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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1920

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 August 1920 · page 4

R. H. Spooner, who previously accepted the' captaincy of the English team to visit Australia, has written to the Marylebone Cricket Club to the effect…

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Coursing. Hexham Coursing Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 7

The Hexham Coursing Club will be holding a meeting at Hexham to-morrow (Saturday). It is the intention of the club to conduct their coursing on…

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Boxing Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 3

Next Friday night at the Strand Stadium Nutty Fairhall and Jimmy Ryan, of Sydney, will contest the best of 20 rounds. Ryan is the cleverest…

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Football

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 2

The Wangat Rangers have lodged a protest against the Referee of the cup final between Wangat and Dungog Rovers alleging that he was…

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Local and General Tennis

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 2

A very enjoyable match was played on the Myall court on Saturday the 14th August, between Bandon Grove and Myall club and the result was a…

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Tennis Court for Morpeth School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 4

The tennis court for the Morpeth Public School, the construction of which has had the consideration of the Parents and Citizens' Association…

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Cricket. Players and War Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 7

Our cables recently made reference to a letter received in England from Australia, in which it was stated that hostility would be shown to any…

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Lawn Tennis. Final of a Grade Competition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 7

The much awaited final of the A grade competition between Sluart Tennis Club and Bolwarra Tennis Club will take place on the East Maitland…

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Boxing. Sid Barton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 7

Mr. D. Delmege, of Lochinvar, has received a letter from Sid Barton, in which be states that he has not yet fought in the Hippodrome tourney,…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 3

J. W. H. T. Douglas has accepted the offer to act as captain of the English XI which is to tour Australia. E. R. Wilson, a former Cambridge…

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Football. Schools' Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 5

In the public shcools' competition, East Maitland beat West Maitland No. 2 on West Maitland Park by 6 points to 3. East Maitland and West…

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Sporting. Turf. Rosehill Races

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 3

Following are the acceptances for Rosehill races to-day:— Hurdle Race, 2 miles.—Le Mattan 11.13, Graphone 11.0, Scerry 10.7,…

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Boxing. Imperial Tournament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 August 1920 · page 7

A large crowd witnessed the conclussion of the third round of the £250 tournament at the Imperial Paviliion, Newcastle, on Saturday night…

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Football. League Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 August 1920 · page 7

The Hunter district semi-final was played on the Show Ground on Saturday in the presence of a large following, between Western Suburbs and…

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Cycling. Road Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 August 1920 · page 7

The Maitland District Bicycle Club carried out a nine miles sealed handicap on Saturday afternoon from the "Mercury" corner to the Morpeth…

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Heddon Races. Saturday's Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 August 1920 · page 7

The committee of the Heddon Jockey Club were favoured with the most glorious day of the season for their race meeting on Saturday. It…

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Marist Bros.' Cricket Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 August 1920 · page 4

A general meeting of members of the Marist Brothers' Cricket Club will be held in the Boys' High School to-morrow (Tuesday) night after the Holy…

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Cricket. Water Board Employees' Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 August 1920 · page 8

The first annual meeting of the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board Employees' Club was held at Miss Edward' rooms. Mr. T…

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Lawn Tennis

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 4

An engagement fo considerable interest was staged on the Cricket Ground courts on Saturday when Diggers met Singleton club representatives in a…

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Bowls. East Maitland Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 7

The beautiful day was taken advantage of last Saturday by the members of the above club to advance the competition another stage. In the…

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