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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1895

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Football Notes

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 2

Many of the football clubs are getting to work again, and it is said another attempt is to be made to resuscitate the Wollongong Club. It is to be hoped the effort will be…

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Sporting. FOOTBALL

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 2

A meeting of the Gerringong "Our Boys" Football Club wan held at the Ocean View Inn on Saturday night, March 23rd. The following officers were elected…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 2

The following will represent the Wollongong Superior Public School C.C. in a match against the Albion Park school at Albion Park to-day:—Flaherty,…

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Picnic Races

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1895 · page 2

[?] meeting was held on the Wollongong [?] course on Saturday afternoon, the [?] being a capital day's sport. The [?] was beautiful, for although in the…

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South Coast Rugby Union

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 9 April 1895 · page 2

The annual meeting of the South Coast Rugby Football Union was held in Kiama on Wednesday afternoon. The clubs represented were Berry, Shoalhaven…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 11 April 1895 · page 2

The Wollongong Club has three matches on during the Easter holidays with teams from Sydney, viz., Clifton C.C., Friday, 1 p.m.; Clarendon C.C., Saturday, 1 p.m.;…

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Cricket. Clifton (Stanmore) V. Wollongong

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 17 April 1895 · page 2

On Good Friday the Wollongong club met a team from Stanmore on the Green. The visitors batted first and scored 126 (Brownlow 48, Nickless 16). The local…

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Football

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 18 April 1895 · page 3

A team representing the Kiama Football Club defeated the Shellharbour players yesterday afternoon by 3 points to nil, Nowra Juniors played Gerringong…

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Cricket

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 18 April 1895 · page 3

On Good Friday a match was played at Stuart Park between the Wollongong Superior Public School and the Kiama Superior Public School clubs and resulted…

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Football

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 3

The first Rugby match of the season will eventuate on the Green this afternoon between the Wollongong and Shellharbor Football Clubs. The following have been…

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South Coast Rugby Football

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 30 April 1895 · page 2

A meeting of the South Coast Rugby Football Union was held at lambert's Commerical Hotel, Berry, on Wednesday afternoon last, Mr. J. W. Sproute in the…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1895 · page 2

Last Saturday a match was played on the Flat between teams representing Dwyer's and Commons' establishments, victory resting with the latter. Dwyer's team…

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Tennis Club Concert

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1895 · page 2

A very pleasant evening was spent at Mrs. Eistman's schoolroom on Thursday evening, the occasion being a concert in aid of the local tennis club. The attendance…

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Lawn Tennis Club

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1895 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Wollongong Lawn Tennis Club was held last night, when there was a fair attendance. Dr. Kerr was voted to the chair…

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Football

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 14 May 1895 · page 3

On Saturday last a team of twelve of the Wollongong Football Club journeyed to Figtree to play football-but not fighting, as was indulged in by some of…

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Cricket. Wollongong v. Kiama. "Knights of the Cleaver."

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 16 May 1895 · page 2

A match in which a good deal of interest was taken was played on Bode's Centennial Grounds yesterday. The contestants were the master butchers of Kiama and…

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Lawn Tennis

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 May 1895 · page 2

It has been decided that the competition for the championship of the Wollongong Lawn Tennis Club (at present held by Mr. K. Eastman) shall commence on Saturday…

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Football Notes

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 May 1895 · page 2

On Friday next a team representing the Rockdale Club meets a Wollongong fifteen on the Green, and the newly-formed Crescent Club tries conclusions with a…

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Illawarra Racing Company

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 23 May 1895 · page 2

A meeting of the shareholders in this company was held in the council chamber on Tuesday evening, when the following were present:—Messrs. J. A. Beatson…

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Woronora Cricket Club. Annual Dinner

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 23 May 1895 · page 3

The cricket season, as for as the above club is concerned, was brought to a close on Saturday last, 18th inst. The wind-up took the form of a cricket match on the…

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