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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1921

2,194 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 61 of 110

English Boxing. Cook and Carpentier. London, July 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 July 1921 · page 5

Mr. Lucas is making an effort to secure a Cook-Carpentier match after the latter returns in the autumn from America, where he is matched with…

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LOCAL & General News Cricket Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 July 1921 · page 4

A meeting of members and intending members of D. Cohen and Co.'s cricket club will be held in Miss Webster's rooms to-night at 7.30…

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Motor Racing. French Grand Prix. London, July 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 July 1921 · page 5

The Motor Car Grand Prix at Le Mano, Franco, of 30 laps over a triangular course of 14 miles, was won by Murphy, driving a Duesenberg…

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Athletic Club Ball

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 July 1921 · page 4

The second edition of the Maitland Amateur Athletic Club's ball will take place at the Town Hall on Wednesday night, August 10. There will be a…

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Coursing. Largs Coursing Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 July 1921 · page 4

The postponed mooting of the Largs Coursing Club, for a. £12 stake will take place at Largs on Saturday next. Buses will leave the Belmore…

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Golf" Club for Branxton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 July 1921 · page 4

A golf club has been formed here (Writes a Branxton correspondent), and at a recently held meeting. the following office-bearers were elected:…

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Our Telegrams. Rugby Team Farewelled Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 July 1921 · page 5

The Australasian Rugby League team sailed for England, via America and Canada this morning. They we a an enthusiastic send-off…

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Coursing and the Rabbit Pest. (To the Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 July 1921 · page 2

Sir,—Recently in the "Argus" I noticed an application re coursing, and I question the legality of the same in a rabbit infested district, coursing in the…

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Bowls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 4

East Maitland club champion parts, saturday, July 30.—Hills and Talamini v. Stein and Scoles, Young and Pryer v. Porter and Glover; Eckford…

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Boxing Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 7

There will be no fight at the Strand to-night. Hinton was to have met Curly Parkes, but better inducement from Stadiums Lid. was more favoreble…

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Tennis

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 3

The following will represent Raymond Terrace A grade against St. Mary's on the latter's court to-morrow: Misses. Ingham Ambler, Morris, and Bonner…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 2
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

Scone I. and II. will meet on the Park to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon. Being an "off" day so far as the competition is concerned, the…

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Football Tour

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 2

The Australian Rugby League team sailed for England via America and were given an enthusiastic send-off…

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Bowls. Maitland Bowling Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 7

To-morrow another attempt will be made to run off the second rounds of the champions A and B singles and progressive handicap. The forfeiting…

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Tennis Club Social

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 4

A very successful social in aid of St. John's Tennis Club was held in the Town Hall, Wednesday night. There was a good attendance of both…

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Lawn Tennis. Saturday's Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 7

St. Mary's v. Glenavon, on the former's court. A grade:—Misses Soiling Taylor, Norman, Eades, Rev. Holmes. Messrs. Lowe, Bulte, Walters…

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Motor 'Bus for Cessnock Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 4

Messrs. Styles and Fenwick's motor bus Eurythmic, will leave the "Mercury" office corner for Cessnock races, to-morrow (Saturday) morning, at 11.45…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 July 1921 · page 3

The Australasian Rugby League team sailed from Sydney on Thursday for England, via America and Canada. They were, given an enthusiastic send off…

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Boxing in Brisbane

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1921 · page 15

Frank Mancer, 9.2½, knocked out Billy Stanley, 9.5½, in the seventh round at Brisbane on Saturday, Stanley was down in the fifth, sixth, and…

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