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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1920

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Football Murrurundi Defeats Denman

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 2

The Rubgy League football match between Denman and Murrurundi, played at Muswellbrook on Saturday, was exciting and interesting. In the…

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East Maitland Cricket Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 4

Mr. James Mudd presided at the annual meeting of the East Maitland Literary Institute Cricket Club last evening, when there was a very fair…

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Cricket. H.r.d.c. Association

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

The adjourned annual meeting of the association was held in the School of Arts, on Saturday evening, Mr. F. McMullen (President), occupying the…

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Politicians and Races Must Pay for Admission

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 3

Members of the Federal Parliament have been notified by the secretary of the Victorian Racing Club that the privilege of free admission to Flemingtoh racer…

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Coursing. Hexham Coursing Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 August 1920 · page 2

The Hexham Coursing Club held a very successful meeting at Elliott's paddock, Hexham, on Saturday. The weather was beautiful, and the sport was very…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 August 1920 · page 5

The following will represent West Maitland Superior Public School No. 1 team in the final against East Maitland, on Friday, at East Maitland, 7…

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Bowls. Maitland Bowling Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 August 1920 · page 7

Next Saturday a semi-final in the club pairs will be played off on the Part between Colman and Ross v. Adams and Clayton…

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Boxing News. Vancouver. August 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 August 1920 · page 5

A message from Chicago states that Jack Kearns declares his expectation that the Carpentier-Dempsey fight will occur in New York in November or Decembre…

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English Xi. Cricket in Australia. (United Service Cables.) LONDON. August 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 August 1920 · page 5

Writing in the London "Sunday Times" J. W. H. T. Douglas, captain of the English XI., says that the team is strong but the change of climate,…

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Boxing. Clabby Defeats Ryder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 August 1920 · page 7

In a contest extending over the full 20 rounds, at the Imperial Stadium, Newcastle, last night, Syd. Ryder, 8.4½ (Sydney) and Young Clabby,…

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Lawn Tennis. United States Champions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 August 1920 · page 7

Writing of the United States lawn tennis players who recently played with much success in England, A.E. Crawley says, in the London "Daily Mail,"…

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County Cricket. Season's Exciting Finish. London, Aug 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 August 1920 · page 5

English county cricket has reached the most interesting climax for many years. Middlesex, by easily defeating Warwickshire to-day retained the top…

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Durham Rugby Football Union

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 2

At the meeting of delegates of the above on Wednesday night there were present, H. J. Stevenson, President, in chair, and delegates representing…

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Coursing. Hexham Coursing Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 7

The Hexham Coursing Club will hold a meeting to-morrow in Elliott's paddock, Hexham, when two stakes will be run off, including a puppy…

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Boxing Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 2

The second round of the big tournament will be continued to-morrow night at the Imperial Stadium, Newcastle. Sixty rounds of grim battle is the…

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Boxing. New Heavy Champion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 7

In Wellington (N.Z.) Jimmy Clabby beat George Cook on points in a fifteen rounds contest for his heavyweight championship of Australian and a purse…

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Bowls. Maitland Bowling Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 2

Owing to the club competitions Kurri Kurri being in arrears the match set down for to-morrow has been postponed, and the Park…

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Newcastle Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 7

The following entries have been received for the Spring meeting of the Newcastle Jockey Club, to be held on Saturday, September 4:—…

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Football. To-morrow's Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 7

Morpeth Cadets v. East Maitland, at East Maitland.—L. Moroney, H. Hamilton, H. Mann, C. Paviour, A. Ling, J. Kelly, C. Cutcliffe, A. Wright, J…

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Lawn Tennis. Team for

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 7

Sunnyside B team v. Bon Jour at Sunnyside:—Messrs. W. G. Edwards, F. Banfield, N. H. Burns, A. King, Misses Guiller, Gill, Hain and Mrs…

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