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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1920

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Athletics. Maitland Amateur Athletic Club. Saturday's Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 October 1920 · page 7

A committee meeting was held on Tuesday night, when arrangements for the visit of South Sydney A.A. Club on Saturday were made…

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Amateur Athletics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 October 1920 · page 5

The Maitland Amateur Athletic Club will carry out challenge contests with the South Sydney Athletic Club on the Maitland Show Ground on…

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Coursing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 4

The Hexham Coursing Club held their usual weekly meeting last Saturday. The attendance was only small owing to the threatening state of the weather…

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Boxing Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 4

Chook Henwood and Snowy Fairhall meet to-night for the third time. On the two previous occasions they fought the full 20 rounds. Both are tagged…

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Cricket

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 2
Also in Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser

The following players will represent West End Club against Aberdare at Aberdare on Saturday 23rd inst.: W. Lane, W. Edmunds, H. Kempe, D…

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Bowls. Maitland Bowling Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 7

A rink made up of Messrs. Oakes, Heyes, Ross and Drew, will visit Lambton to-morrow to assist Commander Card[?] team at the official…

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Maitland Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 7

The following entries have been received for the Maitland races to be held on Saturday, October 30:—The Maiden Handicap, six furlongs…

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Moonee Valley Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 5

For Moonee Valley meeting "Poseidon" tips as follows:—Hurdles.—Percolator. St. Alban's Handicaps.—First…

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Cessnock District Cricket Association

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 4

The competition commences on Saturday next 22rd inst. Fixtures arc: Aberdare v. West End; Bellbird v. East Greta; Ellalong v. Cessnock…

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Cricket. To-morrow's Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 7

Marist Brothers Old Boys [?] Lochinvar, at Lochinvar:—M. Cahill, M. Thomas P. Sheechan, J. Gardiner, C. Enright, W. Osinad, V. Cleary, F…

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Newcastle Races. To-morrow's Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 7

The Newcastle Jockey Club will carry out their usual Charity Day meeting on their well-appointed course at Broadmeadow to-morrow. With…

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Latest Sporting Tips for To-morrow. Rosehill Races. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 5

For to-morrow's meeting at Rosehill "Poseidon" tips the following:—Granville Stakes.—The Bedouin, Solar Rays, Burraneer…

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Athletics. Maitland Amateur Athletic Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 7

The Maitland Amateur Athletic Club will engage in a challenge match on the showground to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon with the South Sydney…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 October 1920 · page 5
Also in Singleton Argus

A grand military tournament will be began in the Drill Hall, East Maitland, on Monday, November 1, at 7.30 p.m., and continued each following…

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School Swimming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 October 1920 · page 4

The Minister for Education (Mr. Mutch) on Friday commented on the remarks of the Deputy Coroner for West Maitland (Mr. W. M. Lauchlin)…

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Boxing. Fairhall v. HENWOOD

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 October 1920 · page 6

The return match between Snowy Fairhall, of Newcastle, 9.6. and Chook Henwood, of Cessnock, 10.8, attracted a large attendance at the Strand…

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Drowning Fatality Swimming Lessons Urged

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 October 1920 · page 5

At the conclusion of an inquest in Maitland concerning the death of John Metcalfe, a schoolboy, who was drowned in the Hunter River, Inspector Buzacott…

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Cricket Material

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 October 1920 · page 1

Something rather good in Bats this Season, at Hallett's, Muswellbrook. Special quotations to Clubs…

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