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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1914

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Boxing Day Sports

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 4

On Boxing Day the attraction at Dapto was a programme of sports carried out by the P.L.L. There was a fair gathering, although the receipts were…

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Cricket

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 11

Bulli and Figtree played on the 20th December, at Figtree. Figtree's best scorers in the first innings were: Fred. Hickman 19, E. Quinn 59, Jeffries 34…

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Soccer Football. (To the Editor)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 12

Sir,—As the football season is now practically finished I would like to express my views on Soccer football on the coast, also give what little advice…

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Sporting. Boxing

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 2

Eddie McGoorty repeated his New York performance on New Year's Night in Sydney, when inside of the first round be knocked out Dave Smith for the…

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Dapto Regatta Club

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 2

A general meeting was held at the Liberty Hall, Brownsville, on Saturday, January 3rd, 1914. Before any business was transacted…

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Boxing

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 2

Jack Barrett, of Wollongong, won his heat in the 8.2 division in the tournament at the Newtown Olympia on Saturday night, outpointing Tom…

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Dapto Regatta

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 18

A meeting of the Regatta Club Committee was held last Saturday to further arrangements for the regatta on Anniversary Day…

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Bowls

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 14

Wollongong and Woonona Clubs are to meet in the district series for the B. Pennant at Woonona to-morrow. Team to represent Wollongong—T. Kiernan, N…

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Sport Boxing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 14

Johnny Barrett won his heat in the Olympia tournament last Saturday night. Barrett is the only boxer from the S. Coast who has been successful, all the…

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Boxing

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 2

The promoters of boxing 'at the Star Stadium will commence operations on Saturday night next, when the contestants will be Larry Walton…

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Sporting Golf

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 2

A week-end competition of 18 holes v bogoy was played by the local club on Saturday afternoon. Several good cards were played, of which the…

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Sport. Bowls

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 14

On Saturday last Wollongong played their first match in the B Pennant competition, when they met and defeated the Woonona B team by twenty-four points…

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Cricket

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 14

The fifth and last round of the competition will commence on Saturday when the following teams meet—Wollongong and Bulli, on the Green…

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Boxing. Walton v. THIEIRING

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 14

The contest to-morrow night at the Star Stadium between Larry Walton and Fritz Thiering (the Glebe footballer), should prove a strenuous affair, as…

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Wollongong Racing Club. Inaugural Meeting. a Great Success

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 9

The inaugural meeting of the Wollongong Turi Club took place on the seaside course on Tuesday afternoon. Mr. James Denmeade, the popular…

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Boxing

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 2

The boxing contest between Larry Walton and Fritz Thierling took place in the Star Stadium on Saturday night, and drew a fair house. Those…

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To Tennis Players

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 3

When I was at school in the North of England—(alas! many years ago) I fancied myself at tennis. I only had one rival in the school and I remember…

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Sport. Boxing. Walton v. THIERING

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 14

The contest at the Star Stadium last Saturday was not the quiet affair that a good many predicted. It was just such a contest that does every credit to…

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Kembla Grange Races

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 16

The January meeting of the Kembla Grange Racing Club claimed attention on Tuesday afternoon last, in the presence of a large gathering of sportsmen. The…

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Sporting. Swimming

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 2

George Mettam was fourth in the recent swim through Perth, W.A., from Applecross to Perth, a distance of five miles, and for which event [?]9…

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