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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1921

2,194 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 41 of 110

Rugby League. To the Editor

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1921 · page 5

Sir,—In common with other followers of the League game I was pleased to seen in your issue of May 24th that Dungog district clubs had…

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Stuart Tennis Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 May 1921 · page 4

A special general meeting of members of the Stuart Tennis Club will be held in the , School of Arts on Thursday evening next. The…

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Fined for Cockfighting Birds with Boxing Cloves

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 May 1921 · page 4

Cock fighting obviously still has its devotees in England. At Devizes, George Giddings Ruddle, a gentleman farmer, of Bonrton, Wiltshire, was sum…

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Boxing. Buxton Ad Dillon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 June 1921 · page 7

The fight between Tommy Buxton, of Maitland, and Dillon, of Sydney, which was to have come off at Sydney Stadium on Saturday night, has been declared…

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Fatal Test Ride. Racing Motor Cyclist Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 June 1921 · page 7

Extraordinary evidence was given at the inquest into, the death of Harold Parsons, well known as a racing motor cyclist…

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Boxing in England. Cook V. Goddard. London. May 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 June 1921 · page 5

Cook motored to London, this morning and is resting in bed. He looks fit to fight for a kingdom. He informed the Australian press…

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Racing in England. Railway Restrictions. London. May 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 June 1921 · page 5

The restrictions on the railways have necessitated a [?] road pilgrimage on the most elaborate plans for traffic, There is parking space for 70,000 motor…

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Athletics. Botany Harriers' Visit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 June 1921 · page 7

The committee of the Maitland Amateur Athletic Club in charge of arrangements for the forthcoming cha[?]lenge contest met yesterday afternoon,…

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Boxing. Waters Defeats Yates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 7

There was a fair house, at the imperial Stadium, Newcastle, last night, when the premier contest was provided by Les Waters (Sydney) and Billy…

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Bowls. King's Birthday Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 7

East Maitland v. Petersham, at 10 a.m. at East Maitland:—Lackey, Dimmock, Moon, stacey, Porter, Webb, Hill, Eckford, Young, Jas, Godfrey,…

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Bowls Singleton v. PETERSHAM

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 2

Five rinks from Petersham will visit Singleton on Saturday next. Play will start at 2 p.m. sharp. Following will represent Singleton:—…

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Football. Saturday's Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 5

The programme arranged [?] the Hunter District Rugby League for Saturday promises to provide interesting football. On the Show Ground…

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Motor for Cessnock Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 4

Messrs. Stylus and Fenwick announce that their motor bus will leave West Maitland for Cessnock races on Saturday next. The return fare will…

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Boxing in Schools. Minister Grtaified with Results

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 4

The Minister for Education, Mr. Mutch, has received num rous letters of commendation for the establishment of boxing and physcal culture…

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Australian Golf Players. London, June. 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 5

Hord writes to Hersun: "Kirkwood has surprised golfers here. He is so sound, nothing showy, but a very sound all-round player in every department…

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English Boxing. Cook's Easy Victory. London, May 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 5

Cook went after Goddard, from, the gong. He fought like, a brilliant lightweight, and rushed his man into all corners, landing punches at will…

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Cricket. Miller's Forest Club, Annual Reunion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 7

The Miller's Forest Cricket Club has now been established nearly year's, and throughout that long period the old club has been subjected…

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Athletics. Inter-university Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 7

Representatives from the Melbourne, Sydney, and Queensland universities competed in the inter-university sports on the Brisbane Exhibition Grounds…

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Boxing Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 6

Tonight at the Strand Miltie Bailey and Al. Foley of Sydney meet to box the best of twenty rounds. Foley, who has been sparring all the week with…

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New Coursing Club

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 7

The newly formed Bellbird Coursing Club meet at O'Neil's on Sunday morning at 10 o'clock to select tHe new coursing ground, elect officers etc. It…

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