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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1910

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Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 5

In the Berkshire Lawn Tennis Championship. Doust and Ritchie won the doubles, and Doust and Mrs. Lambert Chambers the mixed doubles…

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Triangular Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 5

The South African Cricket Association has resolved that its refusal to send a team to Australia without receiving a financial guarantee from the Board of Control there is unalterable…

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Golf. Miss Parbury Wins State Championship

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 2

THE ladies' State golf championship meeting has been in progress in Sydney, on the Australian Club's links, during the present week. The third and final…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 7

The wrangle between Jack Johnson and Sum Langford regarding the making of a match still continues. The offer made by the middle-weight to put up a…

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Football

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 5

The C’s met East Maitland on the Cessnock ground last Saturday. The match resulted in a draw—8 points each. For the locals, Dick Williams…

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English Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 5

Jessop made 162 runs, including two sixes, out of a total score of a total score of 238, in two hours' play against Northamptonshire…

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Cricket in England

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 7

London, Wednesday.—The return match at Lord's Gentlemen v. Players, resulted in a win for the latter by ten wickets. The Players continued their Innings…

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N.S.W. Rugby League Team for England. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 5

The N.S.W. Rugby League will send a team of 28 players to England at the end of the 1911 season…

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Triangular Cricket. South Africa's Decision. London, July 8

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 7

The decision or the South African cricket authorities not to send a team to Australia, because a guarantee is not forthcoming, is a great disappointment, and…

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Swimming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 July 1910 · page 3

F. Beaurepaore (Victoria) won the 440 yards saltwater championship at Blackpool in 5min. 38 3-5th sec, He finished 12 yards a head of Battersby…

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County Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 July 1910 · page 3

In country cricket, Kent defeated Lancashire by five wickets, the scores being :—Kent, 284 and 363 for five wickets : Lancashire, 185 and 141…

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Coursing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 3

A rat coursing sweep promoted by Mr. H. Crebert, took place at Lochinvar on Saturday. There was a large number of entries, and more than 100 rats were…

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Golf

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 2

The ladies' championship meeting was continued last week, when, in addition to winning the State championship, Miss Parbury, of Scone,…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 2
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New South Wales beat Queensland at Brisbane on Saturday by 21 points to 8. In their opening match in New…

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Bowls Maitland Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 3

To-morrow afternoon team of the Maitland Club representing up and down town will meet on the Park :—Up Town : Rourke, Marshall, Armstrong, Cooper,…

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Origin of Golf

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 7

One of the foremost of the games which we have adopted is the royal and ancient game of golf, gou[?], gowff—the last the genuine old pronunciation—or golf, which, curling…

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Letter to the Editor. Hunter Rugby Fifteen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 4

Sir,—In regard to the selection of the Hunter Rugby Fifteen, I would like to point out the omission of one or two players who have earned their places by their efforts in the last two or three games, but…

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Football. East Maitland Beats Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 3

Cessnock, who had not been beaten by a local team for three seasons, and only once during that period by any other team had their colours lowered on the Albion…

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Lawn Tennis. Maitland District Schools Tournament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 3

The boys single match in connection with the above tournament was played on Saturday morning on the infants court, West Maitland Superior Public School. The…

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