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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1910

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County Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1910 · page 5

Playing for Kent v Middlesex J. Seymour scored 193, for Lancashire v. Yorkshire R. H. Spooner scored 200 not out and Sussex v. Hampshire Gilpin scored 172 not out…

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Football. Hunter District Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1910 · page 4

The weekly meeting of the executive committee of the Hunter District [?] was held last evening. Mr. D. [?] presided over a full attendance of [?]…

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Australian Swimming Champion. 1000 Yards Record. London. Tuesday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1910 · page 5

Frank Beaurepaire, the Victorian swimming champion, easily defeated T. S. Battersby, of Southport, and H. Taylor, of Chadderton, in the half-mile championship at Leicester,…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney, Wednesday afternoon. the Rugby Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1910 · page 5

It is rumoured that there are more defections from the Rugby Union. It was stated this morning that at least two prominent backs who toured Brisbane will be amongst the League…

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International Football Match. Auckland Leading. Auckland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1910 · page 5

In the international football match, Auckland v. American University team, at half-time the former had scored 8 point sand the Americans 5 points…

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M'intosh's Boxing Champion. the Nameless Named. London, Wednesday morning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1910 · page 5

It transpires that Mr. Hugh McIntosh's hitherto nameless champion, who is to challenge Johnson, is McLeod, who is 27 years old, weighs 17st. 12lbs., and whom Corbett manages and…

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Swimming

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 August 1910 · page 4

Jabez Wolffe made another attempt to swim the English Channel on Sunday. He had swum 12 miles when wind and a swell compelled him to abandon the…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1910 · page 3

In the Half-Holiday Rugby football competition yesterday (junior grade) Maitland Royals met Kurri Advance on the local ground. The match resulted in a win for…

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County Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1910 · page 3

Lancashire has defeated Yorkshire by an innings and 111 runs…

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SWIMMING Beaurepaire Creates a Record (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 August 1910 · page 2

Frank Beaurepaire, the Victorian swim mer, easily won the half mile swimming championship of England at Leicester, and continuing created a record for 1000…

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Boxing

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 August 1910 · page 2

There still seems to be considerable doubt as to the identity of the "unknown" whom H, D. M'Intosh has agreed to back to the extent of…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 August 1910 · page 2

Will the South Africans como? is the chief topic in Australian cricket circles to-day. " Monish " is the obstructor in this case, as in…

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Local and General. Football Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1910 · page 2

Playing in the recent Stroud-Dungog football match, on the local park, Andrew Steele, one of the most prominent exponents of the game in this locality had the…

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Coursing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 August 1910 · page 4

At Middlemore Park, Otahuhu (N.Z.) on July 16th, the Lady's Bracelet Stake, £50 and bracelet £5/5/, was won by Dreadless (Dreadnought Lady Fl[?])…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 August 1910 · page 7

There still seems to be considerable doubt as to the identity of the [?] known" whom Hugh D. M'Intosh has agreed to back to the extent of £1000…

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Football

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 6 August 1910 · page 2
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In the inter [?] match North Newcastle [?] nock by 15 points to 5. For J. Brown scored and D. Russer…

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Football. England v. AUSTRALIA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 August 1910 · page 4

At half-time England was leading lia. In the schools' competition [?] West Maitland Superior School [?]…

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English Racing. Goodwood Cup. London. July 29

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 August 1910 · page 3

At the Goodwood July meeting on Thursday the race for the principal event, the Goodwood Cup, of £20 each, with £1000 added, 21 miles, resulted:—…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 August 1910 · page 3

Hirst of yorkshire, has for the eighth year in succession obtained 1000 runs and bowled 100 wickets…

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