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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1921

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Boxing. O'mally Beats Gornik

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 13

At the Brisbane Stadium last night Tom O'Mally. 11st 4½lb. defeated May Gernil, 11st. in the ninth round. gernik giving in. The contest which was…

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Boxing News. London. December 27

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 2

The "Daily Mail" states that the Dempsey-Carpentier fight may not come off in America owing to the pronounced opposition of the prohibition on party…

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Maitland Races. Monday's Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 7

The extra holiday will be observed on Monday next, Jan. 3, and the Maitland Jockey Club is catering for northern district sportsmen at…

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Wallsend Races. Christmas Meeting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 13

The Christmas meeting of the popular Wallsend Jockey Club was commenced yesterday, in very auspicious circumstances. The weather, though close…

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Racing in the Sixties Some Reminiscences. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 7

The "sport of Kings" has become so popular that it may be aptly termed the favourite pastime of the bulk of Australians. Therefore, a brief,…

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Boxing. Demsky Beats Dupre

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 January 1921 · page 4

Paul Demsky a 17-years old russian who has been fighting with much success in Brisbane made good at Sydney Stadium on Saturday night when…

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Cricket. Junior Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 January 1921 · page 2

With a view to assisting in the selection of the next representative team a match will be played on West Maitland Park on Saturday between the…

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Newcastle Races. New Year's Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 January 1921 · page 4

The New Year's Day meeting of the Newcastle Jockey Club was a very successful gathering, and should turn out profitable, to the club, as the…

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Cricket. Hunter v. Newcastle Juniors

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 January 1921 · page 4

The match between Hunter and Newcastle Association juniors played on the Maitland Show Ground on Saturday was won by Newcastle by 89…

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Children's Swimming Schools

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 4

This children's swimming school opened at Newcastle under very unfavourable conditions, only 200 children being present out of 750 enrolled, due to the…

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Captain at Rugby

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 1

The captain of the team F. M. Haddow, had been captain of cricket at Rugby School, and in the sixties was a jackaroo at Warrah…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 4

A team of Sydney lady cricketers visited Singleton on Monday, December 27, and played a match against members of Singleton C.C. The game ended…

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Lawn Tennis

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 4

The Davis Cup matches were played at Auckland (N.Z.) last week in fine weather. The result was a complete victory fox, the Americans. In the…

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Boxing. Lawson Beats Fitzsimmons

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 7

Before a fairly large audience at the Imperial Stadium, Newcastle, last night Jimmy Lawson, of Queensland, received the decision over Fred…

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Bowls. Maitland Bowling Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 7

Next Saturday a start will be made with the pennant competition in the Northern District Bowling Association. In the first round Maitland A and B…

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Racing in the Sixties. Some Reminiscences

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 2

The "sport of kings" has become so popular that it may be aptly [?]med the favorite pastime of the bulk of Australians. There…

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Maitland Races. New Year's Day Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 7

The holiday race meeting at Rutherford yesterday attracted a very large attendance of sportsmen from all parts of this district. The weather was dull…

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A Hunter River Cricket Team. Over Fifty Years Ago

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 1

More than half-century ago—fifty-five years to be exact—the little town of Murrurundi, at the head of the Page's River—a…

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Boxing in Schools. a Successful Trial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 2

The Minister for Education (Mr. Mutch) stated that the system of tuition in boxing in the public schools which was instituted in October last…

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Lawn Tennis. New Zealand Championships

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 2

Several members of the Davis Cup teams met in the preliminary rounds of the New Zealand championships on Tuesday…

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