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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1895

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Football

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 30 May 1895 · page 2
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Mr. Macaansmey will be at Kiama on Friday next to examine umpires for South Coast football competitions. The Berry team to play Kiama a next…

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Football

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1895 · page 2

The following is the team chosen to represent Wollongong in a match at Gerringong this afternoon:—Messrs. Whitehair, Wilson; Owen (2), Rowles, Pratt,…

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Sherbrooke. Cricket Match

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1895 · page 2

A very enjoyable match took place on the Woronora wicket on Queen's Birthday between teams representing Sherbrooke and Dapto, and resulted in an…

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Football

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 June 1895 · page 2

Only eight players mustered at the railway station on Saturday in order to proceed to Gerringong to meet the local footballers, and consequently the trip was…

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Football. KIAMA V. Berry—a Win for Kiama

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1895 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon there two team met on the Church Point to fulfil their first engagement in connection with the South Coast Rugby Union, and the contest was…

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Kiama Football Club

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 8 June 1895 · page 2

A meeting of the above was held at the Brighton Hotel on Thursday evening last, with a good attendance of members. The business dealt with comprised the…

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Football Notes. Saturday's Matches. Kiama V. KEMBLA

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1895 · page 2

The Kembla F. C. having decided to enter for the badges offered by the S.C. Rugby Union, played their first match on Saturday last, their opponits being the…

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Football Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 13 June 1895 · page 2

Kiama won the protest lodged by the Berry club at the Union meeting at Berry yesterday. The Union. yesterday sanctioned the…

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Football Items

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 15 June 1895 · page 4

Kiama and Wollongong B teams have been drawn to play at Kiama this afternoon. A local authority believes that with continuous practice the Kiama club will go…

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Football Points

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 15 June 1895 · page 4

The following interesting and instructive decisions were made lately by the committee of the English Union, as a result of appeals from different…

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To Football Onlookers. to the Editor of the Kiama Independent

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 15 June 1895 · page 2

Sir,—No doubt you have read in the daily papers some disgraceful conduct towards the referees and players at Sydney matches. I am writing this in the…

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Football Items

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 18 June 1895 · page 4

Shellharbour and Kembla will "draw swords" on Wednesday, 3rd July. Mr. Thorburn, et Nowra, is very generously presenting the Union with a silver…

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Football Notes

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 20 June 1895 · page 2

In the Union senior contests on Saturday Gerringong beat Shelharbor and Bolong went under to Berry. Jack and Joe O'Brien, of Wollongong,…

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Football Items

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1895 · page 4

Kiama and Belong meet for the first time to-day. May the ball roll in peace. Union meeting at Kiama on Wednesday next, when proposals to amend certain of…

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Football Matches

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1895 · page 2

The match between the President's selected South Coast team and a conningent from the Sydney "Referee" office drew an [?] large gathering of spectators on…

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Lawn Tennis

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 June 1895 · page 2

The second round in connection with the Wollongong tennis championship is now being played, the following being the players left in the tournament:—C…

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Football. Saturday's Matches. Kiama V. BOOLONG

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 25 June 1895 · page 2

On Saturday last the Kiama team journeyed to Nowra to play Boolong. The game was witnessed by about 200 spectators, and resulted In another win for the…

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Football Items

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 27 June 1895 · page 2

It appears Berry is anxious for another match with Kiama, and reckon it a foregone conclusion. We shall see what we shall see…

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Football

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

On Saturday last the Kiama and Gerringong A teems tried conclusions on the Church Point in the presence of about 400 spectators, including a large number of the…

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