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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1915

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Sport. Boxing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 January 1915 · page 14

Alf Bromwich, the New Zealand lightweight champion, has begun his boxing class in Wollongong with six pupils. This should soon bring local…

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£30 Boxing Tournament

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 January 1915 · page 3

The second round of the boxing tournament organised by Messrs Wally Kirwan and J. Fitzgerald, took place at the Star Stadium on Christmas…

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Sporting. Tennis

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 January 1915 · page 2

Mr. R. Wyan, of Woonona, and Mrs. Newton, of Woonaua, won the South Coast Single Championships respectively at the tennis carnival…

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Lawn Tennis

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 January 1915 · page 11

The Singles Championships as arranged by the South Coast Lawn Tennis Associations for Boxing Day at Kiama turned out very success…

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Athletics

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 January 1915 · page 14

We have received copies of the program of the Campbelltown Agricultural Society's Athletic Sports, to be held on Anniversary Day. These…

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Dapto Regatta. Big Success

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 2

The annual regatta of the Dapt Regatta Club took place at Kanahooka Point on New Year's Day, and was an unqualified success. The…

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Tennis

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 2

The return match between Wollongong Presbyterian Club and Rockdale Methodist Club, on New Year's Day, on the latter's court could not be…

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Sporting. Boxing

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 2

Much interest, is centred in the semifinal of the £30 boxing tournament, which will take place in the local Stadium on Saturday night, and some…

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Bowls. B Pennant

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 11

Woonona and Wollongong play one wollongong Green to-morrow. The local team are, T. Byron, J. Byron, J. H. Parsons, F. Figtree, J. W…

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Cricket

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 11

Wollongong and Excelsior Clubs play a game on the Green to-morrow, start at 2 p.m. all wollongong requested to roll up…

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Bowls. Wollongong V. Woonona

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 2

Representative of the above clubs will meet in the B. Pennant competition at Wollongong on Saturday. The following players have been selected…

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Sport. Boxing. Fixtures at the Star

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 12

To-morrow Night.—Continuation of £30 Tournament. Saturday, January 1[?]th.—Bill Rudd v. Jack Darcy (heavyweights)…

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Boxing

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 2

The various bouts in the semi-final of the boxing tournament which were fought at the local Stadium last Saturday night proved to be willing goes…

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Bowls

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 2

The scores in the match Bulli v Wollongong on Saturday were Wollongong 91, Bulli 45, and thus Wollongong won by 46, and not 97 as…

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Sport. Boxing. Darcy v. RUDD

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 14

Judging by the large crowd assembled at the local stadium on Wednesday night to witness Jack Darcy go through his training…

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Sporting. Boxing

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 2

There was almost a packed house at the Star Stadium on Saturday night to witness the boxing contest between the two heavyweights, Bill Rudd and…

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Sport. Boxing. Rudd v. DARCEY

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 14

The Star Stadium, Wollongong, was the scene of the above contest, and a good house was the result of the match. Rudd fought at a great…

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Kembla Grange Races

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 6

The Kembla Orange race meeting can now be classed as the most popular in any country centre, judging by the increasing attendance, which, on…

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Boxing

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 2

Entries for the forthcoming heavyweight £15 tournament close on Saturday next with Mr. Sid Thorne or Mr. Wally Kirwan…

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Boxing

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 7

The contest between Bromwich and Bert Barrett at the local Stadium on next Saturday night promises to be one of the best bouts staged here for…

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