Dapto Regatta
The annual regatta in connection with the Dapto Regatta Club came off at Kanahooka Point, Lake Illawarra, on Saturday last. There was an unusually large attendance, attracted no doubt by…
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27 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 2
A Novel Cricket Match
A CRICKET match, in which 11 ladies were pitted against an equal number of gentlemen, was played at Lahore, India on the 14th January. The ladies played…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegrams. Sydney. Monday. Hawkesbury Races
FOLLOWING is the result of the racing on Saturday:— SHORTS HANDICAP. Sentence .. .. .. .. 1…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegrams. Sydney. Monday. Randwick Races
THE racing at Randwick on Saturday resulted as follows:— ROUS HANDICAP. Invader…1…
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THE return match between the Kiama Public School boys and the Foxground Public School boys was played at Foxground on Saturday last and resulted in an easy…
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By the last Californian mail a letter came to us from Mr. J, B, M'Cormick, whose nom de plume is " Macon " in the " Philadelphia News." In his note he acknowledges…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Local Josh, Billings on the Athletic Sports
deer sir, i went 2 the sportz wet wos giv on marzdens 11 on lasrt toosedai an ad i pritee gud Tyme ov it thare. i notesd a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Football at Coolangatta
ON Saturday last twenty of us, members of "Our Boys" Football Club, Gerringong mounted on fiery steeds and started for Cooangatte, upon arrival there to astonish…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence. Kiama Athletic Club. to the Editor of the Kiama Reporter
SIR,—I was very much surprised on reading the last issue of your paper to notice in the report of the meeting of the Agricultural Society's committee that Mr. Curris had stated that he…
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Owing to the inclement state of the weather yesterday, the races that were to have been decided at Weston's Meadows, Albion Park, were postponed until to-morrow (Friday), when…
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The clerk of the weather, capricious in his favors, and as if to make up for his unkindness of Wednesday, granted a beautiful day for outdoor sports yesterday, though in the early morn…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kiama Cricket Club
THE annual general meeting of the above club was held in the Council Chamber, on Friday evening last. The annual report shows that 15 matches had been played, of…
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The following are the nominations for the £50 handicap in connection with the above named club, to be run on the 28th instant at Marsden Hill:—J. J. Thorpe, Kiama; W. Carmody…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kiama Cricket Club
THE annual general meeting of the above club was held in the Council Chamber, on Friday evening, 9th instant. The annual report shows that 15 matches had been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket As a Profession
IT may seem strange that the word "cricket," which to a great many people suggests nothing more than the name of a favourite pastime, means to some others what the word…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Illawarra Turf Club Races
THE following are the nominations for the principal events in connection with the above races, which are to be run on the Jamberoo Course on October 5 and 6:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Science of Cricket Bowling
THE cricket season (in England) has been a bad one for bowlers. With the hard true wickets that have been obtainable almost from the beginning of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kiama Athletic Club
THE long looked for events which the committee of the abovenamed club had arranged for Wednesday last came off on that day with all the éclat and general satisfaction that a healthy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bathing and Swimming
ONE reason, and probably the chief one, of so many persons being unable to swim is that so few facilities exist in England for learning the art. The number of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Jamberoo. the Races
THE annual meeting of the Illawarra. Turf Club has taken place during the week, Wednesday and Thursday, 5th and 6th instant, being the momentous days. The weather—a primary…
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