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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1913

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Football Sports [?]

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 2

A sports meeting, under the auspices of the Illawarra Rugby League, was was held at Bode's grounds yesterday. There was an attendance of about 300,…

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Sport. Boxing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 12

A recent letter from Rod Standen, now in New Zealand, reports misfortunes. He had made arrangements but was at first unable to train owing to a vaccinated…

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Golf Club

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Wollongong Golf Club was held at the School of Arts on Wednesday evening last, 8th instant. Mr. W. V. Brown presided…

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The Golf Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 9

The annual meeting of the Wollongong Golf Club was hel in the School of Arts on Wednesday evening. In the absence of the president, Mr. W. W. Brown…

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Sporting. Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 8

A cricket match, played on the Newra recreation ground on Monday, between Mt. Keira and Nowra, resulted in a win for the latter team…

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Kembla Grange Races

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 2
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

Excellent entries have been received for the above races on Tuesday next, and there is every prospect of a very successful meeting. The outing will…

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Boxing

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 14 October 1913 · page 2

A fairly large crowd attended the Star Stadium on Saturday last to witness the programme set down by the promoters. The bouts provided…

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Sporting. League Football

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 14 October 1913 · page 2

A delegate and protest committee meeting will be held at Tattersall's Hotel on Thursday night. All the prizes won at the Eight-Hour Day…

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Boxing

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 October 1913 · page 8

Dicky Johnson says he is willing to meet Ned Harkins, of Port Kembla, if the latter puts up a side bet of £5 or more. The flight to take place as a…

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Boxing. the Corrimal Tournament

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 October 1913 · page 12

Dan O'Connell's nine stone six pounds tournament was advanced another stage at Corrimal last Friday night. Cecil and Alf Yates started the game with four…

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Wollongong Races

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 October 1913 · page 11

The next meeting, of the Wollongong Racing Club is fixed for Tuesday, October 28th and entries close on Monday, 20th October, up to four p.m. The…

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Bowls. Trip to Moss Vale

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 October 1913 · page 12

Last Saturhay at nine-thirty a.m. a team or bowlers from the Woonona and Wollongong Clubs left Wollongong in motor care for Moss Vale. They reached…

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Boxing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 October 1913 · page 12

The fixture for to-morrow night at the Star Stadium, Wollongong, will be a twenty rounds contest when Billy Elliott meets Bert Barrett. This prevent will be…

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Tennis

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 October 1913 · page 6

Mr. R. Bateman defeated Mr. Foreman in the tennis tournament last week by two points after a very exciting game…

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Albert Club's Races

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 October 1913 · page 6

The first meeting of the above Club look place on the Kembla Grange Club's picturesque course on Tuesday last, and was an unqualified success…

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Sporting. Wollongong Races, Tuesday Next

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 October 1913 · page 8

What should provide an excellent afternoon's racing is sot down for Tuesday next, when the Wollongong Racing Club will run off a five event…

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Sport the Turf Wollongong Races

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 October 1913 · page 12

An excellent entry has been received for Tuesday's race meeting on the Wollongong course. The entries total about seventy, and they are evenly dispersed…

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Who Originated Rugby Football

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 October 1913 · page 3

Towards the end of 1823, during an Association game at Rugby, William Webb Ellis picked up the ball and, for the first time disregarded the existing…

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Sport. Boxing. Barrett v. ELLIOTT

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 October 1913 · page 12

A house representing something in the vicinity of thirty pounds witnessed the fight between Bert Barret of Balgownie, and Billy Elliott, the ex-featherweight…

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