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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1921

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

Cricket. Newcastle v. HUNTER

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 7

Owing to the showery weather conditions the representative return match between Newcastle and the Hunter Associations A grade teams…

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Cricket. Inter-district Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 4

The following players have been selected to represent the Hunter Cricket Association in an all day match against Gloucester district on the show…

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Lawn Tennis. French Ladies Win London, Jan. 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 4

Reuter's Paris correspondent reports that in the international lawn tennis finals in the ladies' doubles, Madame Banet and Mademoiselle Conquet, of…

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Swimming Baths

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 4

In the" Newcastle' Chronicle" of March ll,1869, appears the following paragraph, which may be interesting. at the present time:—…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

A match was played on Howe Park on New Year's Day between Singleton C.C and Liverpool Plains Association, resulting in a win for the home team by…

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Bowls. Maitland Bowling Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 7

Owing to No, 2 green being topdressed and consequently unfit for play, a rearrangement had to be made in the games, and the local [?] team…

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Racing Inquiry. Kedron Park Course

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 4

Mr. Harris, police magistrate, on Wednesday opened an inquiry, into the questing of the salely of the Kedron Park (Q.) racecourse for racing and…

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Tennis Championships (By Cable.) Auckland

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 2

In the New Zealand tennis championships O'Hara Wood beat Marsh 10-8, 8-6, 6-2; Washburn beat Lawrence 6-4, 10-8, 9-11, 6-3…

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Latest Sporting News. English Cricket Team Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 5

Responding to the toast of "The Australian Team" at a social function in Mellbourrse, Armstrong declare; that there had been only one Test so…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 7

In the Castle Stadium, Meiville street, Newcastle, a boxing tournament for £300 prize money and gold medals for winners and runners-up…

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Rain Spoils Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 5

The lawn tennis country carnival was commenced at Double Bay this morning. After a quarter of an hour's play the game was suspended owing to rain…

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Lawn Tennis. Country Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 5

In the country carnival [?] at the Double Bay courts to day. W. Maitland heat [?] No. 2 by 5 sets 43 games to 3 sets 34 games…

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Cricket. Hunter v. Gloucester District

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 7

The match between the Hunter Association and Gloucester district has been set down to be played on the Maitland Show Ground tomorrow…

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English Racing. Curious Incident. London. Jan. 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 5

A curious incident happened at Gatw[?]k when Leatherhead won the Selling [?] Stubles, the jockey, was thrawn early in the race and was…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 3

Mr Jack Seymour will present an attractive programme in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute on Thursday evening next. Several Newcastle boxers…

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Boxing. Newcastle Tournament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 7

Maitland district boxers should he interested in the tournament for which the prize money will amount to £300 to be held at the Castle Stadium…

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Swimming. American Lady Champion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 7

Miss Ethe[?]lda [?]ebtrey the American and world champion, competed at a swimming caraival in the tepid baths at Auckland…

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Boxing. Demsky Beats Dupre

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 13

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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Boxing in Schools. a Successful Trial

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 8

The Minister for Education (Mr. Mulch) stated that the system of tulion in boxing in the public school which was instituted in October last…

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