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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1922

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Boxing News. London, April 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 3

Frankie Burns, the Australian middleweight, who left Australia recently, had his first light in Britain with "Shoeing Smith" Davies, whom…

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Upper Hunter Football Association

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Upper Hunter Football Association was hold at Hardy's Hotel, Aberdeen, on Saturday afternoon last. The…

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East End Football Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 4

The annual meeting of East End Football Club will be held on Monday evening next, 10th instant, at Mr. C. Winchester's rooms. The business is important…

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Racing Sensation. Jockey with Electric Battery. Wires to His Spurs. Perth

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 9

At a registered meeting on the Beverely course, West Australia, the gelding Springmount started favourite in the last race…

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Boxing. Ridley Disqualified

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 April 1922 · page 7

Bud Ridley and Stanley M'Bride, each weighing 9.2, provided the big contest, at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night. Both men are…

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Boxing in Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 April 1922 · page 7

Paul Demsky beat Wave Geike in the fifth round in Brisbane on Saturday. He sent Geike down with a right cross. Each man scaled 9.4[?]…

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Cricket. Final Won by Robins

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 April 1922 · page 7

Robins defeated Northern Division in the A grade final and maintained their unbeaten record for the reason. They secured an easier win than was…

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A Racing Bet. No Power to Enforce Payment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 April 1922 · page 2

In the Small Debts Court, at Young, Richard Seanlon, a labourer, sued W. R. Dolman, licensed of the Bendick Murell Hotel, in respect to a wager, in…

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Cricket. New South Wales v. Northern District

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 April 1922 · page 5

A big cricket match—New South Wales versus a Northern District Eleven—will be played on the Maitland Showground on Easter Monday…

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Coursing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 April 1922 · page 4

A coursing, meeting, promoted by Mr C. A. Morris, was held on Singleton showground on Saturday last. Nominations were small, but the dogs were of…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 April 1922 · page 4

South Singleton v. Mosmau on Friday at 2 p.m.: Searl, Marshall, Lambert, Bower, Maguire, Bates, Stewart, Deans, Jordan, Badior, Papworth, Hassett, at…

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Lawn Tennis. Davis Cut Team

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 April 1922 · page 7

In the absence of Mr. Norman Brookes, who is in North Queensland, the other members of the selection committee—Messrs. G. L. Patterson…

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Boxing News. Beckett v. Cook. London, April 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 April 1922 · page 5

Joe Beckett, the champion heavy-weight of Great Britain, defeated George Cook, the Australian heavy-weight, after six rounds of battling…

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Latest Sporting News Glen Innes Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 April 1922 · page 5

Glen, Innes races will be held on Saturday next, and there are 50 horses nominated at the meeting. The weights will be found in this…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 April 1922 · page 3

London, Monday.—The fight between George Cook, the Australian heavyweight, and Joe Beckett, champion of England, took place to-night. Cook…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1922 · page 2

A well attended meeting of the local Football Club was held Tuesday night last, when it was resoved to nominate three teams, one…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 April 1922 · page 3

Jerry's Plains defeated Warkworth at Jerry's Plains on Saturday last. The winners scored 114 (J. Myhill .10, F. Skinner 16, R. Hopkins 16, H. Morrow…

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Sporting. Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1922 · page 2

The Country XI. fared badly at the bands of the City side in their first match, played this week. The Carrobolla cricketers are…

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Football. Ladies' Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 April 1922 · page 7

A ladies' football match—Sydney v. Metropolitan—will be played on the National Park sports ground at Newcastle, on Easter Monday, for the…

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Motor 'Buses for Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 April 1922 · page 4

Messrs. Styles and Fenwick' s motor 'buses will leave Church-street, West Maitland, at 11 o'clock on Saturday and on Monday for…

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