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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1897

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Football Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 29 May 1897 · page 2

THE Kiama club will don their new colours (claret and blue) to-day. Let us hope they will afford their wearers additional impetus in their efforts to down the Boolong club…

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Lawn Tennis

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1897 · page 2

Through the courtesy of Dr. Kerr, the return match between Wollongong and Bulli tennis-players was played on that gentleman's court on Saturday last. The…

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Football Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1897 · page 2
Also in Illawarra Mercury

On Saturday last the match arranged between Bolong club at Kiama took place The weather was not favorable for football, a stiff southerly wind, with rain at…

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Our Bulli Budget. Woronora Cricket Club

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1897 · page 2

The annual banquet of the Woronora Cricket Club was held at the Railway Hotel on Saturday night, but owing to the inclemency of the weather the…

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Football at Milton

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 3 June 1897 · page 3

THUS a correspondent to the "Milton Times" anent a recent Football match there: "I myself enjoyed the afternoon Immensely yet the whole affair seems a…

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Wollongong Cricket Club

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 8 June 1897 · page 2

A meeting of the Wollongong Cricket Club was held at the Commercial Hotel last Thursday, Mr J. A. Beatson presiding. The secretary (Mr. Cupit) submitted…

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Football Notes. KIAMA v. KEMBLA

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1897 · page 3

THE above clubs met in the South Coast Rugby competition Saturday last, on the Kembla club's ground. The game from start to finish was tar from attractive, the…

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Our Bulli Budget. Fancy Dress Football Match

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 8 June 1897 · page 2

The general committee of the above movement held a meeting at Dickson's Hotel on Friday night last. There were present: Mr. J. B. Nicholson, M.P. (in…

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Football Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 10 June 1897 · page 2

A GERRINGONG correspondent writes:—The match played here on Saturday against Berry resulted in a win for Berry by a penalty goal (3 points) kicked by J. Quilkey,…

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Public School Athletic Association

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 10 June 1897 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the Sholheaven branch of the above Association was held in Nowra recently. The annual report showed that the sports proper consisted of…

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Our Bulli Budget. Fancy Dress Football

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1897 · page 2

To-day the residents of this and adjoining districts are called upon to patronise a fancy dress football match, at the Bulli Park, in aid of the Queen's Fund. This…

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Football Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 15 June 1897 · page 2

SATURDAY afternoon last was a most miserable day for football, but despite the weather, a large crowd rolled up to the Kiama Gerringong match on the Church…

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Our Bulli Budget. Fancy Dress Football Match

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 15 June 1897 · page 2

Unfortunately the weather on Saturday was not by any means in accord with the hopes and expectations of the promoters of the fancy dress football…

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Public Schools Athletic Association

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 17 June 1897 · page 2

THE Committee of the above met at Berry on Saturday evening, when there were present—Messrs. Thornton, vice-president (in the chair), Garden, Forsyth, Tindell,…

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Football Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 22 June 1897 · page 3

KIAMA Club put another winning bracket to their credit on Saturday last by securing a well earned victory over the Nowra Club. In the absence of personal knowledge of…

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Football Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 24 June 1897 · page 3

THE following is what the "Shoalhaven Telegraph" has to say of the, match at Nowra on Saturday last:—Kiama came to Nowra on Saturday, and conquered. The…

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South Coast Rugby Union

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 26 June 1897 · page 2

A COMMITTEE MEETING of the above Union was held at the Commercial Hotel, Berry, on Wednesday last. The President, Mr. H. D. Morton, occupied the chair, and…

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Football Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 26 June 1897 · page 2

THUS the "Shalhaven Telegraph":—The biggest match of the season will be played at Kiama on Saturday (to-day between the local team and Berry. Both teams have an…

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Football Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 29 June 1897 · page 2

SATURDAY's match, between the two tops notch teams—Kiama and Berry—turned out to be, in one sense, just what most rational people expected, and openly…

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