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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1901

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Tennis Match. UNANDERRA v. Smelting Works

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 14 December 1901 · page 2

This match was played on the Unanderra court on Saturday List, and after a very pleasant and enjoyable game resulted in a victory for the visitors. The visitors were…

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Kiama Swimming Carnival

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 18 December 1901 · page 2

Kiama Swimming Club's programme for their New Year's Day Carnival is simply tip-top. The opening item is decidedly the best—a 100yds inter-club handicap for…

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Some Cricket Stories

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 18 December 1901 · page 4

The annals of village Cricket Bristle [?] funny incidents, and village umpires have earned a world-wide re[?]tation for [?] and originality in their decisions. In…

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Golf Notes

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 21 December 1901 · page 13

Golfing visitors are beginning to arrive for play over the links during the holidays. Messrs. Lysaght and Hope, from Hunter's Hill Club, who have also…

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On Boxing Day

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 21 December 1901 · page 12

The R. C. Church committee have arranged an excellent programme for Boxing Day. The events are varied—foot-racing, horse and pony races. The…

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The Racing Cyclist

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 21 December 1901 · page 4

The Well-known sensational and descriptive writer, 'Ouida,' discourses thusly on the racing cyclist. 'Behold him in the…

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The Cricket Tournament

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 21 December 1901 · page 2

THE ' test matches ' with our English visitors appear to be so far in their favour, and were they to continue so it would be no discredit that the picked…

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