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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1916

176 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 3 of 9

Sport. Boxing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 14

If Sid Armstrong can show; any of his previous dash, as he did when boxing as a lightweight some years back, his contest to-morrow…

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Sporting. Bowls

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 2

A match will be played to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon on Woon[?] green between teams representing Woonona and Wollongong clubs. The…

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Novel Coursing

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1916 · page 2

Several, district residents who visited Careear the other week attended a novel coursing meeting there with rabbits and fox-terrier dogs, and were…

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Boxing

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 2

The boxing contest at the Star Stadium on Saturday night last between Billy Brodie and Sid Armstrong ended rather disastrously in the third…

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Sporting. Bowls

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 2

The "Daily Telegraph." the other day had a humorously sarcastic paragraph on the dangerous and strenuous game of bowls. One hears so…

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Soldiers at Sport. The 12th Reinforecements win their first Fight on the Football Field

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 29 March 1916 · page 2

A football match was played at Bombe be on Saturday last between teams representing the 12th and 13th Reinforcements for the 17th Battalion of the…

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Bowls

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 14

Wollongong and Corrimal Clubs meet on Saturday next, first April, in a friendly game on the latter's green. The following players will…

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Sporting. Bowls

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 2

Wollongong and Corrimal clubs [?] on Saturday next, 1st April, in [?] friendly game on the latter's [?] The following players will [?]…

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Boxing. Brodie v. ARMSTRONG

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 13

The above contest on Saturday night last at the Globe Theatre, Wollongong, was a big disappointment to the large audience present…

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SOCCER. Flinders Football Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 14

The annual meeting of the Finders Football Club was held at the Harp Hotel on Friday, night last. The officebearers for the ensuing…

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SPORT. The Turf Kembla Grange Races

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 14

A programme is issued for Tuesday, April 11th. The items are—Flying, fifty sovs.; Novice, forty sovs.; Jumpers' Flat Race, fifty sovs, New…

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Bowls

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 7

The Woonona-Wollongong maton set down for last Wednesday did not eventuate, owing to the former clubs failure to get their team together. The…

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Sport. Boxing. Brodie Complains. (To the Editor.)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 12

Sir,—I desire to draw the attention, of your readers and patrons of boxing, to the harsh treatment that Sld Armstrong and myself have been…

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Bowls

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1916 · page 2

Chatting with the secretary of [?] longong Bowling Club, who is q[?] an enthusiast, and himself a very [?] cent exponent of the game, he q[?]…

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Rugby League

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 12

There will be a meeting in the School of Arts, Coarrimal, on Saturday night at half-past seven…

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Sport. Boxing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 12

Jimmy Nixon, in answer to Billy Brodie's challenge to fight for fifty pounds in our last issue, says he has fifty pounds available for that…

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Bowls

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 2

It is not always good to have a big brother who is very smart, for it may happen that this younger one never catches the eye of the speaker. In our…

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Sport. S. C. P. and G. Races

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 12

The April meeting of the South Coast Pony and Galloway Club will be held on the Wollongong course on Friday, 28th April. The program…

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Bowls

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 4

The South Coast representatives in the rink championship this year came from the Wollongong club, and although beaten they were by no means…

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Bulli Swimming Carnival

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 7

A successful carnival was held at Bulli on Easter Monday. The competing clubs were Coledale, Thirroul, wollongong, and Bulli, Bulli and…

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