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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1910

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International Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 February 1910 · page 3

At Rugby football yesterday Scotland defeated Ireland by 14 points to nil. Scotland scored a goal and 3 tries…

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Rosehill Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 February 1910 · page 4

The following weights have been declared by the handicapper (Mr. W. C. Quinton) for the above races, on Saturday, March 5, and the Rosehill Cup, to be competed for on the 12th…

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Sensational Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 February 1910 · page 2

Bulga and All Saints' Clubs met in the Junior Association competition on Saturday. The former closed with six wickets down for 195. All Saints' made 4, one…

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International Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 February 1910 · page 3

The Marylebone cricket team commenced a match on Saturday against South Africa. South Africa went first to the wickets, and had obtained 144 runs for the loss of four wickets…

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Long-distance Swimming. a New Record

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 February 1910 · page 3

The signal victory achieved by Arthur Wilks, son of Mr. Chas. E. Wilks, and a member of the Maitland Amateur Swimming Club, in the three-mile handicap in the Domain Baths,…

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Boxing

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1910 · page 2

On Saturday night last the supporters of pugilism turned up in goodly numbers at the stodium to witness what was considered a…

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Tennis

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 March 1910 · page 2

It will be seen by advertisement that, a meeting of tennis players and others who are desirous of joining a tennis club on Howe Park, in connection with…

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Cricket

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1910 · page 2

The combined Centennial Park, Sydney, cricket team is due in Dungog on Easter Saturday, when they will meet the locals; also the…

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Cricket Extraordinary

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 March 1910 · page 2

Singleton has put up something that is very nearly, a cricket record, emulat ing the performances of that historic team which fell before the bowling of…

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Junior Cricket Cups

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 March 1910 · page 2

There are on exhibition at Messrs Jas. Moore and Co.'s grocery department two fine specimens of the jeweller's art in the silver cups presented by Mr Jas…

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Howe Park Tennis Club. (To the Editor)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 March 1910 · page 2

Sir,-In reference to a committee meeting of the Cricket Club, Mr Shaw states that I attended a meeting to help form a tennis club and guaranteed 40…

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Cricket in New Zealand. Australians v. Canterbury. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 March 1910 · page 2

Canterbury concluded their second in nings against the Australians at Christ church for 259, The Australians, in their second essay, have lost five…

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Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 March 1910 · page 4

St. John's defeated the Robins on Saturday by an innings and 150 runs. St. John's closed their innings with four wickets down for 186 (D. Power 82, R. Loder…

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Tennis on Howe Park

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 March 1910 · page 5

A good deal of mild excitement has been engendered lately concerning a fight for the occupancy of tennis courts on Howe Park. Last season the Singleton Cricket Club…

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Tennis at Monte Carlo

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 March 1910 · page 5

Doust and Myers won the Monte Carle lawn tennis double championship, defeating Deouges and Ritchie 6-3, 6-3, 6-4…

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V.R.C. Races

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 2 March 1910 · page 2

The second day's racing of the above took place on Tuesday with the following result:—Hnrdles.—Vernier I, Gaul Lord 2,…

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The Hunter Football Union. Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 March 1910 · page 3

The tenth annual meeting of the Hunter District Rugby Football Union was held last evening in Winchester's rooms. The president (Mr. John Gillies), M.L.A., occupied the chair,…

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International Cricket. England v. South Africa. Third Test Match. London, Tuesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 March 1910 · page 5

In the third test match at Johannesburg, South Africa in the first innings scored 305 runs, and England has scored 322, of which D. Denton (Yorkshire) made 164, and F. E. Woolley (Kent)…

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South African Cricket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 March 1910 · page 2

Play in the third test match, South Africa v. M.C.C. team, which was stop ped on Saturday by a thunderstorm when South Africa had made 144 runs…

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Boxing Match Postponed. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 March 1910 · page 2

Owing to rain this afternoon, the boxing match between Johnny Summers, the famous English lightweight, and Arthur Douglas, the South African…

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