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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1921

2,194 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 32 of 110

Boolaroo Races. To-morrow's Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 7

The Boolaroo Race Club's meeting (postponed from Saturday last in consequence of the heavy state of the course) will take place…

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Mascotte Tennis Club Opening New Courts

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 2

The Dungog Mascotte Tennis Club will open the new courts in Bennett Park on Saturday, May 14th, when a mixed doubles tournament will be…

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Cricket Chat. London, May 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 5

Silver sunshine and cloudless skies delightfully opened the season which is expected to revive the greatest glories of English cricket. The county…

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How Sportsmen Went to the Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 2

Owing to the fact that no extra train's were run to Newmarket, many thousands went to the races in motor vehicles. The trek began…

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LOCAL & General News Robin Cricket Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 4

A general meeting of the members of the Robin Cricket Club will be held in the School of Arts on Thursday night next at 8 o'clock for the…

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Cricket. Australia V. Leicestershire. Easy Win

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 2

In the first match, Australia v. Leicestershire, the former declared their first innings closed with 7 out for 430. (Macartney 177, Bardsley…

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Australian Cricketers English Tour Opened. Match Against Leicestershire. M'Donald Bowls Splendidly. Macartney and Bardsley's Partnership

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 2

London, Saturday.—The Australian cricketers opened their English tour today against Leicestershire, who were dismissed for 136. M'Donald bowled…

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Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 7

The Howe Park Tennis Club has affilliated with the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association. The club intends, if possible to send…

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Bowls. Maitland Bowling Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 7

The postponed matches in the Sandera' Shield competition having been put off for a fortnight, the local players will indulge in rink games…

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Boolaroo Races. Yesterdays' Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1921 · page 7

The April meeting of the Boolaroo Racing Club postponed from Saturday last in consequence of the course having been flooded from the heavy rains…

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Football. Rugby League Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 7

The opening matches of the football season under Rugby League rules will take place on the Albion Ground to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon. The…

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Coursing Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 5

The £20 stake (double nomination) was concluded on Saturday. The results were as follows:— Third Round: Topsy beat Bad…

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Boxing Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 7

Tom King and Jim Baillie will [?]e the main attraction at the Strand to-night. King is the sort of fighter that suites the Cessnock fight followers;…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 2

Murrurundi are bringing two teams to Scone to-morrow (Sat.). The local first thirteen appeared in last issue. Second thirteen:…

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League Football Rules

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 2

Under this heading it is proposed to discuss certain of the League rules each week as a help to players and spectators of the game. One matter…

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U. H. Football Association

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the above, held at Aberdeen on Saturday last, the Secretary (Mr. A. G. Fleming) presented his annual…

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The Kinema and the Golf Drive

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 2

The latest method of improving one's golf is (says a London correspondent on March 3) to watch an expert at play by means of the retarded kinema,…

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Boxing News. Carpentier's Visit to Australia. London, May 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 5

M. Descamps, interviewed by "The Sun" representative with regard to the Australian offer to Carpentier, states that the prospect of the trip is…

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Boxing. Dencio Wins

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 15

The contest at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night between Joe Symonds, of England, and Dencio, the Filipino, had an unsatisfactory…

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Boxing. Baillie Defeats King

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 7

Jim Baillie matte his reappearance at the Strand Stadium, Cessnock, last night, after a rest of nine months, against Sailor Tom King, of Sydney…

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