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Sport, 1910

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English Cricket

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1910 · page 3

Bosling for Kent D. W. Carr in the last fire matches has taken 40 wickets or 434. F. A. Tarrant, the ex-Victorian, has scored [?] sukns, and taken 100 wickets in first-class…

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A Tennis Question

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1910 · page 4

A correspondent sends use the following statement about tennis that he has read in print, "It is a good return, and the stroke counts to the player who returns…

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Fishery Creek Cricket Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1910 · page 4

A largely attended meeting of the Fishery Creek Cricket Club was held at Mr. M. Ryan's, Fishery Creek, last evening, Mr. E. O'Hearne presiding. It was decided to again form a club,…

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Cricket in England. London,-

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 August 1910 · page 3

Middlesex won the match at Sheffield against Yorkshire, by 123 runs. The scores were:—"Middlesex. 72 and 311; Yorkshire, 199 and 61. In the first…

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Boxing. Death of a Former Crack London, August 11

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1910 · page 3

Mr. H. D. M'Intosh has arranged a series of contests in London, beginning on September 15, to decide the heavyweight championship of England. If Bombardier Wells wins he will be…

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Women Interested in Racing. Familiar Figures on the Course

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1910 · page 14

Fifteen or twenty yours ago very few women were to be seen at any race meetings at all, with the exception of Ascot and Goodwood, which to-day are. great social functions. Nowhere is this…

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Long-distance Swimming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 August 1910 · page 3

In the swimming race on the Thames yesterday, Richmond Lock to Blackfriars, 14 miles 1000 yards, T. S. Battersby was first, 3h. 21m. 21s.; and H. Taylor second, 3h. 24m. 47s. There…

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Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 August 1910 · page 3

In the open doubles championship at Folkestone, Doust and Mavro Gordato beat Dixon and Prebble, 6-3, 10-8…

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English County Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 August 1910 · page 3

In the county matches Surrey defeated Somerset by 131 runs, and Worcestershire defeated Sussex by one wicket…

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Fishery Creek Cricket Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 August 1910 · page 2

The second meeting of the above club will be held at Mr. M. Ryan's, Fishery Creek, on Thursday evening next, when all members and intending members are invited to attend…

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Football. Hunter v. Central Northern

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 August 1910 · page 3

In the inter-union competition the Hunter Union team defeated Central Northern Union (Tamworth) on the Albion Ground on Saturday by 24 points to 5. Some good…

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Letter to the Editor. a Tennis Question

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 August 1910 · page 2

Sir.—With reference to the paragraph under above heading in your issue of 20th instant. If you will kindly permits me, I would [?] out that the decision of your tennis players…

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General Cables. London, Sunday afternoon. Motor Racing in England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 August 1910 · page 3

Patschke and Poole are winners of the 24 hours motoring race at Brighton Beach, covering 1253 miles. BUDGET IN IRELAND…

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Sporting. BOXING

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1910 · page 2

The "Sportsman" (London) writes that in consequence of the barring of the Lang-Kaufmann fight in New York, the promoters…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 August 1910 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate, The Maitland Daily Mercury

The Central Northern (Tamworth) and Hunter District (Maltland) unions played a match at Maltland on Saturday. The Hunter team won by 21 points to 5…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 August 1910 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

J. V. Saunders the well-known Vic torian bowler has been appointed coach and groundsman to the Wellington (N.Z.) Cricket Association. He will arrive in…

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Lawn Tennis

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1910 · page 2

On Saturday last a team consisting of six gent's, and two ladies, representing the Scone Park Tennis Club, journeyed to Singleton to play…

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