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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1922

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Athletics. East Maitland Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 January 1922 · page 7

The entries for the East Maitland Athletic Sports Carnival, to be held on Anniversary Day, have been extended to Wednesday night next and will be…

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Swimming

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 4

At the swimming championship carnival in Sydney on Saturday New South Wales filled the three positions in the 100 Yards Championship of Australia. H…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

The third and final test match between the Australasian team and England was played at Manchester on Saturday. England beat the Kangaroos…

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Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 2

The following team will represent Muswellbrook A v Scone at Scone on Saturday neyt:— T. Sattler, C. B. Forrest, A. Bowman, J. A…

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Lawn Tennis

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 2

At the country week tennis carnival on Saturday the match between Combined City and Country teams was won by the City, after…

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Gresford Picnic Races

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 3

Picnic races will be held at Gresford on Anniversary Day. The principal events are New Year's Handicap, 4 furlongs, and Gresford Handicap, 4½…

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Rugby League. Australians Again Beaten. Oldham, January 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 5

Oldham defeated the Australians by 5 points to 5. The Australasian team was:—Norman, Horder, Vest, Brown, Blinkhorn,…

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Den man Race Club Annual Meeting. Races, April 1

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Denman Race Club was held on Friday night last. The attendance was very large. The balance-sheet showed that the…

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Athletics. the Springboks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 7

The Springbok athletes competed at a sports meeting at Wellington (N.Z.) on Monday. Johnston, who was on the scratch mark in the 440 yards…

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Boxing News. London, Jan. 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 5

Dick Smith defeated Albert Lloyd, the Australian heavyweight, on points, at the National Sporting Club to-night…

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Swimming. Championship Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 7

The Australian swimming championship carnival was continued in Sydney last night at the Domain Baths. The chief event was the 220yards…

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Lawn Tennis

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 4

The concluding day of the country tennis carnival was entered upon at Double Bay on Tuesday. Results:— Men's teams' matches: Dubbo 1,…

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Boxing News. London, Jan. 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 5

Tommy Burns, formerly champion of the world, has wired to Jack Kearns (Dempsey's manager) and Descamps, (Carpenter's manager),…

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Rugby League. Estimate of Team London, Jan. 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 5

Mr. Wagstaff, on being interviewed said that the Australians were a brilliant combination. The forwards were fast and did great work…

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Boxing Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 5

Next Friday night Len Stanley meets that clever aboriginal boxer Sandy McVea. This should prove a great attraction as McVea is credited with…

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Racing

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 2

At Ascot on Wednesday, Hock Rhino, formerly of Mr. J. Morris' stable, Dungog, won the trial stakes, 1 mile, at 4 to 1. The winner…

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Cricket

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 3
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

Nelson's Plains v Seaham—At the Nelson's Plains Cricket Ground, Oval One, on Saturday 14th instant, in the absence of a large crowd of interested spectators of…

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Gosford-races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 4

Th winners at Gosford on Tuesday were:—Maiden Handicap, Ecuaraix; Second Division, Miss Murillo; Narara Welter, Alapaki; Maiden…

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