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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1922

2,183 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 110

Rugby League. Hunslet Beaten. Leeds, January 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 2

The Australasian Rugby League team beat Hunslet by 19 points to 10…

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Racing Craze. London, Jan. 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 3

With an unerring perception of themes of popular interest, London kinema managers intend to screen a movie turf guide called "Horses to…

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Rugby League. Kangaroos' Runaway Win. Halifax, Dec. 31

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 12

The Australasian Rugby League footballers gained an easy win over Halifax to-day at Halifax by 35 points to 6…

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Amateur Golf Championship. London, December 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 13

The "Daily Mail," in a lender, states that the proposal that the amateur golf championship qualifying round should be a 36 holes score play is fairly…

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International Rugby. France and Scotland Draw. London, Jan. 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 3

The Rugby international match between France and Scotland was played to-day at Paris, and resulted in a draw—three all…

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Boxing. Cook-carpentier Fight. Chances Reviewed. LONDON, Jan. 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 2

Mr. Bennison expects a swift sensational ending in favor of Carpentier unless the Frenchman's fighting morale has been seriously impaired…

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Bowls H.r.d. Association Competitions. "A" Pennant Matches

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 6

The following three rinks have been chosen to represent Singleton in the A series of the above competitions, which commence on Saturday next,…

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Australian Team. English Cricket Tour Profits

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 5

The Australian Board of Control announces that the profits of the whole tour of the Australian Eleven amounted to £17,700…

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Boxing. Cook's Training. Will Force the Pace. LONDON, Dec. 29

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 12

George Cook is preparing to meet an even more formidable opponent than Dick Turpin, whose domain was in the heart of Epping Forrest,…

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Interstate Cricket. New South Wales v. South Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 5

The Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and South Australia was commenced on the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday. South Australia…

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East Maitland Athletic Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 4

A meeting of the East Maitland Athletic Club will be held in the Council Chambers. Banks-street, on Monday evening, 9th instant, at 8 o'clock…

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Boxing. Mack Defeats King

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 7

A big crowd attended at the Imperial Stadium, Newcastle, on Saturday night, when the premier contest was fought between Reg Mack (Hamilton) and Vic…

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Maitland Races. Saturday's Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 7

Maitland Jockey Club was again lucky with regard to the weather for its January meeting held at Rutherford on Saturday. Just after all the trains…

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Rugby League. Cumberland City Defeated. 25 Points to 12. WORKINGTON, January 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 5

The Australian Rugby League team played a match against Cumberland city to-day, and won by 25 points to 12…

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Interstate Cricket. New South Wales v. South Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 4

Owing to rain only 57 minutes play took place in the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and South Australia in Sydney on Saturday. A…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 4

At the Sydney stadium on Saturday night, Bert Spargo featherweight champion of Australia, easily defeated Garcia, of Mexico, at the end of a 20 round…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 4

The Australasian League football team touring England defeated Cumberland on Saturday by 25 points to 12…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 4

South Singleton v. Ravensworth at the showground on Saturday next, at 2 p.m.: Marshall, Roser, Maguire, Bower, Irwin, Waters, Jordan, Badior, D, Clark,…

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Muswellbrook Races. £20 in Prizes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 2

The postponed race meeting under the auspices of the Muswollbrook Sporting Clup will take place on Thursday, January 26, on the…

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Interstate Cricket. New South Walks v. South Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 4

The feature of yesterday's play in the Sheffield Shield match in Sydney between New South Wales and South Australia was the fine bowling of…

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