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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1922

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Maitland Races. Saturday's Meeting

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

There was a very large attendance at Maitland Jockey Club's July meeting at Rutherford on Saturday. The weather was fine, but dull and cold. The course…

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Cricket in Scotland. London, July 9

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

E. A. MacDonald playing for Nelson, against Drumpellier, Scotland, in a hurricane innings scored 60 runs, and took 7 wickets for 28 runs…

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Football

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 July 1922 · page 2

There was a good attendance at football ground on Saturday, to see the two matches played. In the early game, Prescott's (Sydney)…

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Boxing. Mills Beats Hammond

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1922 · page 7

At the Sydney Hippodrome last night Pat Mills (10.3) knocked out Tommy Hammond (9.12) in the fifteenth round. In the preliminaries Ted Lewis (9.8)…

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Championship Tennis Patterson Beats Anderson

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 July 1922 · page 2

London, Saturday.—Despite the daily cold and showery weather, the tennis tournament at the new Wimbledon courts continue to attract large…

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Cricket. Australian in England

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1922 · page 2

Writes J. H. [?] the "Bull[?] Australians are building their country's end up in English Varsity cricket. B. J. Bettington, a brother…

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Sporting. Football. Aberdeen Defeats Scone

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1922 · page 2

Aberdeen and Scone seconds mat at Musweiibrook on Saturday last, in the final match in the B grade competition, when there was a good…

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Extension of Racing Protest Prom Newcastle Synod. At the Newcastle Diocesan Synod

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 July 1922 · page 1

At the Newceastle Diocesan Synod Rev. H. R. Holmes moved, "That in the event of legislation being introduced in this State for the extension of…

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Tennis in England. Patterson Versus Anderson. Loser's Own Story. "Cakewalk for Patterson." London, July 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1922 · page 5

J. O. Anderson writes as follows with regard to the semi-final in the men's singles at the wimbledon Tournament, which Patterson won…

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Tennis Court at Lochinvar

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 July 1922 · page 4

On Saturday week a tennis court was opened at Lochinvar, an event which had been looked forward to for some time (writes a correspondent)…

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Robins' Cricket Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 July 1922 · page 4

The annual banquet and social in connection with the Robins' Cricket Club will be held in Miss Chamberlain's rooms. High-street. on…

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Boxing News. Cook Defeats Jones. London, July 10

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

George Cook won his bout with "Soldier" Jones on points. In the early rounds of the contest both boxers were full of fight. Cook…

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Tennis in England. Imbledon Tournament. London, July 10

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

Gorald Patterson, at Wimbeldon to-day played Lycett, formerly of Victoria, the final games for the singles tennis championship. Lycett put up a…

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Football. Hunter Rugby League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 July 1922 · page 5

The matches arranged by the Hunter District Rugby League for Saturday next are as follow:— A Grade: East End v. Kurri Kurri…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 July 1922 · page 4

Playing for Nelson Club against Drumpellier, Scotland, on Saturday last, E. A. M'Donald, the erstwiile Victorian, in a hurricane innings scored 60…

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Boxing. Demsky Beats Preston

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

Paul Demsky, of Australia, beat Bille Preston over 15 rounds in Wellington (N.z.) on Tuesday night. Demsky was always in the…

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Boxing News. Vancouver, July 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 July 1922 · page 5

A message from New York states that Joe Lynch has regained the world's bantamweight championship by defeating Johnny Buff with a technical…

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Lawn Tennis. Patterson Champion

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 July 1922 · page 2

London, Monday Night.—Gerald Patterson, at Wimbledon to-day, played Lyeett, late of Victoria, the final games for the singles championship. Lycett…

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Lawn Tennis. Saturday's Matches

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

Sturts (A grade) versus Glenarvon on the former's court: Misses M. Yeo, A. Bowden, W. Proctor and Mrs. H. A. Johnston; Messrs. H…

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Cricket in England. London, July 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 July 1922 · page 5

In the inter-University match. Cambridge declared with 4 wickets for 403 (H. Ashton 90 not out), Chapman 102, against Oxford 4 for 134,…

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