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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1920

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Cricket. the English Match at Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 October 1920 · page 5

It is understood that the Newcastle Cricket Association has decided that the team to oppose the Englishmen in Newcastle shall…

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Boxing. Godfrey Brats Jamito

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 October 1920 · page 7

Sid Godfrey, 9st. 1lb., defeated Salvino Jamito, 8st. 13lb., in their fight at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night, the Filipine being disqualified…

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Football. Cadet Premiership

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 October 1920 · page 7

There was a very fair attendance at the Show Ground on Saturday to witness the final of the cadet competition, which has been conducted by the…

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Literary Institute Cricket Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 October 1920 · page 4

Members and intending members of the East Maitland Literary Institute Cricket Club are requested to attend a meeting to e held to-morrow…

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Moral Laxity. Mixture of Races. London, October 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 October 1920 · page 5

Revelations of lamentable conditions in the East End of London word brought to light in the police court concerning the loose behaviour at a…

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Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

Cricketers should bear in mind that the annual meeting of Muswellbrook Cricket Club will be held in the School of Arts this (Tuesday)…

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Boxing. French Boxers in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 7

By the Ormonde, which reached Sydney on Monday, a party of Continental boxers arrived with Mr. Kedmond Barry. The visiting boxers…

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A.j.c. Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 7
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

Following are particulars of the concluding events at the second day of the A.I.C. Spring meeting:—…

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Tennis Laws. Proposed Alterations. London, October 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 5

Alfred Crawley the well-known tennis authority, writing in the "Observer," announces the intention of the government body, the Lawn Tennis…

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Debating Society Tennis Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 4

A general meeting of St. John's Debating Society Tennis Club was held on Monday, October 4th, when the attendance was large. The…

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Literary Institute Cricket Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 2

Interest in the East Maitland Literary Institute Cricket Club is rapidly growing. At last night's meeting Mr. J. Mudd presided over a very large…

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Athletics for Paris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 4

In the arrangement of the new land made available by the destruction of the Paris fortifications nearly 1,000 of the total 1,800 acres will probably be voted to…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 4

The following will represent Belvideres against Mitchell's Plat at Victoria Square oil Saturday next. Play commences 2.30 p.m.: W. Stewart, H…

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Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 7

The N.S.W. [?]—Messrs. R. Eagle, T. H. His, and T. S. Loban—have selected the following players to represent N.S.W. against New…

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Boxing. Woolf Oupoints Williams

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 7

At the Sydney Hippodrome last night, Monty Woolf (9.9) gained a points decision over Herb. Williams (9.5) after [?] of the best 20-round…

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Bowls. Central Bowling Club's Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 7

The Maitland Central Club held its annual meeting last evening in the club's pavilion. The president, Mr. Fred. W. Dimmock, occupied the chair…

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Maitland Races. Train Arrangements

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 5

An advertisement appears elsewhere with respect to the train arrangements for the Maitland races on Saturday next. Those interested should note…

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Bowls. Hunter' River District Bowl Ling Association

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 2

The final in the champion rink competition was played on Maitland Central green oil Saturday afternoon (says the "Mercury"), the contestants being…

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