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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1909

267 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 9 of 14

FOOTBALl MATTERS (To the Editor.)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 28 August 1909 · page 16

Sir,—Kindly allow me space in your valuable paper to refer to the above. The council of the Association at the first hearing dismissed…

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Football

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 1 September 1909 · page 2

A match was played on Church Point on Saturday afternoon between Kiama and Shellharbor schoolboys (?), the former winning by nine points to six…

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Cricket

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 1 September 1909 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Kiama Cricket Club is fixed for Thursday, (to-morrow) night, at the Brighton Hotel. The match between the Australian…

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Rugby Football

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 4

The following team will represent Combined City against, Illawarra Union on Bode's grounds to-morrow at 3.30i:—Full-back, H. Winter ; three…

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Boxing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 4 September 1909 · page 12

The boxing congest which was to have taken place to-day between R. W. Hughes and Ned Meades, in Bellambi Hall, has, owing to the death…

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Tennis

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 4 September 1909 · page 12

Unanderra Club go to Sydney on Saturday to play the Grammar School, and on Saturday next receive a team from Sydney organised…

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Sport. Rugby Rules

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 4 September 1909 · page 12

The great attraction to-day will be the football match to be played between Combined City and Illawarra Rugby Union. The early match will…

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Football

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 4 September 1909 · page 3

The South African Rugby Football Union has declined invitations sent for a team to tour Australia and New Zealand next season…

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Cricket

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 4 September 1909 · page 12
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On Wednesday night, a meeting of the Corrimal cricketers was held. It was decided to form a club and affiliate with the Association…

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Rugby Football. City and Suburban v ILLAWARRA

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 September 1909 · page 3

The above match eventuated at Bode's grounds on Saturday, last. The attendance was small, but the football displayed was of the highest…

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Golf

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 September 1909 · page 3

The president of the Wollongong Golf Club, Mr. W. V. Brown, has presented a trophy for competition. The committee have decided to play a…

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Sporting. Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 September 1909 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Wollongong Borough C.C. was held at the Wollongong Hotel on Friday evening last. The President (Mr. J…

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Football

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 8 September 1909 · page 2

The final first-grade match, between South Sydney and Glebe Rugby Union Clubs, was played on the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday, and resulted in Glebe…

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Cricket

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 8 September 1909 · page 2

The match between the Australian Eleven and Essex County was abandoned on Saturday afternoon owing to rains The scores up to that time were—Australian 278…

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Captive Cricket. an Enterprise That Failed

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 3

The ill-success of a "captive" cricket experiment at the France-British' Exhibition was (says "Lloyd's News") responsible for an action in the King's…

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Latest Cricket. English Xi. V Australia

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 4

The English eleven in their first innings compiled 129, Tyldesley scoring 35. Macartney captured 5 wickets for 53 runs, and Armstrong 3…

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Boxing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 12

The Hughes—Meades fight has been postponed to a date which will be published. Attention is drawn to the advt…

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Bowls

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 11

The Woonona Club had a social gathering at its rooms on Wednesday evening to celebrate the winning of the B. pennant silver shield…

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Tennis

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 12

On Saturday last, the Unanderra Club, represented by Messrs. Evans, Fackender, Rose, and Laverty, played a Sydney Grammar School team…

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