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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1911

477 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 24

Boxing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 13

Mr. Sid Thorne, who is promoting the contest between Dutch Hickman and Vic. Gleeson, has on view in his window the handsome belt won by…

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Bowls

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 5

Wollongong played three rinks of Woonona Club on the local green on Wednesday. Results:—Rees, Williamson, Ramsay, Bennett (Woonona 21…

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Sport Bowls

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 13

Woonona Bowling Club offer a prize or trophy value £10 10s, to be competed for during the next few months. The principal conditions are that all…

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Football

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 11

A meeting was held at Coledale on Sunday last, when it was decided to form a football club, under the rules of the British Association game. The…

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St. Patrick's Day Races

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 7

The annual races in connection with the Albion Park Picnic Club promise to be most successful this year. There has been an unusual call for…

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At a Cricket Match

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 6

He was a good deal in love, but still he was an enthusiastic cricketer, and so allowances must be made for him, for he had taken her to the first match she had…

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Cricket. GERRINGONG v. Albion Park

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 5

Referring to the above match, a correspondent signing himself "Gerringong" says that the report of the cricket match played at Albion Park…

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Sporting. Lawn Tennis

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 2

The return match between Bomaderry and Central Park tennis clubs will be played on the local court on the 25th inst…

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Lawn Tennis

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 2

The return match between Bomaderry and Central Park tennis clubs will be played on the local court on the 25th inst. The following are the handicaps allotted…

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Boxing Hickman V. Gleeson

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 15

What proved to be the biggest boxing contest yet promoted in Wollongong eventuated on Saturday last, between "Dutch" Hickman, of Fig…

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Sporting. Swimming

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 2

A recent cable states that Charles M. Daniels, the American swimmer, on Tuesday last, put up a world's record for the 200 metres (about 219 yards), by swimming…

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Lawn Tennis

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 2

The return match between Bomsderry and Central Park tennis clubs, which was to have been played on the local court to-day, has been postponed Indefinitely…

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Bowls

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 2

The following players will represent Wollongong at Woonona tomorrow afternoon:—Rees, Pryor, Townsend. Byron, Beatson, Frew, Brickwood…

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Closing of Roads. on the Golf Links

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 2

The following letter was received at the council meeting on Friday nigh from O. Moriarty, hon. secretary of the Wollongong Golf Club':—"The…

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Sporting. Swimming

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 2

Swimming at the Fort-Street aquatic gala on Saturday. W. Longworth won the 110 yds handicap from scratch in 1 min 5 2.5 secs, which is a record…

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Cricket

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 2

A cricket match between pupils of the Kiama and Gerringong public schools was played on the Gerringong wicket on Saturday last, and resulted in an easy win…

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Bowls

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 4
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

Bulli-Woonona bowlers had quite an enjoyable day on Wednesday, and best Wollongong by 19 points. Last time it was the other way about…

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Swimming Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 11

A meeting was held at O'Brien's Hotel on Saturday night last for the purpose of forming a swimming club to affiliate with the N.S.W. league…

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Sporting. Cricket

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 3

The match between New South Wales and South Africa was concluded in Sydney on Wednesday last, and was won by the former by 44 runs. the totals being—New…

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