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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1910

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Football. East Maitland v. PETRELS

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 June 1910 · page 3

The matches arranged by the Hunter Union on the Albion Ground yesterday afternoon attracted a large attendance. East Maitland and Petrels (Sydney) provided a…

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Football in Sydney. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 June 1910 · page 2

Now South Wales mot England again this afternoon under Northern Union rules and the Welshmen won by 27 points to 20. There were 40,000 people…

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Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 8 June 1910 · page 3

New South Wales defeated England on Saturday by 28 points to 14, and followed up their success by winning again by 27 points to 20. There were…

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Football. Hunter District Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 June 1910 · page 4

At the weekly meeting of the executive committee of the Hunter District Rugby Union last evening there was a full attendance of delegates. Mr. D. J. Ryan occupied the chair…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 June 1910 · page 4

Messrs T. Burns, W. Long, and R. Fitzsimmons left by the R.M.S. Marama on Monday for America. As the veseel drew out from the wharf the boxers…

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International Swimming

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 June 1910 · page 4

London, Monday.—The 400 metres (410 yards) international swimming championship at Berlin was won on Sat urday by the Victorian, Frank…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 June 1910 · page 3
Also in Singleton Argus

The New England team which defeated Queensland on Monday, played a draw with the Maoris at Armidale on Wednesday, the scores being six each. The game was fast…

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Boxing in the States. Doings of Johnson and Jeffries. San Francisco

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 June 1910 · page 4

The open warfare which has been in progress for several weeks between Jack Johnson and his manager (George Little) reached finality this afternoon when the…

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Australian Swimming Champion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 June 1910 · page 5

Frank Beaurepaire, of Victoria, has won the 400 metres (about 437 yards) race in 5 min, 23 sec., a world's record, beating Lastorres, the Hungarian champion…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 June 1910 · page 2

ONCE more we are beginning to "fancy ourselves" at football. Not only have our boys beaten the Englishmen at their own favorite "Rugby," but they have…

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Football Representative

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 June 1910 · page 4

Mr. D. Rees, of Cessnock, has been selected as first emergency representative of the Northern Country Football Team to play during Country Week in Sydney…

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Football Match

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 June 1910 · page 2

Disappointment was everywhere in evidence when it became known that the visit from the North Sydney fifteen had been cancelled, owing to their inability…

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Football

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 11 June 1910 · page 4

Fixtures for to-day:— C’s v Greta at Greta; D’s v. East End at Mainland. D. Rees is the only Cessnock player…

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Boxing. Whitelaw Defeats Truscott. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1910 · page 10

At the Summer Park this morning a large crowd assembled to witness what was proposed to be a 20-round glove contest between Bebble Whitelaw and Lyn Truscott. Bitterly cold and…

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Lawn Tennis. Branxton v. Raymond Terrace

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1910 · page 7

The Branxton "Dina" Tennis Club met Raymond Terrace on the former's court on Monday last, and after some splendidly contested games, the local club proved…

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Amazon Athletes. Football's Influence on Hockey Girls

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 June 1910 · page 5

Melbourne's footballers are not being allowed to have a monopoly of willing athletics. The hockey girls of that city have determined that in the matter…

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Bowls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 June 1910 · page 4

To represent Maitland No. 2 w. Wickham No. 2 in the Park on Wednesday:—Maitland No. 2 Marshall, Sheedy, Cooper, Wilks; Kerr, Smith Edmunds, Honville, Hills, McLeanan, Armastrong,…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 June 1910 · page 4

Cessnock defeated East Maitland A at Cessnock on Saturday by 12 points to 6. Russell's splendid kicking won the match for Cessnock, Anderson and Curties scored for Eat Maitland…

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Parliamentary Golf Contest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 June 1910 · page 3

Mr. A.J. Balfour has won the Parliamentary golf handicap contest, for which there were 107 entries…

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