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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1921

2,194 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 110

Boxing. Burns Defeats Burness

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 March 1921 · page 7

The Imperial Stadium at Newcastle was packed on Saturday night on the occasion of a meeting between Ern Burness, Sydney, and Frank Burns…

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Boolaroo Races. Saturday's Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 March 1921 · page 7

Boolaroo races on Saturday will not soon be forgotten, as it rained continuously and at times very heavily from the starting of the first race until…

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LOCAL & General News Amateur Athletic Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 March 1921 · page 4

The fourth half-yearly meeting of members of the Maitland Amateur Athletic Club, will be held in the club room Elgin-street, to-morrow…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 March 1921 · page 4

South Singleton v. Warkworth at Warkworth on Saturday next; bus leaves at 1.45: Marshall, Bower, Lambert, Searl, M'Donald, Penton, Phillips,…

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Boxing. Buxton v. BROCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 March 1921 · page 7

Dave Smith (manager for Brock) has notified Joe Shakespeare that he will be in Cessnock on Wednesday to finish Brock's preparation. Tibby…

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Swimming. Beaurepaire to Live in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 March 1921 · page 7

Frank Beaurepaire, champion swimmer of Australasia, and one of the greatest swimmers in the world, is to swim in future as a New South…

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Cricket. Visit of Sydney Teams

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 March 1921 · page 4

Mr. Frank Iredale, secretary of the New South Wales Cricket Association has written to the secretary of the Hunter Association…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1921 · page 7

Wallalong v. MArist Brothers at Wallalong—S. Dunstan, W. Aitchison, T. Bendeich. Barry (2), G. Geering P. Jory S. Tiedman, A, Madden…

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Boxing. Buxton v. BROOK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1921 · page 7

The Maitland boxer Tommy Buxton, will meet Fred Brock, of Sydney as the Strand Stadium, Cessnock, on Friday night next, and there will be a…

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Cricket. C Grade Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1921 · page 5

The third and final round for C grade teams not qualifying for premiership has been drawn as follows:—March 12; Buttai v. Black Hill…

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Athletics. Maitland Amateur Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1921 · page 7

The fourth half-yearly general meeting of the Maitland Amateur Athletic Club was held in the club rooms last evening, Mr. H. G. Willis being in the…

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Coursing Hexham Coursing Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 7

The Hexham Coursing Club will [?] next meeting on Saturday week, when the final of the last, nicotine will be run off. Entries close on Friday…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 2

The following have been selected to represent Singleton Club against East Maitland Club on Saturday next upon East Maitland green, play to…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 4

The following will represent the Belvideres v. Jerry's Plains on Saturday next at Victoria Square, at 2 p.m. sharp: W. Stewart, H. Stewart, F. Jarman, C…

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Swimming. Maitland District Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 7

A meeting of the Maitland District Swimming Club was held in the Y.M.C.A. rooms last evening. The president, Mr. C. W. Molmes…

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Boxing. Buxton v. BROCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 7

Tommy Buxton, Maitland's champion who meets Fred Brock, of Sydney, on a 20-rounds welterweight contest at Cessnock, to-morrow (Friday) night…

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Bowls. Maitland Bowling Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 7

The Park green will bear a very animated appearance next SAturday, as 56 players in competition games will be engaged, and in addition there will also…

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Rugby Football League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 4

The adjourned meeting of delegates to the Huntep District Rugby League will he held at Miss Edwards' rooms, on Wednesday next, 11th inst., at 7.45…

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Bowls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 5

The games on Saturday 5th were postponed owing to the weather. Following are the teams selected for Saturday 112th inst., A's v. Central at Central:…

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Boxing Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 4

Tommy Buxton, the West Maitland welter, and Fred Brock, of Sydney, will provide the main attraction at the Strand to-night. Both are in good…

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