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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1923

2,760 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 138

Maitland Swimming Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 6

The Maitland Swimming Club are having a record season for which the Pearce Cup Point Score Competition is being keenly contested. the…

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Boxing in Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 7

Eugene Volaire, 9.9, defeated, Wally Wally Bourke, 9.4, of Sydney, at British. After the seventh round Bourke was unwilling to continue,…

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Boxing. Mendies Beats Waters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 7

The great crowd that attended the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night, was treated to a brilliant boxing, contest between George Mendies,…

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Boolaroo Races. Saturday's' Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 7

Boolaroo Racing Club's meeting on Saturday was Favoured by line weather and there was a very large attendance which must have been…

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LOCAL & General News Amateur Athletic Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 5

A Special general meeting of the Maitland Amant [?] Club will [?] held in the club rooms to-morrow Tuesday evening at 7.15 o'clock…

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Athletics. Australian Record

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 6

During the tea adjournment at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday, E. W. Carr, the Australian 100 and 220 yards running champion,…

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Boxing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 1

The long-looked for match between the local lightweight, Geo. Lavigne, and Sid Baillie, of Newcastle, will be contested on Friday night week…

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Boxing. Muswellbrook Contests

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 7

Two Newcastle boxers were engaged in contests at Muswellbrook last night. Young Hibbard. 9.5. won on points in one contest. and…

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Sporting. Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 2

Rovers to so to Wingen Saturday next: Proudfoot, Harman, Badior, Moore, Lukey, Aisbett, Harper (2), Edwards. Ashford (2)…

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Robins Cricket Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 4

A meeting of the Robins Cricket. Club will be held in Mr. Con Irwin's rooms on Thursday evening next, at 8 o'clock. The business is…

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Sporting Cricket. Muswellbrook B. Team

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 1

The above team played two matches during the week end, the first being played on Anniversary Day against Rouchel, at Rouchel, and…

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Cricket. Northern Division's Good Win

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 7

Arch Mitchell and F. Allen, the two last wickets in Kurri A team second inings at Kurri on Saturday, made a valiant effort to play…

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Dungog Races. Gaelic Chief the Handicap

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 5

Dungog Racing Club experienced a delightful day for their fifth meeting. Thursday's rain made the track perfect. There was a large…

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"Not Cricket." Manoeuvring for Strike Condemned. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 5

Commenting on the manocuvring for strike yesterday at the cricket ground when Malley and Kippax were at the rickets, Edgar Mayne, captain of the…

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CRICKET. W. Hassett's Team v. Rest of District

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 4

A match between the above teams was played at Howe Park on Saturday, and created a good deal of interest. The finish was close and exciting, the Rest…

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Telegrams Cricket. N.S.W. Defeat Victoria. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 2

The match between N.S. Wales and Victoria was concluded to-day. The Victorians who only scored 179 in their second innings were…

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Athletics. Maitland Amateur Athletic Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 7

The programme carried out by the club at East Maitland on Friday was an excellent one This is the first time that the East Maitland…

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Athletics

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 4

At the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday afternoon E. W. Carr made an attempt on the New South Wales 100 yards record, and succeeded. The…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 January 1923 · page 2

Avery interesting match, with an exciting finish, was played on the Howe Park oval on Saturday. The Singleton team which visited…

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Golf Match. London, Jan. 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 January 1923 · page 5

At a seventy-two held match at the Royal St. George's for special trophies, Mr. Robert Grant of Myouia, U.S.A., and Mr. Clive Baillieu…

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