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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1921

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Aberdeen Swimming Carnival. Noted City Swimmers Participate. Successful Afternoon's Sport

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 6

For the first time in the history of the district, the upper stretch of the Hunter was on Saturday afternoon last put to other than…

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Floating Golf Ball. Special Trial Game. London, April 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 2

Thirty-two leading amateur golfers took part in a special trial game to test the proposed standard "floater" ball. The majority declared against…

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Boxing. Watson Defeats James

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 April 1921 · page 7

The Imperial Stadium, Newcastle, was packed on Saturday night, when the premier attraction was the meeting between Billy James Newcastle…

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Cricket. Proposed Final Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 April 1921 · page 7

To mark the conclusiou of the season, and as a means of augmenting the funds of the Hunter Cricket Association, at the instance of the…

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Boxing Challenge

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1921 · page 2

Attention is drawn to H. A. Adams' boxing challenge in this issue. He has a good lad who is willing to meet any opponent of the right weight for a…

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Local and General CRICKET

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1921 · page 2

As a mark of respect to the memory of the late Henry Deards. the Arabella cricket club will not play any more this season. Deceased was a…

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Cricket. Post Office Married v. SINGLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 April 1921 · page 7

A long-talked-of cricket match was decided on the Show Ground on Saturday afternoon last. This was a match between Married and Single…

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Athletics. Maitland Amateur Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 April 1921 · page 2

There was a record roll up of competitors in the fourth round of the 1921 competition conducted by the Maitland Amateur Athletic Club on…

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Boxing News. London, April 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 5

At the National Sporting Club, in a 20 rounds fight for the light weight championship of Britain. Ernie Rice (Hounslow) knocked out Bon…

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St. John's Tennis Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 4

A meeting of members and intending members of St. John's Parish Tennis Club will be held to-morrow (Thursday) night, at eight o'clock…

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Bowls. Northern District v. Queensland Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 7

Four strong rinks representing the Northern District Association. met Queensland Railways touring team, on the Lowlands green yesterday…

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Boxing. Carpentier Invited to Australia. £20,000 Offered

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 7

Georges Carpentier may come to Australia to fight Shade, Clabby, and others. Mr. Jack Muuro has cabled to him…

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Athletics. Maitland Amateur Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 7

The usual fortnight meeting of the Maitland Amateur Athletic Club was held in the Club-room last evening, there being present. Messrs. H. G…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 4

Georges Carpentier may come to Australia to fight Shade, Clabby, and others. Air Jack Munro has cabled to him offering £20,000 for three contests here. It…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 2

Singleton will be engaged against Muswellbrook on. the local green on Saturday next in a competition match. Teams will appear in next issue…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 4

II is found that £4250 is required to pay expenses of the Australian Eleven. The quota for New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia is £1300…

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Bowls. Maitland Bowling Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 7

Next Saturday the Park green should present a busy scene, as seven rinks covering fifty-six players will be engaged in competition. The…

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Bowls. Hunter River District Bowling Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 5

The following games will be played in the A pennant and Hennings Shield competition on Saturday next:— Kurri Kurri v. Central, on kurri…

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Lawn Tennis. Ex-australians in Form. London, April 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 5

Up to the present the form of two former Australian players has been the outstanding feature of the covered court tennis singles championship at the…

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Football. Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 April 1921 · page 7

The following entries have been received for the Hunter District Rugby League for its 1921 competitions:— A grade Western Suburbs, Kurri Kurri,…

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