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Sport, 1910

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 May 1910 · page 5
Also in Singleton Argus

To represent Royals versus Wallsend at Newcastle to-morrow :—Cooper, Batas, Moore, Smith, Anderson, d'Argeaval, Flor-sey. O'Brien, Thorpe, Ridley, Waugh, Chant,…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 May 1910 · page 4

Some We scoring was done in English country cricket last week. Lancashire playing Somersetshire scored 559 (Hartley 234, J.T. Tyldesley 158, J. Sharp 103)…

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Swimming in the Schools

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 May 1910 · page 4

It is mattor for gratifleation that a good start has been made in the matter of teaching our boys the art of swimming. The physical exercise is calculated to develop strength of body,…

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Wallsend Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 May 1910 · page 7

The following entries have been received for the Wallsend races on Saturday next:— Plattsburg Handicap; 6 furlongs.—Coonan-burra, Isobel, Versailles, Comus, Murcia,…

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Newcastle Jockey Club Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 May 1910 · page 7

The following entries have been received for the above races, which take place on King's Birthday :— The June Handicap; 6 ruriongs.—Isobel,…

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Exciting Football. Two Spectators Drop Dead

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 May 1910 · page 3

Two sudden deaths occurred at football matches in New Zealand on Saturday. Frederic Hills, an elderly man, dropped dead while watching his son play in a…

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Football Ruffianism. Rough Play in Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 May 1910 · page 2

Saturday will long be remembered in Melbourne for the rough and foul play which disfigured some of the football matches, and for the disturbances in…

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Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 5

The crowd at the National Sporting Club to witness the drawn fight between M'Farland (America) and Welch (England) rivalled that at the contest between…

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Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 3
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

Muswellbrook B's journeyed to Aberdeen on Saturday, and successfully, but fruitlessly, compeled against a local B team there. It was a good…

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Cricket in England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 5

W. Brearly (Lancashire) playing at Manchester, in bowling tore the muscles of one of his legs, and will probably be incapacitated for the season. E. Arnold,…

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Football. Hunter District Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 4

The weekly meeting of the executive committee of the Hunter District Rugby Union was held last evening, Mr. O. K. Britz presided over a good attendance of delegates…

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General Cable News. London, Tuesday Afternoon. Swimming Champion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 5

P. W. Beaurepaire, the Victorian champion swimmer, is in excellent condition, and intends starting for the Continent on Thursday, to compete in international contests at Berlin on June…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 June 1910 · page 3

Following will represent Singleton Juniors v. Abermain at Albfon Ground, Maitland, on Saturday:-W. Penton, A. Spence, A. Ellis, G. Morris, E. Butler,…

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Football. Queensland v. New South Wales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 June 1910 · page 4

The second match between Queensland and New South Wales was played in Sydney on Wednesday in the presence of about 2000 spectators. The home team won the loss, and shortly after…

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Football in Sydney. a Win for Queensland. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 June 1910 · page 2

Queensland defeated New South Wales this afternoon by 8 points to 6, after one of the poorest exhibitions of representative Rugby football seen in…

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Bowls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 June 1910 · page 4

A team of five rinks from Mosman Bowling Club will be the guests of the Central Bowling Club in a morning und afternoon match on the…

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Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 June 1910 · page 5

Wilding won the international singles at lawn tennis at Brussels, boating De Cuges by 6-1, 6-2, 6-0…

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Scone J.C. Races Abandoned. Insufficient Entries

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 June 1910 · page 2

ENTRIES for the winter meeting of the Scone Jockey Club, to have taken place on Wednesday next, 8th inst., fell due on Wednesday last, when only 41 entries…

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