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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1921

2,194 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 110

Golf. Finance Troubles. Good Golf. London, May 1

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 2

Kirkwood and East are faced with difficulties, as the trip is proving more expensive than was expected. Despite economics they would have been…

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Sunnyside Tennis Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 4

Members of Sunnyside Tennis Club are notified that a meeting will be held at "Sunnyside," George-street, East Maitland, on Monday, May 9, at 8 p.m…

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Upper Hunter Football Association

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 1

The annual mealing of the Upper Hunter Football Association was be won two years in Succession, Saturday afternoon last The…

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Cricket Chat. London, May 1

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 2

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

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Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 7

The Hunter District Rugby League competitions were continued on the Maitland Show Ground on Saturday afternoon, before a large attendance…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 7

An exciting game was witnessed on East Maitland reserve on Saturday between the Morpeth Nightowls and the East Maitland Magpies, resulting in a…

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Boxing in Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 7

At Brisbane of Saturday night Hec Tyers (Brisbane), 8.4 and Jimmy Taylor (Melbourne), 8.4½ fought a fine 20-round draw…

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Boxing. Stone Beat's Fitzgerald

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 7

Ned Fitzgerald and Harry Stone met in a 20-rounds contest at the Rushcutters Bay Stadium on Saturday night for the lightweight title of…

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Mascot Tennis Club

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 2

Members and intending mem of the above club are reminded of the opening of the courts on Saturday afternoon next at 2 p.m…

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International Tennis Davis Cup Team

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 4

At a meeting of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australasia, the team for the forthcoming Davis Cup competition, to be played in America, was…

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Cricket. the Season's Averages

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 7

The A grade competition in the Hunter River district Cricket Association has come to a close, the Marist Bros. being the premiers. The…

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Newcastle Races Sandbee Wins Cup

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 4

It was unfortunate for Newcastle Jockey Club that heavy showers fell during Saturday morning, otherwise the attendance would probably have been a…

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AUSTRALIA V. Surrey. Another Wet Day. Home Team Collapse. Armstrong Bowls Well. London, May 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 5

There was a heavy downpour of rain in the morning in consequence of which the gates were not opened at the Oval at the usual hour on the…

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Golf News. London. May 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 5

Kirkwood, the Australian golfer, went round the championship course at St. Andrews this morning in 74. His figures were:—…

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Pony Races Postponed. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 5

The Rosebery pony meeting sot down for to-day has been postponed till Monday next, owing to the course being in a coaked condition, the…

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Amateur Athletic Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 4

The fortnightly committees meeting of the Maitland Amateur Athletic Club was held in the club room last evening, before a good attendance of…

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Football. Hunter District Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 7

There was a full attendance of delegates at the weekly meeting of the Hunter District Rugby League on Tuesday night. Reference was made to…

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Coursing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 7

A coursing match for a £10 stake, will be decided at Sedgefield, near Singleton, on Saturday, May 21. Nominations close on May 20, with the…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 2

The following have been selected to represent Singleton Club against, Maitland Central team on Maitland green on Saturday next:—…

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Lawn Tennis Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 4

All interested in the continuation of the Maitland District Lawn Tennis Association formed last year are requested to attend a meeting in the School of…

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