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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1922

2,183 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 110

Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 4

Jack Gregory, Australia's fast bowler, on Tuesday announced that, he had played his last game in, big cricket. This means that the Gregorys have…

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Newcastle Races. February Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 7

The February meeting of the New-castle Jockey Club, postponed from Saturday last, in consequence of heavy rain, took place yesterday. The…

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Golf in Japan. Tokio, February 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 5

International golf of Imperial flavour is being arranged at Tokio, The programme is being prepared for the visit of the Prince of Wales includes…

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Cricket. Commercial Travellers v. STORES

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 7

On the Show Ground yesterday afternoon a match was played between Northern Line travellers and West Maitland Stores, the latter winnings by…

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Boxing Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 3

At 8 o'clock punctual to-night the preliminary will be started to the biggest and most attractive boxing programme yet staged in Cessnock. Jigger…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 2
Also in Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser

Rovers to trip to Wingen tomorrow, cars leaving at 1.15 sharp Jones, Lukey, Saunders, Edwards, Clarke, Florrie, Proudfoot, Ball…

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For Wallsend Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 4

Messrs. Styles and Fenwick's motor bus will leave Church-street corner at 11.30 to-morrow (Saturday) for Walls-end race…

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Cricket. Northern Division v. ROBINS

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 5

The game between Northern and Robins in the Hunter Association's. A grade competition will be continued The match, which was started last…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 6

Kuril will meet Muswellbrook on Singleton green in A competition. Singleton B meets Cessnock No. 2 on local green to-day. Following will…

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Boxing in Brisbane

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 15

At Brisbane Mick Flynn, 8.5½ (Sydney) knocked out Wally Douglas, 8.3, in the thirteenth round. The Sydney boxer landed body blows and left…

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Boxing. Contests at Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 7

Joe Shakespeare staged an attractive programme at the Strand Stad[?]um, Cessnock, last night, equal, to any twenty rounds seen at Cessnock…

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The Races

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 9

On Saturday all feet turned towards the new race course, which is situated a few hundred yards from the main street. The energetic committee had…

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Boxing News. London, Feb. 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 2

Billy Matthews defeated Tibby Watson at the National Sporting Club to-night…

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Boxing. Buxton Defeats O'donnell

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 15

At the Imperial Stadium, Newcastle, on Saturday night, in the presence of a fair crowd, Ray O'Donnell (Sydney) threw in the towel to Tommy…

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Boxing News. Vancouver, Feb. 1

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 12

A message from New York states that Jack Dempsey has been matched for a 12-rounds bout with Bill Brennan, either at Chicago or New…

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Cricket. Leading Player's Departure

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 7

Local cricket will sustain a great, loss in the departure of Roy Loder, who next week takes up a position in the post office at Turramurra, on the North…

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British Football. Two Close Games. London, Feb. 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 2

The Rugby match played at Edinburgh between Scotland and Wales resulted in a draw, each side scoring 9 points…

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Boxing, in Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 February 1922 · page 7

Tom Heency, 13st 2lb, of New Zealand, knocked out Max Gornik, list 9½lb, in the fifteenth round at the Brisbane Stadium, on Saturday. Heency…

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Boxing. M'farlane Beats Symonds

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 February 1922 · page 7

The Newcastle boxer, Packy M'Farlane (9.8½) knocked out Ernic Symons (9.11) in the second round at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday…

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