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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1912

405 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 11 of 21

Football

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 6

Shellharbour and Kiama A. Teams tried conclusions in a union competition match on Saturday last. Shellharbor, who tried hard all the time…

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League Football

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 8

The following will represent Wollongong Borough first grade against Dapto at Dapto on Saturday, play to commence at 3.30 sharp:—Full back…

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Soccer Football

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 8

There are no matches to be played here on Saturday as far as our local teams are concerned, but at 2 p.m. at Bude's the juvenile pick of the South…

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Cricket. LONDON

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 2

The match, Australia v. Somerset, is being played at Bath. In their first innings Somerset made 59, Matthews secured 4 wickets for 25, and Minnett…

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Cricket

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 2

The match between the Austrlian cricketers and Surrey resulted in a win for the latter by 21 runs. The Surrey team scored. 190 runs in their first innings and and 247…

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SPORTING. (By "Old Sport.",) BOXING

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 2

At the Star stadium on Saturday the novice tournament resulted 09 follows: lst beat, Charley Sloan beat Ned Harkin. 2nd heat, Ned Chapman…

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Football

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 2

The N.Z. League Rugby players opened their Australian tour against N.S.W., at the Sydney showground on Saturday, and were beaten by 27 to 8. A large crowd,…

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Cricket

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 2

The match between the Australians and Somerset was won by the former by tea wickets. The totals were—Australians 184 and 80 for no wickets, Somerset 59 and…

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Kiama Football Union

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 2

A meeting of the above union was held on Saturday night last, when the following representatives were present:—Messrs F. J Kingsbury (chair),…

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Bowls

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 14
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The semi-final of the president's trophy, Wollongong, was played on Wednesday. Stumbles beat Rees, Beatson beat Smith. The final will…

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Rugby—(league)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 14

Sir,—You will remember that at the close of the football season last year, Berkeley's decisive win over Corrimal in the final of the competition was…

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Sporting. Boxing

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 8

Our Corrimal friends have taken on the noble art in earnest, and I had the pleasure of attending the first round of the lightweight tournament…

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Sport Boxing. Corrimal Lightweight Tournament

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 14

On Friday night last at corrimal, the first round of the lightweight tournament was decided before a crowded house. There were 11 entries…

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Cricket. LONDON

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 2

The test match resulted in a draw. The weather for the match, Australia v. Essex is fine. In the first innings Essex mode 253 for the loss of…

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"Soccer" Football. South Coast Defeats Queensland

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 14

The Queensland soccer footballers, now on tour in N.S.W., arrived in Wollongong by the 9 o'clock train on Friday night, and were driven to…

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Cricket

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 2

In the Australia-England test match at Lord's the home side closed their innings on Wednesday, the score standing at 310 for seven wickets. Australia lost seven…

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Kiama District Football Union Ball

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 2

To increase the funds of Kiama District Football Union a ball has been arranged to be held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Kiama, on Wednesday night,…

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Spouting. Boxing

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 July 1912 · page 8

Jack Read and Rod Standon fought the full twenty rounds at the Gaiety Athletic Club, Sydney, on Tuesday night. The referee, Mr. Arthur Scott,…

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Boxing. Johnson V. Flynn

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 July 1912 · page 14

In the championship match in America yesterday, Johnson won in nine rounds, the fight being then stopped…

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