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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1904

258 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 3 of 13

A Football Matter. (To the Editor, South Coast Times.)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 19 March 1904 · page 13

SIR,—My attention has been drawn to a paragraph in your football news of Saturday week, in which a writer using the nom de guerre of "Sideline" states…

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Swimming

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 23 March 1904 · page 2

The Australasian championship series of swimming carnivals terminated with the decision of the 100yds and 1-mile events in the Bondi Baths, Sydney, on Saturday…

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Golf

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 23 March 1904 · page 2

The golf club is making considerable improvements on the links. The big swamp between the town and the showground is to be drained and will probably be ploughed…

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Football

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 23 March 1904 · page 2

A special delegate meeting of the Illawarra Junior Rugby Union was held at Green's Hotel on Saturday night. Seven clubs were represented, and items…

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Football

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 2

The adjourned annual meeting of the Illawarra Rugby Union was hold at Green's Hotel on Wednesday evening last, dele-gates from seven clubs being present. It…

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A Football Matter. (To the Editor, South Coast Times.)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 14

SIR,—In last issue a Balgownie football delegate takes me to task for having the audacity of forming the stand taken by the Balgownie delegates in opposing…

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Football

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1904 · page 2

Owing to the Illawnrra Rugby Union deciding to run a second-grade competition the teams comprising the newly-formed Illawarra Junior Rugby Union have…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1904 · page 2

The Young Men's and Flinders Cricket Clubs played a drawn game at Stuart Park on Saturday last, the former scoring 127 (Oxley 68, Hegherty 47) and the latter 8…

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Football

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 2

It has been definitely decided that an English team of footballers will visit Australia during the coming season. The team is represented as being a fairly strong one…

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Coursing

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1904 · page 2

The opening meeting of the Illawarra Couring Club was ushered in on Easter Monday by an ideal morning, and the weather, with the exception of a slight…

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Illawarra Coursing Club

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 6 April 1904 · page 2

THE Illawarra Coursing Club's opening meeting for the season 1904 was held at Dapto on Easter Monday with the following result :—…

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Golf

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 2

A large party of Sydney golfers have been spending the Easter holidays here, and have been able to play every day, although the weather conditions have been…

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Football

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 2

Practice for members of the local Borough Club on the Green this afternoon. Members and intending members of the Wollongong Borough Football Club are…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 2

A match which is causing a deal of interest will be played on the Green this afternoon, commencing at 1 p.m., between two teams picked from players who took…

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Football

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1904 · page 2

A meeting of the Illawarra Rugby Union will be held at Goodridge's Terminus Hotel at 8 o'clock this evening. All fees must be…

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Football

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 2
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

A match will be played on the Green this afternoon between Wollongong Borough and Balgownie Shamrocks, play to start about half-past three. Members and…

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"Football."

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 16

Easter is past and football is the thing! With a little less chi-acking and with the substitution of some magnificent German words for the bad, silly…

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Golf

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 20 April 1904 · page 2

Golf was but a recent importation into the quiet old-fashioned town. Lately one of young gentlemen, with a bundle of golf sticks under his arm, was hurrying along…

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Football

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 20 April 1904 · page 2

Owing to the Balgownie team not putting in an appearance on Saturday last there was no match on the Green. On Saturday last Gwynneville and…

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