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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1912

405 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 15 of 21

Sporting. Football

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 28 August 1912 · page 2

Representatives of a League team of footballers from Dapto on Saturday last visited Kiama to give a local team an idea of the game. Kiama lads shaped well, and…

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Boxing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 30 August 1912 · page 14

There has been a lull in the boxing business at Wollongong Stadium lately, not one contest being staged for the last two months., but it will be…

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Rugby—(league)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 30 August 1912 · page 14

The following have been chosen to represent Wollongong Borough First Grade against Unanderra on the Green (Wollongong), at 3.30 p.m. sharp—…

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Football

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 August 1912 · page 7

Quite a crowd of football followers went to Kiama on Saturday last to watch the final of the competition between Jamberoo and Gerringong, and…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 August 1912 · page 7

The annual meeting of the Albion Park Cricket Hotel on Thursday night last, there was a good attendance of…

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Wollongong Races

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 30 August 1912 · page 14

The next meeting of the Wollongong Jockey Club will be held on September 10th. A semaphone has been purchased by the club…

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Cricket. Albion Park

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 30 August 1912 · page 14

A meeting of the Albion Park Cricket Club was held at the Commercial Hotel last week, when Lieut. J. A. Raftery was in the chair, and…

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Sport the Turf. Kembla Grange Racing Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 30 August 1912 · page 14

The Kembla Grange Club has issued a program for its spring meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 24th. The club has not held any meetings since…

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Cricket

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 4 September 1912 · page 2

There was only one day's play in the match Australia versus Kent, declared a draw. Kent male 170 and Australia 137. Rain interfered with play…

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Rugby—(league)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 15

The league football competition was advanced another sig[?] in the first grade and concluded in the second grade competition, at Figtre[?] last…

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Boxing. Bellambi Tournament

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 16

The boxing tournament which was to have taken place at Bellambi on Friday night last, lapsed owing to the small attendance. There were…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 9
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

The annual meeting of the Wollongong Borough C.C. was held at the Wollongong Hotel on Friday evening, August 30th, Mr. J.P. Galvin in the…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 2

In the cricket match Australia v. Londes-boroughs the latter made 274. Rhodes 51, Haigh 56, Rolf not out 84. Australia have lost no wickets for 8…

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"Soccer" Football

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 15

The games last Saturday resulted as follows:— Woonona A defeated Balgownie at Woonona by 1 goal to nil. This is…

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Cricket Troubles

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 7

A meeting of the Albion Park Cricket Club was held on Saturday night lust. There was a good attendanoe and Mr. J. Wilson was in the…

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Boxing. Bert Barrett V. Jim Straney

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 15

At the Star Stadium on Saturday Ned Chapman, the promising lightweight boxed 3 rounds with Wallaby Soldi. The boxing was clean and…

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Cricket

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 7 September 1912 · page 2

A combined team of Sydney and Middlesex cricketers defeated the Australians by ten wicketts. The totals were— Combined team 396 and 11 for no wickets, Australia…

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Kiama District Cricket Union

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 7 September 1912 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above union was held on 24th August, when there were present—Mr. C. B. Minnett (President), Messrs…

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Football

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 11 September 1912 · page 2

A match between representative teams of the South Coast and Kiama District Football Unions was played on Church Point on Saturday afternoon last, when a…

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