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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1914

368 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 7 of 19

Sporting. Boxing

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 5 May 1914 · page 2

A boxing match has been arranged for next Pay Saturday, at the Wollongong Stadium, which should draw a record house. Les Gleeson and L…

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Sporting. Football. Independent League Formed

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 6 May 1914 · page 2

League football on the ''South Coast advanced another stage on Saturday, when the recently formea South Coast Rugy League decided to carry on as…

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Bowls

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 11

On Monday W. Rees and R. C. Williams, Woonona Club, play at Victoria Park (City) in the Pairs Championship, their opponents will…

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Sporting. Boxing

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 7

Great interest is centred in the fight to take place between Walton and Gleeson to-morrow. It is considered it will be one of the best seen here…

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Cricket

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 7

The final match of the Illawarra Cricket Competition between Bulli and Excelsiors will be resumed on the Green to-morrow. Play to commence…

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Sport. Boxing. Gleeson v. WALTON

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 14

The match that the management had partly arranged between Bill Rudd and Jack D'arcy for to-morrow night at the Star Stadium had…

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The Football Meeting. (To the Editor.)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 16

Sir,—We read in your issue of 1st May a paragraph written by one of your correspondents, the title of which was Austinmer. We are…

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Sporting. Football

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 9 May 1914 · page 2

"Yix" Graham, who acted as treasurer for the Nowra Warriors last season, has removed to Ballina. In tendering his resignation he wrote to…

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Sporting. Boxing

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 2

Only a moderate attendance put in an appearance at the Star Stadium on Saturday night to witness the 20 round welter-weight contest between…

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Sporting. Football

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1914 · page 2

On Saturday, a preliminary match was played on the Showground between Bombo, and Kiama, two of the teams entered in the South Coast…

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Lawn Tennis

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 14

The inter-club matches commenced last Saturday and some very close finishes resulted. The match between Helensburgh and Wollongong…

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Boxing. Larry Walton v. GLEESON

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 14

The above pair met at the Star Stadium, on Saturday last, in the presence of a fair crowd. Walton outclassed Gleeson in cleverness in…

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Kembla Grange Races

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 13

For this meeting, which eventuates on Tuesday an entry totalling 84 horses has been received…

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A Historic Cricket Bat

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 2

There is to day in the possession of Mr. J. B Nicholson, sanitary inspector of this town, a cricket bat which was presented to the late Ald. F. R. Cole…

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The Football Meeting. (To the Editor.)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 15

Sir,—In reply to a letter in South Coast Times" just received re the above, I write to say I was the writer of the paragraph (not letter)…

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Sporting. Football

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 3

To say the least, things look a bit "blue" for football in Kiama during the forthcoming season. The independent league recently formed, with…

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Boxing

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 7
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

The contest set down for to-morrow night at the Star Stadium is between Bert Barrett, the South Coast clever lightweight, and Billy Brodie, who it…

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Lawn Tennis Inter-club Matches

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 14

The following are the fixtures for to-morrow— Presbyterians v. Tarrawanna. Albion Park v Congregational A…

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SPORT. The Turf. Wollongong Races

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 14

The next meeting of the Wollongong Turf Club will be held at Wollongong on Tuesday, 2nd June and entries close on Monday next up to…

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