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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1890

54 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 3

Cricket

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1890 · page 2

ON Saturday last on the Church Point a district cricket match took place between the Illawarra and Kiama cricketers, and resulted in a win for Illawarra by 82 runs…

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Sporting. Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 January 1890 · page 2

The Illawarra Cricket Club journeyed to Krama on Saturday last to try conclusions with the local club, and after a good contest succeeded in defeating them by 82 runs. Kiama having won…

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The Recent Intercolonial Cricket Match

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1890 · page 4

A REPRESENTATIVE of the Melbourne Daily Telegraph interviewed the captains of the respective teams after the match between Victoria and New South…

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Kiama Public Swimming Baths

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1890 · page 2

A COMMITTEE meeting of the above was held at Mr. Rossbach's residence on Tuesday evening last. There were present—Messrs J. A. Rossbach, G. I. Sefton, S. S…

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Great Boxing Match. Australia V. England. Another Win for Australia Sydney, Friday, 6.30 p.m

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1890 · page 5

The great boxing match for £500 and the lightweight championship of Australia, between Jim Burge and Sam Baxter (lightweight champion of England), took place this afternoon, at Foley's…

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Intercolonial Cricket March

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 2

This match between Now South Wa'es and Victoria started on Saturday last. The day was delightfully fine, and the attendance large. Moses, the skipper of the local team, having won…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 February 1890 · page 2

The Bulli and Illawarra Clubs played a match on Saturday last, on the former's grounds, when Bulli scored an easy, though unexpected, win over their opponents. The scoring was small on…

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Cricket Items

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Monday 10 March 1890 · page 3

On Tuesday night last, by the 9 o'clock train, a team of Sydney cricketers arrived at Kiama for the purpose of playing a match with a South, Coast eleven…

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Hawkesbury Races

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 1 April 1890 · page 2

The Hawkesbury races were again postponed for a week, and will then he further postponed until 15th and 17th April. The postponement has caused discussion as to how doubles will go…

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Wollongong Athletic Club Sports. Easter Monday, April 6, 1890

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 3 April 1890 · page 2

Following are the acceptances for the £20 Handicap to be run off at the Show-grounds, on Monday next :— P. Doyle, G. Bowen, W. J. Roberts, W. Clarke,…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 8 April 1890 · page 2

A Campbelllown team visited Wollongong yesterday to play an eleven from the Illawarra Club. On reaching the ground, however, they found only a few members of the local team to meet…

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Wollongong Athletic Club's Sports. a Successful Day Splendid Running

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 8 April 1890 · page 2

The members (these who took any interest in the sports) of the above Club had every reason to felicitate themselves upon securing such splendid weather as was accorded them yesterday. Late…

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Lawn Tennis Club Ball

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 29 April 1890 · page 2

The members of the above club devoted last Wednesday evening to the merry muse, Terpsichore, in the School of Arts. About 15 couples were pre eat, and an extremely pleasant evening…

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Wollongong Cricket Club

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 13 May 1890 · page 2

The presentation bat given by Mr. H. A. Craven to the Wollongong Cricket Club, to be awarded by them to the scorer of the best batting average for the season of 1888-89 was handed…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 29 May 1890 · page 2

The Mount Kena Cricket Club put their finale on the game for this season last Saturday by contesting the Mechanics, of Sydney, for supremacy at the wicket, when…

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Cricket in Australia. a Review by W. G. Grace

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 4 July 1890 · page 4

THE following is from an article which Mr. W.G. Grace contributed to the June number of London Cricket:—I was in my fourteenth year when the…

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Football. Balgownie V. Pyrmont

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 22 July 1890 · page 2

The rangers from Balgownic met the rangers from Pyrmont on the Centennial Grounds on Saturday, in a football contest which involved the Gardiner Cup. Both…

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Those Boxing Gloves Again. Breach of the Municipalities Act

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 31 July 1890 · page 3

At the Kiama Police Court, on Tuesday, William Carson was charged with obstruct noting the Kiama Borough Council in the execution of its duty. The case arose out…

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Tennis Club Ball

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 August 1890 · page 3

The above ball, which had been on the tapis for some time, and formed the topic of conversation among the modistes of fashion for the same period, came off in the…

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Sporting. Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 14 August 1890 · page 3

The animal meeting of the Mount Keira Cricket Club will be held to-morrow (Friday) evening in the Skating Rink, Mt. Keira. A large and enthusiastic…

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