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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1922

2,183 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 110

Boxing. Ryan Beats Moy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 7

At the Sydney Stadium last night Jimmy Ryan, 9st 2½lb, the Australian boxer, defeated Charlie Moy, 9st 6lb, of the United States, on a foul in the…

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Newcastle Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 2

A large contingent of Muswellbrook sports came to grief over Laddy Blue's failure in the Newcastle Cup. Only one or two of the many local…

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Cadet Football Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 4

A meeting of the West Maitland Cadet Football Club will be held in Winchester's rooms this evening, at 7 o'clock. The business is important…

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Local and General FOOTBALL

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 2

On Saturday last the football season opened in Dungog with a match between the Albions and Eastern Suburbs (Maitland). The visitors…

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English Racing. London, May 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 5

The 33rd Kempton Park Great Jubliee Handicap was run to-day. Result:— GREAT JUBILEE HANDICAP, of…

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Tennis. Weidmann's Club v EXCELSIOR

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 2

The above clubs played their first match of the season on Saturday last Scores:—E. W…

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Boxing. a Great Contest. Daniel Wins in 8 Rounds

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 2

There was a big crowd, including a number of ladies, at the boxing contest on Friday evening last, being the second of a series of contests to be…

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Test Cricket Australians in British Clubs

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 2

London, Saturdays.—Mr Sydney Pardon, commenting on the fear of the Melbourne "Argus," that Australian cricet may be weakened if crack players…

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Football. Scone v Muswellbrook. an Easy Win for This Visitors

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 2

The football season opened in Muswellbrook on Saturday last, when Scone. A team met the local A's on the Showground. There was a good…

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Menangle Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1922 · page 7

The Menangle Park Racing Club held its May meeting yesterday afternoon in fine weather. There was a large attendance, and the totalisator…

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Boxing News. London, May 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1922 · page 5

The almost unpreedented interest in the Carpentier-Kid Lewis match on May 11 is undoubtedly due to the universal belief that if any Britisher can…

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Racing at Moscow. Display of Luxury Deprecated. London, May 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1922 · page 5

The "Times" Riga correspondent reports that to the strains of the "Internationale" played by the band to the point of weariness the…

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Bowls. Maitland Bowling Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 May 1922 · page 7

Next Saturday three rinks from the Maitland Club will visit the Park green and engage a similar number from the local club…

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Boxing News. London, May 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 May 1922 · page 5

Enormous interest is being taken in the Carpentier-Kid Lowis fight for the light-heavyweight championship of the world at the Olympia…

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Latest Sporting News. Maitland Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 May 1922 · page 5

The special train arrangements for the meeting of the Maitland Jockoy Club at Rutherford on Saturday will be found in this issue. The first race…

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Coursing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 4

The Cessnock-Bellbird Coursing Club intend holding monster coursing meeting on Saturday, June 3rd, when the Club will run a £50 Stake with a Silver…

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Boxing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 2

On Monday night next, a boxing, skipping, physical culture, singing and musical programme will be gone through at the Picture Theatre. All…

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Coursing Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 8

The Cessnock Bellbird Coursing Club ran two sweepstakes off on Saturday. There was a fair attendance. Thirty-one dogs competed in the first sweep…

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Boxing Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 7

Nutty Fairhall, our local champion, will be exetended to his utmost next Friday night when he meets Quendreux, the fighting Frenchman, who…

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Tennis

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 3

Last Saturday saw the commencement of the mixed doubles in the Maitland district tournament, and the local A grade team on their own courts easily defeated…

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