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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1921

2,194 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 74 of 110

Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 September 1921 · page 4

George Cook, the Australian heavyweight boxer, expresses much delight that he is to meet Carpentier in December. "I am going to beat the…

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Bowls. Newcastle Tourists Win

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 September 1921 · page 7

The Newcastle bowlers now touring Queensland played a team representing Rockhampton (Q.) on Wednesday. and won easily, beating the local team…

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Football. Win for New South Wales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 September 1921 · page 7

The Now South Wales Rugby Union footballers on Wednesday met a West Coast team al Greymouth (N.Z.) In ideal weather mid before…

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Boxing Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 4

A very attractive contest is set down for decision next Friday night, when the local champion Nutty Fairhall will meet that brilliant Sydney boxer Frank…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 5

On the Showground to-morrow (Saturday) there will be two matches to interest spectators. East End B will try conclusions with Greta B on No…

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Cricket

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 2
Also in The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder

In the Sussex match Australia's first innings realised 209; Taylor 72, Ryder 40. Sussex's first stands at 3 for l21; Bowley 43, Young not out…

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Cables. Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 2

Sussex, first innings, 282 (Young 124). Australia, second innings, 1 for 101(Collins not out 40, Ryder not out 42). Stumps drawn…

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Sporting. Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 2

Rumor has it that the Australians were each to have received £1000 should they have completed the tour without defeat…

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Sporting. Football. Muswellbrook v. MAYFIELD

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 5

The Muswellbrook Football Club will play a team from Mayfield on the local showground to-morrow. A meeting of the Football…

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Newcastle Races. To-morrow's Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 7

Newcastle Jockey Club will again cater for sportsmen with an attractive programme of six events on their wellappointed course at Broadmeadow…

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Football Beneftt Match. London, Sept. 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 5

The Northern Rugby Football League has decided to devote the whole share of the gate in the England v. Australia match in London on…

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Enter Football. County Cricket Final. London, Aug. 27

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 2

The opening of the football season was attended by vast crowds, aggregating 760,000. In London the cricket final at The…

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Bowls. Newcastle Defeated

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 7

The Newcastle bowlers touring Queensland were defeated at Rockhampton by 148 to 132…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 6

London, Wednesday.—Interest in the Australian cricketers was overshadowed by the county championship match between Surrey and Middlesex, at Lord's…

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Davis Cup. Tennis Results . VANCOUVER. Aug. 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 4

A message from philadelphia states that Gordon Lowe and wallis Myers (British Isles) and shimidzu and Kashio (Japanese) will contest the…

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Davis Cup. [?]Ad and Brilliant Tennis. Vancouver, August 25

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 13

Report message says: The final [?] Davis Cap opened in ideal con[?]. The weather was perfect, and [?] like green velvet. A large…

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Football. Hunter Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 September 1921 · page 7

In the Hunter Rugby League 's junior competition Saturday afternoon, East End and Greta met on the Show Ground to decide which team was to…

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Boxing. Hill and Noble Draw

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 September 1921 · page 7

Jimmy Hill (9st 4 ½ib),of Sydney, and Tommy Noble (9st 3 ½lb), the English boxer. fought a draw at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night. The…

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Bowls. Hunter Association Champion Pairs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 September 1921 · page 7

The final heats of the eliminating rounds in the Hunter Bowling Association champion pairs' competition were plated on the Maitland Central…

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