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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1912

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Boxing

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 8

Rod Standen and Hock Keys have been matched to fight for £40 aside at the Star Stadium on February. "Dutch" Hickman and Colin Bell…

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A Parson-Priest's Boxing Bout

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 7

At Longreach, the capital of the pastoral country in Central Queensland, the Rev. Father Lane and Rev. Hulton-Sams are organising a big boxing tournament in…

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Sport Boxing. Rudd-hickman Fight. (To the Editor.)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 11

Sir,—I wish you to state in your paper, as Hickman's backers have had a lot to say about my last fight with Hickman in regard to foul…

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Kiama Swimming Club

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 2

A meeting of the Kiama Swimming club held on Wednesday night last, when the attendance was small. Letters were read from…

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Swimming

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 1

The local League Swimming Club had a visit from eighteen members of the Leichhardt League on Saturday last, who were also accompanied by a…

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Boxing

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 1

Bert Barrett, of Wollongong, and "Soldier" Garland, of Sydney, met at the Star Stadium on Saturday afternoon to decide the best of 20 rounds…

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Swimming

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 2

The race for the half-mile swimming championship of Australia was contested at the Domain Baths in Sydney on Monday night, when Longworth (Sydney) added…

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Football

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 2

In international Rugby in England on Saturday, England beat Wales by eight points to nil, Scotland best France by 31 to three, and Australasia beat Barrow by 22…

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Cricket Competition

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 13

The position in the district competition now is that Wollongong, Keira, and Bulli clubs have it between them. Wollongong and Keira…

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Sport Boxing. Garland V. Barrett

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 11

This encounter came off in the Star Stadium on Saturday last. The fight was, up till the 16th round, somewhat tame. There were calls for…

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Boxing

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 2

The Perth "Sunday Times" describes the Black Paddy-Robbie fight as follows:— The contest between Black Paddy…

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Bowls

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 2

In the bowling pennant B competition on Saturday, two rinks of Wollongong defeated two of Corrimal by 20, whilst one rink of Corrimal defeated…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 2

The match, Illawarra v Gordon-North Sydney, was concluded on Saturday last, and resulted in a victory for the visitors by five wickets…

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Boxing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 5

On Anniversary night at Bathurst, Rod. Standen, the champion lightweight of the South coast met and was defeated by Hock Keys,…

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Bowls

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 5

Corrimal and Wollongong played a match of two rinks aside in the B pennant competition on Saturday Wollongong winning by 20. In a one…

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"Soccer" Football

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 15

Writes the secretary of the Association, Mr. Moore:— As the season 1912 is soon about to commence, I expect the clubs at…

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Boxing Barrett V. GARLA D. (To the Editor.)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 15

Sir,—Would you do me a favor by putting those remarks in your valuable paper, in answer, to Dutch Hickman's views of looking at things…

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Swimming

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 2

A new world's professional swimming record for 100 yards was established on Saturday last at the Waverley League carnival by Cliff Lawes, who covered the…

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Cricket

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 2

The Shellharbor v. Dunmore competition match was commenced on the latter's wicket on Saturday last. Shellharbor in their first innings scored 121 runs, and…

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Lawn Tennis

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 2

The draw for the semi-final of the mixed doubles tournament of the Central Park tennis club is as follows: Loomes and Miss Abigail (scr.) v. H. Robb and Miss…

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