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Illawarra · Sport

Sport, 1916

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Golf

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 November 1916 · page 2

At the "send off" given to Mr. Hale last night reference was made to the lack of support tendered to the local club, and the great asset which…

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Sport and Play. Bowls

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 November 1916 · page 2

"It's a cold wind that warms nobody's toes." Just so, and at the present time, for reasons that we all wish were non-existant, the bowling…

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Sport. Kembla Grange Races

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 14

The club have issued a bill of a meeting on the 12th inst. The items comprise a Flying of 50 sovs., Maiden 40 sovs., Newton Mile 50 sovs., Juvenile Handicap…

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Sport and Play. Kembla Grange Races

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 7

The management of the Kembla Grange Club are evidently satisfied that the railway will be back to normal on Tuesday, December 12th,…

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Bowls

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 5 December 1916 · page 3

Woonona versus Wollongong, shield game. The first of the two games has at last eventuated and was a great game played on Woonona…

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Golf Club. Annual Meeting

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 5 December 1916 · page 2

The 17th annual meeting of the Wollongong Golf Club was held at the School of Arts on Thursday evening last, 3th November, the…

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Bowls

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 December 1916 · page 14

Wollongong-Woonona match, postponed from last Saturday will be continued on the Wollongong green to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon at 2 p.m. The same…

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Sport and Play. Bowls

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 December 1916 · page 2

The Wollongoug Woonona match in South Coast shield, postponed from last Saturday, will be continued on the Wollongong green to morrow…

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Boxing. a Challenge. (To the Editor.)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 December 1916 · page 14

Sir,—Tom Thomas (the welter weight) has undergone a successful operation to the nose at Sydney, and is ready to meet any lad at the weight. If Todd, of…

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Sport and Play. Bowls

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 19 December 1916 · page 2

"Ah, gentle sire, it gars me great, To think how many counsels sweet, The bowlers from Kilty have not followed."…

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Bowls

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 December 1916 · page 14

No match with other clubs has been arranged by the Wollongong Committee for the Christmas holidays, but the president extends a hearty invitation to all…

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Sport and Play. Bowls

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 December 1916 · page 2

No matches with other clubs has been arranged by the Wollongong committee for the Christmas holidays, but the president extends a…

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Pony Races

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 December 1916 · page 7

Owing to clashing with a fixture a Wyong the South Coast Pony races yesterday were not too well attended. The clashing of these two clubs…

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Sport. Boxing. Reply to Challenge

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 December 1916 · page 14

Sir,—In last week's S.C. "Times" I read a paragraph that Frank Todd had been running about the beach saying he could beat Thomas. The person who…

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Golf Links. Official Opening

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 December 1916 · page 6

In consequence of "The Green" having been resumed for showground purposes," a re-arrangement of the Wollongong golf links became…

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A Golf Links' Ceremony

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 December 1916 · page 7

There was, on Saturday afternoon last, opened for play an addition to the Wollongong golf links which adds four holes to the course. There was a fairly good…

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