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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1921

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Football. To-morrow's Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 5

The programme of League fixtures for to-morrow (Saturday.) will comprise six matches on the show Ground. This is the biggest…

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Sporting Notes. Cessnock Races

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 6

The next meeting of the Cessnock Jockey Club will be held on Pay Saturday, ,30th July. P[?]tolo at Cessnock…

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Maitland Races. To-morrow's Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 7

The meeting of the Maitland Jockey Club at Rutherford to-morrow promises with the weather to he very successfull. The track in in good order…

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Athletics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 7

It is notified by the Maitland Amateur Athletic Club that events and handicaps of last Saturday will be the same for to-morrow…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 July 1921 · page 3

Tex. Rickard, promoter of the Dempsey-Carpentier fight, has announced that the fight receipts totalled 1,623,000 dollars, of which 500,000 dollars were…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 July 1921 · page 4

Four rinks from Muswellbrook will visit Singleton green to-day, and local players are requested to be on the green by 2 o'clock, when four rinks will be…

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Boxing in Brisbane

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 July 1921 · page 15

Billy Tingle, 8.3½ of sydney beat jimmy Taylor 8.4½ of Melbourne at Brisbane on saturday night Taylor was outclassed and…

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Boxing. Stanley Defeats King

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 July 1921 · page 15

A big audience, wan attracted to tho Imperial Stadium, Newcastle, on Saturday night on the occasion of a meeting between Lon Stanley and Al…

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Tennis Championships London. July 1

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 July 1921 · page 12

In the final at the Wimbledon tournament B. Norton (south Africa) beat M. Alonso (spain) 5-7 4-6, 7-5 6-3 6-3. There was a one sided game in the…

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Coursing. Match at Largs

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

There was again a large attendance at the Large Coursing Club's grounds on Saturday afternoon last to witness the continuation of the run off of the…

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Boxing. New Middleweight Champion

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

Frank Burns, of Newcastle, now holds the title or middleweight champion of Australia, and Tommy Uren, the champion for many years. only has…

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Boxing News. Vancouver, July 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 July 1921 · page 2

It is out of the question for Carpentier to fight on Labour Day. RicKard has abandoned tho plans for a meeting between, the Frenchman and Gibbons…

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Football. Swatches on Show Ground

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

Despite counter attractions there was a very large attendance at the Maitland Showground on Saturday afternoon to witness the competition…

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The Glasgow Match. Lively Cricket. Ryder Scores a Century. LONDON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 July 1921 · page 5

After their decisive wins in the third test match and against Lancashire at Leeds aud Manchester, respectively, the Australians proceeded…

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Coursing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 July 1921 · page 2

Rabbit coursing will be conducted under the auspices of the local club on the racecourse on Saturday next…

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Tennis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 July 1921 · page 2

Upper Rouchell and Muswellbrook Excelsior Clubs played a match on the local court on Saturday, the former winning by 45 games to 38…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 July 1921 · page 4

A Manchester message says that M'Donald has received an offer from the Nelson Cricket Club, belonging to the Lancashire League, to play for that…

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Boxing. O'grady Defeats Mason

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

There was a fairly good attendance at the Imperial Stadium, Newcastle, last night, when the principal attraction win a contest between Irish…

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Boxing News. Vancouver. July 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 July 1921 · page 5

A message from Jorsey City states that Dr. wilbut Crafts, head of the International Reform Burean, announces that he plans to have…

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Football. Women Footballers

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

In connection with the ladies' Soccer movement in Queenslands ,two clubs have been formed at Toowoomba during the past few days. Brisbane has a…

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