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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1912

405 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 9 of 21

Rugby [?]

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 10

There were [?] matches on [?] club accounted [?] by the small [?]…

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Sporting. Boxing

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 8

Attention is directed to an advertisement in this issue in reference to a novice tournament to be held at Corrimal…

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Boxing. Tournament

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 14

The first round, of the Amateur Lightweight Tournament was decided on Saturday last at the "Star" Stadium, under the direction…

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Tennis

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 6

The local tennis club finished the second round of the doubles tournament and following are are the games and winners with handicaps:—…

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Football

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 6

The Union competition football was continued on Saturday last. The following clubs played:—Jamberoo defeated Shellbarbour, 15 points to 3…

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"Soccer" Football

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 13

Corrimal defeated Y.M.C.A. in the Gardiner Cup comp., at Bode's on Saturday last, by 4, goals to 1. The following are the team to…

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Kembla Grange Races

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 8

Ideal weather prevailed on Thursday for the opening meeting of the Kembla Grange races, and as a result there was a [?] splendid attendance…

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Cricket. AUSTRALIA V. Warwickshire. London

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 2

The Australian commenced a match against Warwickshire yesterday. Wining the toss the country decided to bat, and were disposed of for 275…

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The Tropics. Closed to the White Races

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 3

The white races can never acclimatise themselves permanently in the tropics, and the indigenous colored races will always remain in possession of their part…

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Cricket

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 2

A splendid victory was won by the Australian cricket team over South Africa in the first test match in England by an innings and 88 runs. Australia scored 448…

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Lawn Tennis

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 3

At a meeting of Gerringong lawn tennis players, held recently in the council Chambers there, to consider the best means of reriving the game, it was unanimously…

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Sporting. "Soccer" Football

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 1

The South Coast representatives played a metropolitan team at Sydney on Monday. South Coast-Drain, goal;…

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Football

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 5 June 1912 · page 2

In the Kiama District Football Union's competition on Saturday last Gerringon defeated Jamberoo, on the former's ground, by 3 points to nil, the acore being a penalty…

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Cricket

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 5 June 1912 · page 2

The cricket match between the Austratralian team in England and the Warwick. shire team was abandoned owing to rain. The county made 275 in their first innings…

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Athletic and Caledonian Sports

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 5 June 1912 · page 2

THE athletic and Caledonian sports. inaugurated by the Kiama branch of the Political Labor League was brought to a successful issue on the Showground…

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Boxing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 14

Sid Armstrong, who boxed a good deal here some three years ago, is looking for the winner of the Robbie-Warren contest…

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"Soccer" Football. Metropolitan V. South Coast

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 13

The representative teams of the above associations met on Wentworth Park Oval on Monday last, June 3rd to do battle for the honor and credit,…

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Cricket. AUSTRALIA v. Cambridge London

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 2

In the above match the Australian's scored 255 in their first innings (Bardsley 58, Minnett 35, Hazlett not out 35). Cambridge have lost 6…

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Albion Park Budget. Albion Park Tennis Club Ball

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 6

About forty couples wEre present at the above ball on Friday night, and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The music supplied by the…

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Football

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 8 June 1912 · page 3

Nowra Warriors defeated Kangaroo Valley footballers on Saturday by 6 points to nil. Mison kicked a penalty gaol and Selman scored a try. The Wallables…

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