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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1923

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Dungog Racing Club

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 2

A meeting of members of the Dungog Racing Club will be held this night (Thursday) at the School of Arts at 7.30 p.m…

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Boxing News. London, Jan 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 5

Owing to tin injury to "Shooing Smith" Davis, Fred. Archer meets Frankie Burns on January 3. Albert Lloyd has been matched against…

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Bowls. Fry Bros.' Shield Competition. a Grade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 7

East Maitland v. West Maitland, on the Park on Saturday:—Cook, Barwick, Brunker, Eckford, Hodson, Young Moon, Hills, Stneey, Porter,…

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Lawn Tennis. Country Week Carnival. Muswellbrook Players to Compete

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 2

Entries for the Country Week Tennis Carnival, which commences on the White City courts, Sydney, next Tuesday, are a record; 51 men's…

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Morneth Regatta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 4

A settling-up meeting in connection with the Morpeth Regatta will be held in the Council Chambers, Morpeth, on Wednesday evening…

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Bowls

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 6

Following will represent Singleton against to-day in competition match:— M'Fadden, Moss, Bailey, Taft…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 4

The match at Capetown between South Africa and England resulted in a win for the latter by one wicket. Victoria won the Sheffield Shleid…

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Boxing. Mendies Defeats King

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 15

At the Stadium on Saturday night George Mondies (7st 10lb) defeated Vic King, who was nine and a half pounds heavier, in the fourteenth session…

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London Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 5

The entries for Heddon races appear in another column but several alterations in the list have been notified. In the Welter Handicap the name of…

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Boxing News. London, December 31

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 2

A message from Paris states that Marce Nilles, the French heavy-weight champion, defeated Frank Moran on points in fifteen rounds…

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Rugby Footballers. Qualifications Controversy. London, December 31

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 12

The approach of the international Rugby season is heralded by an agitation by Rugby enthusiasts in the newspapers for the establishment of…

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Sporting. Turf. Singleton Races

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 4

The following weights) have been allotted for the meeting at Singleton today:- Flying Handicap, 6 furlongs.—Lady…

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Sheffield Match Interstate Cricket. South Australia v. N.S.W. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 4

In hot weather and on a perfect wicket, the return match in the Sheffield Shield series, between South Australia and New South Wales,…

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Boxing in Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 7

At the Brisbane Stadium on Saturday night. Billy Unwin (8.11£¼) out pointed Bobby Lewis (8.13£¼). featherweight champion of the State…

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Swimming Girl's Long Swim

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 7

The tenth annual swim up Swam River, from pclican point in Melville water to Perth water, on Saturday. brought out 60 contestants,…

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Boxing. Mendies Defeats Raymond

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 7

At the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night, Mendies, 7.9, defeated "Kid" Raymond, 7.8½, in six rounds for the title of flyweight champion of…

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Singleton Races. Saturday's Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 7

If is very unusual for any race club in the district to be able to hold two race meetings on successive Saturdays, but owing to the…

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Latest Sporting News. Racing Filly's Death. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 5

The two-year-old filly Vallary died yesterday. The cause of death so far has not been disagnosed. A post mortem is to be held…

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East' Maitland Athletic Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 4

A meeting of members of the Bast Maitland Athletic Club will beheld on Tuesday night next at 5 O'clock in the council chambers…

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Boxing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 January 1923 · page 1

On Friday night next some first-class sport should be witnessed at the local stadium, when three contests are set down for decision. The…

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