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Sport, 1910

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Rugby in South Africa

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

In the Rugby game at Johannesburg, South Africa scored 14 points, and Great Britain 10. It was an exciting match. The South African backs were speedy and brilliant…

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Lawn Tennis. East Maitland Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 August 1910 · page 2

The semifinal in the ladies single trophy kindly presented by the past (Lieut. Colonel Waddy), took place to East Maitland courts on Saturday, [?]…

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General Gables. London, Monday afternoon. Tennis Championships

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

G. N. Thomas defeated S. N. Doust in the final at Bournemouth, 6-3, 7-5. S. N. Doust and Pockley defeated Thomas Wallis and A. W. Meyers, 6-2, 6-3…

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County Cricket. R. E. Foster Again Busy. London Sunday afternoon

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

Surrey has defeated Middlesex by two wickets. Bowling for Surrey, W. C. Smith took six wickets for 16 in the second innings of Middlesex…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 August 1910 · page 4

Jack Johnson is purchasing Mr Her man Behr's mansion on Brooklyn heights, the most fashionable suburb in New York, for £12,501. Since the fight…

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Profits of Football English Northern Rugby Team's Tour Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 August 1910 · page 3

It is estimated that the football matches against the English Northern Rugby team Which concluded the Aus traiasian tour on Saturday, were…

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Swimming the Channel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 August 1910 · page 5

James Means made an attempt to swim the Channel. After being in the water nine and a half hours he had covered 12 miles, and then heavy seas forced him to…

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Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 August 1910 · page 7
Also in Singleton Argus

The English Northern Rugby team came to Australia on a £3000 guarantee. They return with £7000, made up of 60 per cent. of the gross proceeds of the…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 August 1910 · page 4

G. H. Hirst, the Yorkshire profes sional, has scored 1000 runs and taken. 100 wickets during the current cricket season. This is the eight year in…

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County Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 August 1910 · page 5

Surrey has defeated Northampton Ly au innings and 90 runs. W. C. Smith, bowling for Surrey, took 11 wickets for 47…

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Boxing Match at Brisbane. Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 August 1910 · page 5

Arthur Cripps and Jerry Jerome, described as the aboriginal marvel, fought at Brisbane to-day for a purse of £300, and the middleweight championship of Australia. The fight went the…

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Football. Hunter District Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 August 1910 · page 5

There was a large attendance of delegates at the weekly meeting of the Hunter District Rugby Union last evening, Mr. D. J. Ryan presiding…

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Swimming Championship. Beaurepaire Wins 100 Yards. London, Aug. 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 August 1910 · page 5

F. Beaurepaire won the 100 yards swimming championship of England at Weston-Super-Mare (Somerset) by a touch from J. H. Derbyshire. P. Radmilovie was third. Time 59 4-5sec…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 August 1910 · page 4

Owing to the fact that Stanley Ket chel is suffering from a bad foot his fight with the Australian champion, Bill Lang, which was scheduled to take place…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 August 1910 · page 4

Muswellbrook Cadets defeated Singleton Cadets on Saturday at Muswellbrook by 6 points to nil. At night the visitors were entertained at tea at the Royal…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 August 1910 · page 4

A cable from London on Monday says: —Mr CO. H. Sewell, writing, to the "Sporting Life," says that considering the money the Australians, made on their…

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County Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 August 1910 · page 3

Leicester beat Yorkshires by 259 runs, and Sussex beat Lancashire by 11 runs. W. C. Smith, playing for Surrey, has taken 200 wickets this season at an average cost of…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 August 1910 · page 7

judging by the unusual run on conveyances, Scone will be well represented at Aberdeen to-morrow afternoon, when the local and Muswellbrook B fifteens will…

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Cricket

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 August 1910 · page 7

It is now announced with what looks like some degree of certainty, that the South African team will visit Australia during the coming season, and will leave…

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