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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1921

2,194 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 43 of 110

Newcastle Races. Monday's Meeting

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

The King's Birthday meeting of the Newcastle Jockey Club will be held on Monday next, and with fine weather there should be a big…

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Cricket. Barracking in England

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 14

The cables during the past week have made reference to barracking at the Australians' matches in England and to the fact that Armstrong…

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Boxing in Schools. Minister Gr[?]aified with Results

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 5

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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Fatal Test Ride. Racing Motor Cyclist Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 3

Extraordinary evidence was given agt 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 Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 2

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

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Racing in England. Railway Restrictions. London, May 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 2

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

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Golf Championship. Kirkwood on the Spot. London, June 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 5

Kirkwood, the Australian champion, and East have reached St. Andrews to prepare for the open championship. They were motored by a…

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Amateur Golf Champion. Telegraphist on Holiday. London, May 27

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 16

Hunter beat Graham in the final of the amateur golf championship with 12 up and 11 to play. After a delay of more than an hour owing to miniature lakes…

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Boxing. Shade Beats Lloyd

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 June 1921 · page 7

Before a moderate attendance Albert Lloyd (12.9¾) and Billy Shade (12.3½) were oposed at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night. It was…

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Football. League Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 June 1921 · page 7

In dull and threatening weather but nevertheless, in the presence of a large and interested attendance, football matches were played under the…

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Bowls. Champion Pairs and Champion Rink

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 June 1921 · page 6

These two champion games were playe: on the Maitland Park green on Saturday last. The Wallsend Club represented both games for the…

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Cessnock Races. Saturday's Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 June 1921 · page 7

Cessnock Jockey Club's June meeting was held on Saturday and was largely attended. The weather was dull and grey for most part of the day, and after…

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Kirkwood's Golf Display. London, June 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 June 1921 · page 5

At the golf professionals gathering at the Glenceagles tournament, Kirkwood's scores were 71 and 66 on the King's and Queen's courses…

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Our Telegrams. Saturday's Racing Accidents. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 June 1921 · page 5

Robert Davis, the ambulance man who was injured at Randwick on Saturday, is still in a critical condition. The jockeys, who were also hurt, were…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 4

Mr Jack Seymour, the local boxing promoter, was unfortunate in striking wet weather for his show on Saturday afternoon. A small gathering assem…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

Now South Wales Rugby League footballers had a remarkable day at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday. They beat Queensland by 37 points to…

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Coursing. Meeting at Largs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 7

The most successful meeting yet attended was the expression voiced by all who witnessed the coursing at Large yesterday (King's Birthday), w[?] a…

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Boxing. Buxton v. MURPHY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 7

The Maitland-boxer Tommy Buxton has been matched in box Mat Murphy, at Newcastle. Tommy has taken up his quarters with Dave Smith in…

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Big Cricket

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 2

The Australian Eleven scored another win last week when they defeated Cambridge by an innings and fourteen runs. Cambridge scored…

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