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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1901

187 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 3 of 10

Woonona Tennis Club

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 May 1901 · page 2

The members of the Woonona Tennis Club entertained a large number of visitors at afternoon tea on the club's court on Saturday afternoon in honor of two of their…

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Football

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 23 May 1901 · page 2

A match will be played on the Green on Saturday between teams representing the Dapto aud Arfoma Clubs. A good game is expected to result…

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Golf

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 25 May 1901 · page 11

On Saturday, the bogey competition for May took place; the only cards handed in were: Finlayson 1 up, While 6 down, Layton 8 down. During June…

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Football

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 25 May 1901 · page 2

The Arfoma and Dapto Clubs try conclusions on the Green this afternoon. The Arfoma team will be chosen from the following:—Messrs, O'Brien (2), Sproule…

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Football Flashes

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 25 May 1901 · page 11

On Wednesday, a team representing the Wollongong Arfomas journeyed to Albion Park and tried conclusions with the local team. After a good game…

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Wollongong Races

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 25 May 1901 · page 2

The following events have been drafted by the trustees for their race meeting (for the purpose of repairs to buildings) on Saturday, 22nd June :—Mount Keira…

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Football

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 May 1901 · page 2

A match under Association rules was played at Stuart Park on Saturday between junior teams from Mount Kembla and Stuart Park clubs, when the mountaineers…

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Shamrock Football Club's Social. (CONTRIBUTED)

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1901 · page 2

THE fourth annual social of the Jambereo Shamr on Football Club, held on Wednesday night last in the School of Arts Hall. was a huge success between 50 and 60…

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Golf

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 1 June 1901 · page 11
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On Saturday the June Medal Competition, the first in connection with the Warden and McLelland trophies, will take place on the Wollongong links…

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Football

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1901 · page 2

The Arfomas play Unanderra this afternoon and Petersham on Monday afternoon. on the Green. The newly-formed local junior team (the…

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Football

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 June 1901 · page 2

On Saturday last the Wollongong Junior Football Club (the Buccaneers) met and defeated the Dapto team by 19 points to nil, the scorers for Wollongong being Waldron,…

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Football Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1901 · page 3

THE Gerringong and Berry footballers met at Gerringong on Saturday List, the result being a draw , neither side scoring The Dapto and Jamberoo clubs played a…

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Bicycle and Pony Races

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 June 1901 · page 2

The Wollongong Bicycle Association held a bicycle and pony race meeting at their grounds yesterday afternoon. The attendance was not large, although the…

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Football

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 6 June 1901 · page 2

On Monday last the Petersham Club, and a number of friends (about 30 in all) arrived by the 11 a.m. train to fulfil their engagement with the local Arfomas. The…

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Football

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 8 June 1901 · page 2

The match between the Arfomas and Corrimal United takes places on the Green this afternoon, play starting at 3 o'clock…

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Football

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 11 June 1901 · page 2

The Wollongong Arfoma and Corrimal United teams tried conclusions on the Green on Saturday afternoon, when Corrimal was defeated by 23 points to 3. For the…

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Football Tricks

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 12 June 1901 · page 3

many football matched nowdays, especially cup ties and encounters generally in which there is much at stake, are won by sheer trickery—or superior [?]actics, as the…

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Football

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 13 June 1901 · page 2

The following will represent the Wollongong Buccaneer Football club iu a match against a Kiama team on the Green on Saturday, play starting at 3.30 p.m.:—…

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Golf

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 2

A match has been arranged for to-day between Wollongong and Dobroyd Golf Clubs on the latter's links. the Wollongong team will be Warden, White, M'Lalland,…

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