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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1921

2,194 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 62 of 110

Lawn Tennis

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 July 1921 · page 3

Vancouver. Wednesday.—The Davis Cup lawn tennis match between Australasia and Canada was resumed this afternoon, after rain had compelled a…

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Boxing. Godfrey Defeats Edwards

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

Sid Godfrey, 9.8, decisively defeated Llew Edwards, 9.8¾, on points at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night. Edwards was favourite at 7…

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Boxing News. London, July 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1921 · page 5

A hitch has occurred in the negotiations for a match between Menzies and Wide. The latter is asking [?]7000, win or lose. Mr. Lucas…

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Golf in America. Vancouver, July 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1921 · page 2

Kirkwood secured fourth place in the first round of the Metropolitan…

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English Boxing. Cook and Carpentier. London, July 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1921 · page 3

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

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Golf Championship. American Wins. Vancouver, July 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1921 · page 12

Barnes won the championship in the International golf championships. (Reuter's Cables). VANCOUVER, July 22…

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Golf in America. Kirkwood Sixth. Vancouver, July 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1921 · page 5

The scoring today in the second round of the Metropolitan golf tournament at Mount Vernon was less sensational than that of Monday…

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Motor Racing. French Grand Prix. London, July 25

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1921 · page 3

The Motor Car Grand Prix at Le Moree France, of 30 laps over a triangular course of 11 miles, was won by Murphy, driving a Duesenberg…

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Football. Hunter Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 August 1921 · page 7

On THE Maitland Show Ground on Saturday afternoon a local team of seniors and juniors played John Sands, Ltd., of Sydney. A cold…

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Coursing. Meeting at Largs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 August 1921 · page 7

Another successful meeting was conducted by the Large Conducted Club on Saturday afternoon last, when a £12 stake was run off. A…

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Boxing in Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 August 1921 · page 7

At. Brisbane on Saturday, Harry Holmes (9.13) defeated Paul Demsky (9.2½) on points, after a fast and exciting 20 rounds…

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Boxing. James Defeats Mancer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 August 1921 · page 7

The contest between Billy James, of Newcastle and Flank Mancer, of Sydney, attracted a very large attendance to the Imperial Stadium,…

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Cessnock Races. July Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 August 1921 · page 7

The July meeting of the Cessnock Jockey Club on Saturday, despite the boisterous weather, was one of the most successful held at that popular…

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Lawn Tennis. Opening of St. John's Parish Club's Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 August 1921 · page 7

The opening ceremony of St. John's Parish tennis court took place on Saturday afternoon by Rev. Father V. Peters. Mr. Allsop, the hon…

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Coursing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 August 1921 · page 6

A successful coursing meeting promoted by Mr. C. A. Morris, was held on the show ground on Saturday. There was a large attendance of the…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 August 1921 · page 4
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle, The Scone Advocate, Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

The South African Rugby footballers continued their New Zealand tour on Saturday with a match against a representative Canterbury team. For the…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 August 1921 · page 4

The Nelson- (Lancashire) Cricket Club has secured the services of M'Donald, of the Australian Eleven, as a professional, commencing next season. It…

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