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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1900

229 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 10 of 12

Football

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 4 October 1900 · page 2

Balgownie and Volunteers (Sydney) met in a British Association match at Bonde's grounds on eight-hour Day, the game resulting in a draw, both teams scoring…

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Swimming Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 6 October 1900 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the Kiama Amateur Swimming Club has been postponed till Friday next. This meeting was to have been held last Wednesday, but…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 6 October 1900 · page 2

On Saturday last the cricket season was opened with a match with the Wollongong and Dapto Clubs on the Green. Dapto scored 100 runs. Wollongong responding…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 9 October 1900 · page 2

The following will represent St. Michael's Institute C.C. against Dapto C.C. at Dapto, to-morrow (Wednesday), coach leaving at 1.30 o'clock :—…

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British Association Football. a Local Player Abroad

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 9 October 1900 · page 2

From late West Australian files we glean the following item which will interest our readers. It seems that this interesting gains as played under B.A. rules has…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 11 October 1900 · page 2

The following players will represent the Wollongong C.C. against Woronora on the Green on Saturday: Messrs. Griffiths, Lark in, Rankin, Cupit. Beatson, Copas,…

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Football at Johannesburg. Wollongog Players Engaged in the Game

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 11 October 1900 · page 2

At Johannesburg on August 23rd a very interesting football match was played on the Union grounds between a team chosen from the New South…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 13 October 1900 · page 2

A match was played at Dapto on Wednesday between the Early Closing C.C. and Dapto C.C, the former club winning by 79 runs. The scores were as follows:…

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Jamberoo Shamrock Football Club's Ball

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 16 October 1900 · page 2

The Ball held in connection with the above club in the School of Arts. Jamberoo, on Wednesday night last, was a great success, between forty and fifty couples attending,…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 18 October 1900 · page 2

The Wollongong C.C. and University C.C. play a match on the Green on Saturday next…

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Ladies' Swimming Club

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 20 October 1900 · page 2

A MEETING of the above was held in the Council Chamber on Wednesday afternoon las. The ladies present were Mrs. Wells (president in the chair), Mesdames Lee,…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 20 October 1900 · page 2

The University C.C. visit Wollongong to-day. Should the weather prove propitious an enjoyable game should result. The following will represent Wollongong:—…

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Wollongong Races

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 20 October 1900 · page 10

A meeting of the Wollongong Race Club Committee was held at the Commercial Hotel, on Monday evening, last. The secretary (Mr. Bevan)…

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Cricket Chatter

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 20 October 1900 · page 10

The following will represent the Wollongong C.C. against the University eleven to-day.—O'Connor, Broughton, Copas, Layton, Brown, Hickman…

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Kiama Amateur Swimming Club

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 23 October 1900 · page 2

A COMMITTEE meeting of the above club was held on Friday night last in the Council Chamber. Present [?] Messrs. G. J. P[?]ott (in the chair), G. Tapper, F. O'Toole,…

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Sporting Intelligence. Cricket. Sydney University v. Illawarra

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 23 October 1900 · page 2

The about clubs played a match on the Green on Saturday. A start was made at 12.15 a.m., the local team taking the wickets first to the batting of Beatson and…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 1 November 1900 · page 2

The Bulli and Wollongong clubs played a drawn game at Bulli on Saturday last. Bulli batted' first and put together 102 (Dunlop 39, W. Williams…

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Golf

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 3 November 1900 · page 10
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The monthly "bogey" match will be played off by the members of the Wollongong Golf Club this afternoon ; play starts at 2.30. On the 12th inst (Prince…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1900 · page 2

There will be no cricket on the Green this afternoon, Bulli having cancelled their fixture set down for the afternoon with Wollongong…

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