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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1910

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Lawn Tennis. East Maitland Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 August 1910 · page 6

The [?] Of the [?]es tournament and the semi-final in gentelman's, were played on the club grounds last Saturday. The conditions were favourable for tennis, as…

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Half Holiday Cricket Club

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 August 1910 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Half Holiday Cricket Club was held in the Centennial Hall on Friday night last. There was a fair attendance. Mr…

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Rough Football. a Man Almost Loses His Nose

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 August 1910 · page 2

The football match between Broadfen[?] and Nagamble (Vie.) on Saturday was the roughest game that has taken place on the local ground this season…

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Roosevelt on Boxing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 August 1910 · page 5

Mr. Roosevelt, contributing as editor of the "Outlook" (says the New York correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph") expresses his views in that magazine…

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Football. Hunter District Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 August 1910 · page 4

The weekly meeting of the executive [?]tee of the Hunter District Rugby Uni[?] held last evening, Mr. D. J. Ryan p[?] over a good attendance of delegates…

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East Maitland Cricket Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 August 1910 · page 4

The annual meeting of the East Maitland Cricket Club will be held in the Mechanics' Institute at 7.30 o'clock on Wednesday evening, Sept. [?] Members and intending…

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International Tennis. Guarantee Difficulty. London, Tuesday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 August 1910 · page 5

The "Daily Telegraph" states that the refusal to guarantee. £600 expenses to enable the British tennis champions, Dixon, Mavrogordato, and Lowe to visit the United States has caused…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 August 1910 · page 4

Mr P. W. Sherwell, of the Transvaal, will be the captain of the South African team for Australia. C. B. Llewellyn, the Hampshire professional cricketer…

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County Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 August 1910 · page 3

[?] defeated Kent by 162 and 186 against…

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Australian Swimming Champion. Another Record Swim. London. Wednesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 August 1910 · page 3

Frank Beaurepaire, the Victorian swimmer, won the 500 metres (516½ yards) International Race at Stockholm by 75 yards, in 7min. 6 1-5 secs., establishing a record…

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Tennis

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1910 · page 2

The tennis club won the match against Eccleston last Saturday, after an exciting contest; the sets were even, but the games favored Lostook…

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Football

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 August 1910 · page 2

While taking part in the match, Scone v. Moonan, at Belltrees last Saturday, that popular young Moona[?]ite, Canute Crossing, had the misfortune to severely injure…

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Tennis Championship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 August 1910 · page 5

W. A. Larned the present holder has defeated Thomas Bundy, of Los Angeles, in the National Lawn Tennis championships at Rhode Island…

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Sporting. Golf. Miss Parbury Wins Ladies' Australian Championship

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 August 1910 · page 2

In the second round of the Australian Ladies' Golf Championship at Adelaide yesterday, Miss Parbury beat Miss Bell, and Mrs. Fowler beat Miss Hope. Miss…

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Boxing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 August 1910 · page 3

Interviewed at Vanconver on Tuesday, Mr H. D. M'Intosh said he hoped to stage the fight between Tommy Burns and Sam Langford at the London…

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Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 August 1910 · page 2

In connection with the local Golf Club an 18 holes stroke competition will take place on the links this afternoon for a trophy presented by Mr. A, Lipman. Play will commence…

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Football

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 27 August 1910 · page 4

Cessnock C’s played and defeated Greta on the Cessnock ground by 8 points to 3. For the local team Davis and Kennedy scored. O’Neill…

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Cricket Meetings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 August 1910 · page 4

Attention is drawn in our advertising columns to a meeting of the Northern Division Club, on Monday, when intending members are invited to attend.—The annual…

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English Cricket

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 August 1910 · page 2

J. T. Tyldesley, of Lancashire has compiled 2000 runs in first-class cricket this season the fifth reason in which he has topped the 2000. Sussex defeated Somorset by nine wickets,…

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American Lawn Tennis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 August 1910 · page 5

W. A. Larned (holder) defeated Thomas Bundy of Los Angeles, for the National Lawn Tennis Championship at Rhode Island…

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