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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1895

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Lawn Tennis

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 2 July 1895 · page 2

The Wollongong club played its first match of the season on Saturday, when a team consisting of Messrs. F. Woodward, K. Eastman, D. J. Stewart and Dr. Kerr…

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Football Notes

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 2 July 1895 · page 3

A match was played at Nowra on Saturday—Berry v. Nowra—and was won by the former by 9 points to nil. The game was exciting and rough, and Mr. J. B. Taylor,…

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Football Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 4 July 1895 · page 2

For the South Coast premiership, Berry and Kiama are now on a level footing. Those two clubs have boon defeated once each…

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Lawn Tennis

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 9 July 1895 · page 2

On Saturday last an interesting tennis match was played on the local court between a team from St. Paul's College Sydney, consisting of Messrs. H. Lee'…

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Football Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 9 July 1895 · page 3

In the intercolonial match on Saturday New South Wales defeated Central Queensland by 39 points to 3. The Kiama A team sustained defeat at…

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Correspondence. South Coast Rugby Foot-ball Union. to the Editor of the Kiama Independent

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 13 July 1895 · page 2

Sir, At a committee meeting of the above Union, held on the 3rd instant. I was instructed to write you and contradict a certain statement made in a report of the…

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Football Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 13 July 1895 · page 2

Four hundred years ago an edict was published that " the futball, and golf be utterly cryit doun and nocht usit," owing to the fact that Scotland it came into…

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Football

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 16 July 1895 · page 2

On saturday last in connection with the Union Competition the Kiama footballers. journeved to Shellharbour and met the local club there. A heavy wind greatly…

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Football Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 23 July 1895 · page 2

The Kiama Football Club travelled to Nowra on Saturday last and inflioted a revere defeat on the Shoalhaven Club to the tune of 18 points to nil…

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Football. Kiama Shoalhaven Match

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 25 July 1895 · page 3

This match took place at Nowra on the local showground last Saturday, and, being the final match of the first round, excited great enthusiasm among supporters of the…

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Lawn Tennis

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 2

Those players who still remain in the local championship tournament are requested to make arrangements for playing off without delay. The final must be decided…

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Football

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 30 July 1895 · page 3

The long-looked-for return match between Kiama and Berry Football Clubs came off at Berry last Saturday under the most unfavourable circumstances, rain…

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Football

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 1 August 1895 · page 2

In the junior match on Saturday Shoalhaven boat Hoolong by 8 to nil Griffiths and Scurse scored tries, and Flatt kicked a goal…

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Lawn Tennis

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 1 August 1895 · page 2

On Saturday last Messrs. Cox, Eastman, and Stewart, representing the Wollongong club, journeyed to Woonona, and sustained defeat at the hands of Messrs. Chapman,…

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Football

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1895 · page 2

The Berry and Wollongong B teams meet this afternoon on the Green, when it is expected an interesting game will he played, as the visitors are in the lead in…

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Lawn Tennis

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1895 · page 2

On Thursday last a team representing the Callamia club, of Sydney, paid Wollongong a visit and engaged in friendly rivalry with the local club. The weather was glorious,…

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Football

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 6 August 1895 · page 2
Also in The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser

The match on Saturday between the Berry and Wollongong B teams resulted in a win for the visitors after an evenly-contested game, by 3 to nil. During the…

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Lawn Tennis

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 6 August 1895 · page 2
Also in The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser

The B teams of the Wollongong and Bulii clubs tried conclusions on Saturday on the Wollongong court, with the result that Bulli gained the victory by 10…

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