. Reports submitted in connection with the euchre party and dance held last…

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Football Competition Ends Rovers the Premiers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 2

As was anticipated, there was a very large attendance at the competition final on the Dungog ground on Saturday last when Wangat Rangers…

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Football. Hunter District Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 August 1920 · page 4

The Hunter District Rugby League met on Tuesday night, at Miss Edwards' rooms, when there was a good attendance of delegates…

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Bowls. East Maitland Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 August 1920 · page 3

Last Saturday proved to be a fine day, and the members of the club mustered in force to get as many of the competitions through as possible,…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 August 1920 · page 4

The final test match between England and New Zealand at Wellington, N.Z., on Saturday resulted in another win for the visitors by 11 points to 10. The…

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