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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1920

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Boxing News. Carpentier-dempsey Fight. Vancouver, Oct. 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 October 1920 · page 5

Carpenter and Dempsey, it is officially stand, have been matched to fight between February and July 1, 1921…

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Cricket. the Team to Meet Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 October 1920 · page 7

The second series of games in the "A" grade competition, which started last Saturday, is very open, and much interest will be taken in next Saturday's…

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Coursing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 October 1920 · page 3

The Hexham Coursing Club held a meeting last Saturday which drew a record nomination of upwards of 70 dogs. A heavy storm passed over…

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Boxing

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 October 1920 · page 3
Also in The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder

Unofficial reports place the purse of the Dempsey-Carpentier fight at over a million dollars. This greatly exceeds previous records, Willard…

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Boxing Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 October 1920 · page 4

What should be an exceptionally good contest is set down for decision at the Strand next Friday night, between Nutty Fairhall (the local featherweight…

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Tennis

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 October 1920 · page 3

Tennis enthusiasts foregathered at Mr. C. R. Lukey's private court on Tuesday afternoon last to the number of some 200 to witness a…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 October 1920 · page 3

Scone and Muswellbrook As meet on the Park to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon, and seconds from the same clubs try conclusions at…

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Golf. Kirkwood's Record

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 October 1920 · page 7

At Highfield Links, Timaru (N.Z.), H. Kirkwood, Australian golf champion playing against the New Zealand lady champion, put up a record…

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Boxing News. Vancouver, October 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 October 1920 · page 5

Unofficial reports state that the purse will greatly exceed the previous records Joss Willard having received only £20,000 in his fight with…

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Local and General TENNIS

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 October 1920 · page 2

The Mascot Tennis Club will journey to Wallarobba on Saturday and try conclusions with representatives of that locality…

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Coursing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1920 · page 5

After a lapse of several years caused through the war and other adverse circumstances coursing meetings are to be again started at Larges on…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 October 1920 · page 3

The New York "Sun" states that Carpentier and Dempsey will fight for a guaranteed purse of approximately 500,000 dollars. The match will be…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 October 1920 · page 4

The Hunter River District Association are arranging for a team, of 12 rinks to visit Sydney to meet N.S.W Association representatives on Monday,…

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Cadet Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1920 · page 2

A boxing tournament for cadets in the local area, promoted by Staff-Sergeant-Major Lancaster, and which has been running for some weeks, was…

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Coursing Match at Gresford

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1920 · page 7

A coursing match will be held at Grosford on Saturday, November 6, when there will be a sweepstake with money added, open to all greyhounds…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 October 1920 · page 3

The English cricket team will play a West Australian eleven at Perth today, and will leave for Adelaide tonigh on the trans-continental express,…

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Boxing. Fairhall v. HENWOOD

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1920 · page 13

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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Boxing. Sullivan Beats Gray

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1920 · page 8

Frank Gray (9.7) was narrowly defeated by Tom Sullivan (9.10) at the Sydney Hippodrome. Sullivan soon secured a lead on points, and…

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East End Football Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1920 · page 4

A special meeting of the East End Rugby League Football Club will be held in the School of Arts. West Maitland, on Thursday next, November…

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