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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1922

2,183 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 110

Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 March 1922 · page 4

The Australian footfall team, which has been touring England, arrived back in Sydney on, Saturday by the Orvieto, and received a hearty welcome. There…

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Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 March 1922 · page 2

The following players will represent Muswellbrook B team V Ravensworth on the showground on Satururday next, play to commence 1.45:…

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Boxing. Mills Beats Suddington

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 March 1922 · page 7

Pat Mills, the English welterweight, knocked out Jack Suddington in the second round at the Sydney Hippodrome last night…

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Swimming Carnival L. Cox the Championship

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1922 · page 2

On Saturday last the postponed swimming carnival in aid of the Dungog School of Arts, was held below Cooreei bridge. There was a very…

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Cricket. Railways v. STOCKTON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 March 1922 · page 7

The West Maitland railway cricketers journeyed to Stockton on Saturday, where they met and defeated the staff at the Mental Hospital. A large…

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Sporting Saturday's Races. Greyhomes Another Double

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 March 1922 · page 4

The above club held a meeting on the local course on Saturday afternoon last. The attendance was not large, and this is to be wondered at,…

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British Football. Scotland Defeats Ireland. London, March 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 March 1922 · page 5

In the Soccer match between Scotland and Ireland, at Glasgow, to-day, the former won by 2 goals to 1. In a Rugby game at Twickenham the…

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Amateur Athletic Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 March 1922 · page 4

A special general meeting of members of the Maitland Amateur Athletic Club will be held in the club-room on Thursday night next to arrange date of…

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French Tennis Champion. London, March 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1922 · page 5

A message from Paris says that aftr beating Gobert, Borotra captured the French covered court tennis championship, defeating…

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Tennis at Monte Carlo London, March 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1922 · page 2

R. C. Wertheim (Victoria) and Miss. Ryan won the final of the open mixed doubles at the Monte Carlo tournament, beating Sanazaulh and…

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Bowls. Hunter River District Bowling Association

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

Last Saturday the competitions were advanced another stage. In the A grade Cessnock defeated Muswellbrook, 81 to 46; Kurri defeated Maitland, 85…

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Boxing Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 March 1922 · page 8

Jim Baillie and Sid Wallace decide their contest at the Strand to-night. It is just eight weeks since their first deposit of the £25 side wager was…

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Bowls Championship

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 March 1922 · page 5

The winner of the country singles bowls championship will be either Alex Marshall, of Cessnock, or Blakney, of Corrimal. They will play in Sydney…

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Girls' High Schools Swimming

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

At the annual swimming carnival of the girls High schools of the State, held in the Domain Baths, Sydney, Miss J. Giles, of the…

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League Football

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 March 1922 · page 9

The following boys are to play Weston Cadet League at 2 o'clock in the Aberdare Park, to-morrow: Forwards: McKann, Arbuckle, Marks, Buckland,…

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Lawn Tennis. Morpeth v. MULBRING

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 March 1922 · page 7

On Saturday last the Morpeth Royal Tennis Club defeated the Mulbring Club on the tatter's court by 21 games…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 March 1922 · page 6

Singleton A lias a bye in competition matches to-day. Singleton B is to meet Kurri to-day on local green…

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Swimming. Cronulla Carnival

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

The feature of the carnival held on Saturday at the Cronulla Baths by the local club was the performance of Miss Mina Wylie. In the 50 yards…

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Boxing in Brisbane

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

Frank Locke, 9.13, knocked out Les Mack, 9.12 of Melbourne, in the second round, at Brisbane, Locke's powerful blows to the body and…

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Bowls. State Championship

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

Marshall (Cessnock) defeated Blakney (South Coast) in the final of the country section of the bowling championship, at Petersham green, by 31 points…

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