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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1922

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Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 April 1922 · page 4

The official opening of the West Maitland Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club has been postponed until Saturday, May 6…

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Golf Local Players Win at Branxton

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 April 1922 · page 2

Between 50 nd 60 players took part in the opening of the golf season at Branxton on Tuesday last. Representatives were present from…

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Football. Season Opens To-morrow

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 April 1922 · page 2

The footbal season will open in Muswellbrook to-morrow afternoon, when a scratch match will take place on the showground. The match will…

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Boxing. Tom King Pacific Coast Champion. Vancouver, April 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 April 1922 · page 5

Tom King, former Australian middle weight champion, won the Pacific Coast championship on points from Gordon Mackay in ten rounds…

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Challenge Athletics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 April 1922 · page 5

On Saturday, May 6, commencing at 2 p.m., teams representing the Maitland Amateur Athletic Club and the Y.M.C.A. Harries will try…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 5

who recently impressed English critics by his easy win over Davis, has now London, Wednesday.—Frank Burns, Australia's middleweight champion…

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Boxing. Stanley Defeats Wax

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 15

Len Stanley, Cessnock, 8.8, defeated Leo Wax, 8.13, West Maitland, in a twenty round contest on points at the Strand Stadium, Cessnock, before a…

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A Big Surplus. New Zealand Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 7

Speaking at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union the president, Mr. J. M'Leod, said that the financial position with over £12,000 to…

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Racing Sensation. Victorian Jockey Arrested

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 3

A sensation has been caused in Victorian racing circles by the arrest of Arthur James Niemann (19), jockey on a charge of having, between March 7…

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International Tennis London, April 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 13

A message from Barcelona says that in the international lawn tennis tournament Spain defeated Britain by 10 matches to 2…

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Boxing in England. Bantam Championship. London, April 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 2

At Liverpool for the European bantamweight championship, Charles Ledoux (France) outpointed Tony Harrison, of Hanley…

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Boxing in Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 7

At the Brisbane Stadium Hughie Dwyer, 9.12½, beat Frank Locke, 9.13, in 17 rounds. Locke was hopelessly beaten when his towel was thrown in…

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Boxing. Hill Knocks Out Yates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 7

At the Imperial Stadium, Newcastle, on Saturday night, before a pricked house, Sid Hill, of Sydney, who was substituted in place of Mendies,…

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Amateur Athletic Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 4

A special general meeting of members of the Maitland Amateur Athletic Club will be held in the club room to-morrow (Tuesday) night tit 7.30…

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Boxing. Baxter Beats Thurbon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 May 1922 · page 7

At the Sydney Stadium last night Ern Baxter, 9.11, of Lithgow, knocked out Bill Thurbon, 10.1¼, in the third round. In preliminaries Sam Baker,…

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Opening the Golf Season

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 2 May 1922 · page 2

The [?] season in Muswellbrook will be oened on the 20th inst. Representatives of the following clubs will be present:—…

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Racing Sensation Victorian Jockey Arrested

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 May 1922 · page 2

A sensation has been caused in Victorian racing circles by the arrest of Arthur James Niemann (19)., jockey, on a charge of having, between, March 7…

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Cricket. Railway v. HAMILTON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 May 1922 · page 2

The return match between. West Maitland Railways and Hamilton Loco, was played on the Maitland Park on Saturday, Railways winning by 30 runs…

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English Football. Cup Finals. London, April 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 May 1922 · page 5

The Association Cup final, between Huddersfield and Preston, was won by Huddersfield by 1 goal to nil at Stamford Bridge…

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Lawn Tennis Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 May 1922 · page 4

An urgent executive meeting of the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association will be held in the School of Arts, West Maitland, to-morrow…

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