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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1921

2,194 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 64 of 110

Boxing Tournament. First of the Series

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 2

The attendance at the opening of the boxing tournament in the Victoria Hall on Tuesday night last was a poor one, only about 50 lovers of the art…

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Motor 'Bus for Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 4

Messrs. Styles and Fenwick's motor 'Bus Eurythmic will leave the Church-street corner at 11.30 a.m. sharp for Wallsend races to-morrow…

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Tennis News. London. Aug. 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 5

Tennis circles were greatly surprised when Zeneson and Shimidzu defeated Wallace and Johnson in strainght sets by 6—3, 6—8. It was the…

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Literary Institute Cricket Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 4

The annual meeting of East Maitland Literary Institute Cricket Club will be held in the institute on Tuesday evening: next at 8 o'clock…

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Golf in Canada. Vancouver, August 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 5

At Toronto, Trevenger, of Detroit, won the Canadian Open Golf Championship Detroit was second with 296;…

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Football. To-morrow's Big Fixture

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 2

The Scone-Murrurundi fixture, on the Park to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon is certain to draw a record crowd of followers of the game from…

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Football Fixtures. To-morrow (Saturday)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 2

Muswellbrook Senior Cadets v Denman, at Muswellbrook, 2.30, Muswellbrook Senior Cadets V. Singleton, at Muswellbrook, 3.45…

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Wallsend Races. To-morrow's Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 7

The Wallsend Jockey Club will conflict its annual meeting to-morrow in aid of the funds of the Wallsend Hospital, and with fine weather the…

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To Make Cricket Brighter. Suggested Reforms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 7

Many people will say that cricket is all right as it is, but all the same no game is perfect and complaints do arise from time to time. I venture to…

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Athletics. Maitland Amateur Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 7

Some good finishes were Wallsend on Saturday. Taylor won the double. he has been performing consistently for some time, and has also been a…

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Swimming

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 August 1921 · page 3

A Honolulu message reports that a new world's record for a woman's 4ooyard swim relay, has been made by Ruth Scudder, Helen. Moses, Lillie…

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Cricket Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 August 1921 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Hunter District Cricket Association will be held in the School of Arts, West Maitland, on Saturday evening next, at…

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Big Coursing Event Singleton Winners in First Round

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 August 1921 · page 5

The Australasian Waterloo Cup, the big event in coursing circles, is being decided in New Zealand this year. A number of dogs were sent over from…

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Coursing. Largs Coursing Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 August 1921 · page 5

A coursing match for a £12 stake will be decided at Largs on Saturday afternoon next the first heat will be at 1.30 Owners can heat will by…

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Cowes Regatta. Narrow Escapes. London, Aug. 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 August 1921 · page 5

Field-Marshal Sir Henry Wilson was nearly d[?]wned while taking part in a yacht race at Cowes. He was swept overboard into the heavy soap…

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Boxing. a Real Man's Fight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 August 1921 · page 7

Spectators at the Stadium on Saturday night were treated to a real man's fight. After seeing for so long bantamweights and feathers…

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Wallsend Races. Hospital Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 August 1921 · page 7

Wallsend J.C.'s Hospital meeting on Saturday was favoured by fine weather and a large attendance. The track, thanks to the drying winds of…

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Northern Division Cricket Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 August 1921 · page 4

The annual meeting of members of the Northern Division Cricket Club will be held in the Bolwarra Shire office on Thursday night next…

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English Cricket. Cause of Decline. London, August 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 August 1921 · page 5

The "Times" agrees with Spefforth that the decline of English cricket is Partly due to the fetish of the googlie and the swerve but thinks Australia's…

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Coursing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 August 1921 · page 4

A successful coursing meeting was held on the Singleton showground on Saturday last, dogs from Werris Creek, Muswellbrook, Branxton, Elderslic, and…

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