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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1891

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Lawn Tennis Club Ball

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 10 September 1891 · page 2

This club, which has been in existance for several seasons past, has just completed another very successful one, if not the most successful since its…

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Illawarra Racing Company. First Meeting

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 10 September 1891 · page 2

Officers:-Judge, Mr. J. Richards, J.P.; starter, Mr. D. Griffin ; clerk of scales, Mr. A. Graham ; clerk of course, Mr. A. O. Waldron; official time-keeper,…

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Illawarra Racing Company

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 12 September 1891 · page 2

Though the sun shone out brightly on the second day of the race meeting, the pleasures of the occasion were somewhat marred by a disagreeable strong westerly…

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Original Correspondence. Lawn Tennis. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 15 September 1891 · page 2

SIR,—In your issue of Thursday, 10th instant, I notice the Wollongong Lawn Tennis Club has just completed a very successful season. Their success has been…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 17 October 1891 · page 2

A match was played at Keira Village between the Osborne Wallsend C. C. and the Keira Village, which ended in a victory for the former. The wicket was rather…

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A Wrinkle About Pony-racing

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 17 October 1891 · page 2

The man who hopes to win money on pony-racing now-a-days has to get up very carly in the morning, and must know how many beans make five. You must be in…

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Dapto Regatta Club

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 29 October 1891 · page 2

At a general meeting of the members of the club, held at the Hall, Brownsville, on Saturday last, it was decided to hold an outrigger race on Mullet Creek…

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Shoalhaven Races. First Day

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 30 October 1891 · page 2

The Shoalhaven United Turf Club Spring Meeting commenced on the Numba racecourse on Wednesday last, when there was a very poor attendance, not more that 300…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 31 October 1891 · page 2

The Early Closing Association Cricket Club and the Mt. Keira Cricket Club met on Wednesday last on the latter club's ground, when the Wollongong team were…

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A Racing Conspiracy

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 3 November 1891 · page 4

London Thursday.—A conspiracy has been discovered to exist between the jockeys and several racing notabilites in Austria, by which the bookmakers…

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Illawarra Racing Club

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 5 November 1891 · page 2

The directors of the Illawarra Racing Company, at their last meeting, drafted a programme of events to be played out on 16th December next. The bill of fare is as…

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Dapto Regatta Club. £50 Outrigger Race

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 10 November 1891 · page 2

A meeting of the committee was held at the Hall, Brownsville, on Saturday last, to prepare a programme of the outrigger race to be held on Mallet Creek, as decided at…

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Illawarra Racing Co

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 10 November 1891 · page 2

To-morrow will see the second venture of the Illawarra Racing Club played out, we hope, to a successful finish. The programme this time embraces pony and…

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Cricket

Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 11 November 1891 · page 2

THE first cricket match played in Kiama this season took place on the Church Point on Prince of Wales' Birthday between the Kiama C.C. and the Lyndhurst…

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Illawarra Racing Club. Pony and Galloway Meeting

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 12 November 1891 · page 2

The initial pony meeting of this club yesterday was a grant success from a racin point of view, but the same cannot be said as regards the attendance, which only…

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Dapto Regatta Club. £50 Outrigger Race

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 13 November 1891 · page 4

A meeting of the committee was held at the Hall, Brownsville, on Saturday last to prepare a programme of the outrigger race to be held on Mullet Creek…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 21 November 1891 · page 3

The Up Town and Down Town cricket match, which was abandoned last Wednesday owing to the threatening appearance of the weather, will be played off on…

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Cricket. the Bode Cup

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 26 November 1891 · page 3

The first series of matches for the Bode Cup, which has been kindly presented by Mr. T. C. Bode, of the Royal Victoria Hotel, will be commenced on the Centennial…

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Illawarra Racing Club

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1891 · page 2

As will be seen by the annexed letter, the Commissioners have decided to grant special train service for the forthcoming days' meeting, on December 16th. With…

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Dapto Regatta Club

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 1 December 1891 · page 2

A well-attended meeting of the committee of the above was held in the Brownsville Hall on Saturday last, Mr. W. Beach, president of the club, in the chair. The…

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