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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1922

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Boxing. Yates Defeats Taylor

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 15

The contest between Billy Yates and Jimmy Taylor attracted a large attendance to the Imperial Stadium, Newcastle, on Saturday night Mr. Atkins…

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Boxing. Wax v. MILLER

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 7

Leo Wax, the Maitland wonder boy, will again have the opportunity of Vising higher in the boxing business next Friday night at Cessnock, when…

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Rugby County Final. London, March 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 13

In the Rugby county championship final, at Birmingham to-day. Gloucestershire defeated North Midlands by 19 points to nil…

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Racing and Sports at Ravensworth

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 6

A programme of racing and sporting events will be carried out at Ravensworth on Easter Monday, followed by a ball in Camberwell Hall at night, in aid of…

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Sporting. Turf. Maitland Races

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 5

The Maitland Joekey Club's meeting to-day promises to be a big success, as the entries are on a large scale. Passengers and horses from Singleton will…

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Soccer Football. England Defeats Wales. London, March 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 2

In a British Association match, played at Liverpool, England defeated Wales by one goal to nil…

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Boxing in Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 March 1922 · page 7

At the Brisbane Stadium on Saturday night the return contest between Archie Bradley, 9.12, and Harry Holmes, 9.9 went the full twenty…

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Boxing. Match in Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 March 1922 · page 7

Bert M'Carthy. 9.4½ outpointed Louis Garcia (America). 9.6, at the Melbourne Stadium on Saturday night…

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Maitland Races. Saturday's Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 March 1922 · page 7

Though the weather was hot and muggy on Saturday, and the wind blew strongly at times, the meeting of the Maitland Jockey Club at Rutherford…

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Football. Team for New Zealand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 March 1922 · page 7

The New Zealand Football Association, having sufficient funds available to meet preliminary expenses, has decided to cable New South Wales…

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LOCAL & General News Robins Cricket Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 March 1922 · page 4

Members of the Robins Cricket Club are requested to attend a special meeting to be held in Con Irwin's rooms to-morrow (Tuesday) night at 8 o'clock…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 March 1922 · page 4

South Singleton v. Goorangoola at Mt Olive on, Saturday next: Bower, Marshall, Searl, M'Donald, Lambert, P. Bates, E. Clarke, Roser, Papworth,…

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Boxing Fatality. West Australian Occurrence

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 March 1922 · page 5

A boxing made on Saturday night at Collie (W.A. between Jim Dawson and Bert [?] terminated fatally. In the tw[?] round, Dawson…

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Aberdeen Sports Club Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 March 1922 · page 2

Abordeen Sports Club races were held on Saturday last in fine weather to a fair attendance. Results:—Rough Scrubbers' Race: Busy Boy…

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England Wins. Both at Rugby and Saccer. London, March 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 March 1922 · page 5

In a Soccer, match, played at Glasgow, between the English and Scottish Leagues, England defeated Scotland by three goals to all…

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International Tennis. Challenge Rounds. London, March 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 March 1922 · page 5

The Congress of the international Lawn Tennis Federation has passed a resolution in favour of abolishing the system of [?] rounds in the…

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Swimming

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 March 1922 · page 1

Frank Beaurepaire, Australia's champion long-distance swimmer, broke W. Lengworth's Australian one mile longcourse record when he won the mile…

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Lawn Tennis

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 March 1922 · page 1

The Australian Davis Cup team, which is to be selected shortly, will probably be G. L. Patterson, J.O. Anderson, P. O 'Hara Wood, and J.B. Hawkes…

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BOXING. McFARLANE AND McBRIDE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1922 · page 7

Ar the Sydney Stadium on february 25 boxing fans received a splendid entertainment from those two boxers, Packy McFarlane (Maitland) and…

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Boxing Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 3

What should prove the most exciting contest yet staged at the Strand will take place to-night between the anticipated coming champion, Leo. Wax…

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