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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1890

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 15 November 1890 · page 3

The Albion Park Cricket Club met the Hurstville Club on November 10, to try conclusions for a third time. The Park eam always look forward to a "tussle" with…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1890 · page 2

A match is to be played in town to-day between the Wollongong and Clifton Clubs. Play is to commence at 2 p.m., those chosen to represent the homs team—Ewing,…

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Lawn Tennis Club

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 2 December 1890 · page 3

On Friday evening last a fairly well-attended meeting of the Wollongong Lawn Tennis Club was held in the Church of England school-room. In the absence of…

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Cricket Notes by "Point."

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 2 December 1890 · page 2

It is not very often the captain of a cricket club makes a mistake; but the Bulh C.C., When playing Mount Keira on Saturday last, decidedly reckoned without…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 4 December 1890 · page 2

A match was played on the Green yesterday afternoon by juvenile teams representing the Illawarra College O.C. and Half Holiday C.C., and after an exciting game…

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Kiama Public Swimming Baths

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 5 December 1890 · page 2

A COMMITTEE meeting in connection with the above was held at Mr. Sefton's on Monday evening last. The following were pre sent:—Messrs. G. L. Sefton (in the chair),…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 13 December 1890 · page 3

The Wollongong Club meet the Bulli Club, to-day, on the latter's ground at Woonona, play commencing at 2 p.m. Wollongong will be represented by the…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 16 December 1890 · page 2

The sun of cricket in and about Wollongong has truly arisen. To-morrow, the chosen of the ratepayers in the different boroughs—good men, wise men [Pass on,…

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Aldermanic Cricket Match

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 18 December 1890 · page 2

The Wollongong-North Illawarra Councillors met representatives from Central Illawarra and Shellharbor Councils, yesterday, on the Wollongong cricket ground…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1890 · page 2

The aldermanic cricket match took place on the Wollongong ground on Wednesday, there being a good master present to witness the display, and those who took…

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Public Swimming Baths

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 23 December 1890 · page 2

WE have pleasure in recording the steady progress of the fencing work in connection with these public works. The Trustees of the baths have only been gazetted a few…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 23 December 1890 · page 2

Keira, whose pretty cricket ground, circumscribed within narrow limits, surrounded on every side by a gully, which here counts 2, there 3, elsewhere 4 to the…

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Boxing Day Exploits

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 30 December 1890 · page 2

Boxing Day passed off with the usual, amount of quiet outing peculiar to Illawarra, there being little in the way of public amusement, which comes under the head of…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 30 December 1890 · page 3

An interesting game of cricket was played on Christmas Day, between the Illawarra College C. C. and the Half holiday C. C., which resulted in a very…

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