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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1910

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Tennis Courts on Howe Park

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1910 · page 4

The new tennis courts on Howe Park were opened on Saturday afternoon. About 30 members were present, and each and all expressed themselves highly pleased with the courts, their…

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Lawn Tennis. TEACHERS v. BROKE

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 May 1910 · page 4

A match was played between the Singleton Teachers and Broke on Satur day last, on the former's courts, and re sulted in a win for the Teachers. The…

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Cricket Premiership. University Defeat Central Cumberland

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 May 1910 · page 2

The deciding game in the first grade premiership was concluded on the Syd ney Cricket Ground on Saturday, Univer sity beating Central Cumberland by the…

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Fights, Stones, and Jokes. Melbourne Football "Barrackers" Busy

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 May 1910 · page 2

Some disorderly scenes occurred dur ing the progress of the football match between Fitzroy and St. Kilda at Fitz roy (Melbourne) on Saturday. Stones…

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The Boxing Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 May 1910 · page 5

Clarence Robinson who was charged last week in connection with the death Edward Clebourne, who expired after an amateur boxing contest, was brought before the court to-day…

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Sporting. Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 18 May 1910 · page 3

There was a large attendance of both sexes on the Showground on Saturday to witness the long discussed match. Coalminers v. Muswellbrook A's. The…

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Football. Hunter Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 May 1910 · page 4

The weekly meeting of the executive committee of the Hunter District Rugby Union was held last evening. Mr. D. J. Ryam presided over a full attendance of delegates…

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SPORTING. Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 May 1910 · page 3

The gross takings in connection with the tour, of the last Australian Eleven were £13,228. The players and manager received £437 each…

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Football

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 2

The football match between two local clubs, Duugog and Centennials, took place on Victoria Park on Saturday last. M. A. Caldwell…

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Marriages. Views of Famous Lady Tennis Champion

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 3

Miss May Sutton, the lawn tennis player, has created an extraordinary sensation in California by her original way of announcing that her betrothal to Mr…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 3

A cablegram was received In Sydney on Wednesday night stating that Sla Russell, the young Sydney heavyweight boxer, had died In Paris. Russell had…

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American Rugby Team

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 6

Vancouver, Wednesday.—Cerf, of the Stanford University, and one of the strongest players of the Combined' Uni versities, Has consented, to Join the team…

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Football

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 4

It is somewhat remarkable that whenever a team from the mining towns meets an outside team any visitors from the adjoining mining…

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Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 5

Wilding won the open singles and was in the winning set of the doubles and the mixed doubles at the Brussels tournament…

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County Cricket

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 6

London, Wednesday. In the county championship, Sussex defeated Hamp shire by an innings and 52 runs. The totals first innings, 281;…

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Football. Hunter Union v. NORTHERN

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 May 1910 · page 4

The Hunter Union team defeated the North-ern Union on the Newcastle Rugby Ground on Saturday by 11 points to 3, after a fast and in-teresting game. At half-time neither side had…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 May 1910 · page 4

Singleton Juniors defeated East End (Maitland) Juniors at Victoria Square on Saturday afternoon by 11 points to nil…

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Accident at Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 May 1910 · page 5

Sir. W.. Turner, of John-street, while playing football on Saturday: afternoon, fell, with several players on top of him. He emerged from, the pack with a fractured…

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Accident on Football Ground

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 May 1910 · page 2

One of the local players in the football match, Singleton Juniors v. East End (Maitland), played on Victoria Square on Saturday afternoon, met with a nasty…

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American Boxing. Papke Beats Thomas. San Francisco

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 May 1910 · page 3

The contest between Billy Papke, ex middleweight champion of the world, and Joe Thomas, a prominent local middle-weight, which was fixed for…

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