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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1922

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Swimming. a New Record

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 March 1922 · page 7

Pauline Hoeft swam 220 yards in 2min 53sec 3-5sec, beating Fanny Durack's world's record. The time was checked by six watches…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 March 1922 · page 4

A match was played at Howe Park on Saturday between Singleton and Muswellbrook, resulting in an easy win for the home team. Muswellbrook made…

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Cricket. Easter Week

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 March 1922 · page 5

Mr. J. N. Lintott, secretary of the Hunter Cricket Association has arranged for a Gloucester district team to play in Maitland on Good Friday…

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Bowls. Hunter River District Bowling Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 March 1922 · page 7

The following games have been set down to be played next Saturday afternoon. In the A grade competition:—…

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Priest As Football Coach

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 March 1922 · page 5

The Rev. Father Fitzpatrick, assistant parish priest at Forbes, is coach to the Emeralds, a new local football team. The team will take part in…

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Cricket. Newcastle Half Holiday v. MAITLAND

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 March 1922 · page 7

A match was played on the Wickham Oval, Newcastle, yesterday afternoon between a team from Maitland and Newcastle Half…

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Athletics. Mutton and Harbison Bros. Again Successful

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 March 1922 · page 7

The South African athletes defeated a team representing the Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide Universities on the Sydney…

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Coursing Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 10

Cessnock-Bellbird Coursing Club ran a £20 stake before a fair attendance on Saturday. The 1st prize was won by Mr. Hutchinson's dog Surprise,…

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Swimming Carnival

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 9

The Cessnock District Band has launched an athletic programme for a swimming carnival to be held in the Extended Dam on Saturday, April…

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Boxing Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 3

A very attractive programme will be staged at the Strand next Friday night between clever Buley Miller, of Newcastle, and that forceful little fighter,…

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Tennis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 2

We have been asked to direct attention to the annual' meeting of the Muswellbrook Park (gents) Tennis Club to be held on Tuesday…

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Cessnock Races

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 9

In another column will be found the programme of the Cessnock Club's race meeting to be held on April 1st. The bill of fare comprises the usual six…

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Dungog Racing Club

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 2

A meeting of members of the above Club was held on Wednesday night at the School of Arts. There were present Messrs J. Morris (in…

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Cricket Match

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 5

A very enjoyable cricket match was played at Branxton on Saturday last commencing at 11 o'clock, between Rabbinic Club, Branxton, and a pick-up…

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Alex Marshall still Bowls Champion

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 6

For the second year in succession Mr. Alex Marshall, of Cessnock, has carried on the singles bowls championship, Mr. Marshall won the semi-final on…

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Bellbird Soccer Football Club

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 8

The annual meeting of the club was held last week. The following officers were elected; Patron, Mr. Jas. Mathieson (manager Bellbird Colliery);…

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Football Incident. Case at Sydney Sessions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 3

At Sydney Quarter Sessions, James Wellington Stanley Cornwell was charged with assaulting Alfred William Jennings at Sydney, on September…

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Latest Scratchings. Erasmus Out of Big Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 7

The only scartching of note recorded at the A.J.C. office yesterday with the connection with the autumn meeting was that of Erasmus for the…

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Swimming

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 5

Pauline Hoeft, the Now Zealand lady swimmer, covered 220 yards in 2min. 53 3-5see. on Wednesday, beating Fanny Durack's world's record…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 5

Mr E. A. M'Donald, the Victorian fast bowler, left by Tuesday's Melbourne express for Sydney, where he will join the Makura, en route to…

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