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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1862

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Cricket

Examiner · Tuesday 21 October 1862 · page 2

A match took place on Wednesday last between an eleven of the Illawarra Club and a similar number of the Fairy Meadow Club. which resulted in favor of the Illawarraites. The Fairies only scored 71 runs in both innings, whist their…

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Marylebone v. Kiama Cricket Club

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 October 1862 · page 2

The match between the above clubs came off yesterday at Kiama, and by a telegram received at our office last evening, it appears that the newly formed club in Wollongong have suffered a defeat, Kiama…

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SHOALHAVEN. Cricket Match. SHOALHAVEN V. ULLADULLA

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 October 1862 · page 3

The return cricket match came off on Friday last. on M'Gurie's Meadow, and resulted in the Ulladulla's being defeated in one innings by 18 runs. This certainly is a most triumphant victory for our…

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Cricket. Illawarra Marylebone V. Britannia

Examiner · Tuesday 4 November 1862 · page 3

This game (the result of which was given in our issue of last week) was played on Monday, the 27th ultimo, at Kiama. The weather was very favorable, and the attendance of spectators large. A good deal of interest…

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Kiama. Illawarra Marylebone V. Britannia Cricket Club

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 November 1862 · page 2

This game (the result of which was given in our issue of last week) was played on Monday, the 27th ultimo, at Kiama. The weather was very favorable, and the attendance of spectators large. A good deal…

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Local News. Cricket. Illawarra Second Eleven V. Fairy Meadow Club

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 November 1862 · page 2

These two clubs met on the Fairy Meadow Ground on Wednesday last to lay the conquering game—[?]ry Meadow having won the first, and the SEcond Eleven the second—and this game was to decide…

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Cricket

Examiner · Tuesday 2 December 1862 · page 2

In pursuance of a resolution passed at the last meeting of the New South Wales Cricketing Association (says the Herald) the delegates of the various clubs met…

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Cricket. Surry V. All-england

Examiner · Tuesday 2 December 1862 · page 4

The following gives the result of this extraordinary match, a portion of which we gave in our last issue. On August 27, the match was resumed on the…

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Cricket. Illawarra V. Britannia

Examiner · Tuesday 16 December 1862 · page 3

The first game of a home-and-home match between eleven of the Illawarra Club (Wollongong) and eleven of the Britannia Club (Kiama), was played on the Point, on Wednesday last, 10th inst. The weather was exceedingly…

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Boxing Day at Bellanbi

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 23 December 1862 · page 2

Amongst the amusements of Boxing day, few, perhaps, will find more attraction than those of Bellambi; the presence of a brass band from Sydney being one of the inducements to pay that place a…

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The Races on Porter's Beach

Examiner · Tuesday 30 December 1862 · page 2

On Friday last, Boxing-day, a large number of people assembled in Kiama for the purpose of witnessing the races on Porter's Beach. The threatening appearance of the morning did not seem to deter those anxious of…

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